Will Forte Returns To ‘SNL’ For 1st Hosting Gig With Musical Guest Måneskin
Live from New York, it’s Saturday night! Season 47 of Saturday Night Live is well underway, and show runner Lorne Michaels has yet to disappoint with his choice of show hosts and musical guests. This week former cast member Will Forte, 51, returns to Studio 8H for his first-ever hosting gig alongside debut musical guest Måneskin on Saturday, January 22.
Owen Wilson, 52, opened the season musical guest Kacey Musgraves, 33, on Oct. 2. The Wedding Crashers star also made his hosting debut in season 47, chalking up the long wait to nerves. “I get really nervous with public speaking. I’ve never done any of those commencement addresses or Saturday Night Live just because I get too nervous,” he explained on a hike to friend Kevin Nealon in a YouTube video. Owen slayed it, and even had some help from his brothers Andrew, 57, and Luke, 50, during his opening monologue.
Learn more about this week’s show below.
Will Forte Set To Host ‘SNL’ For 1st Time
Saturday Night Live is no stranger to Will Forte, who was a regular cast member from 2002 – 2010. During his eight year tenure, he became well known for several hilarious characters such as MacGruber (which later became a film, and is now a TV series on Peacock), the “Ohhhh, nooooo!” guy Andy, and The Faloner (also known as Ken Mortimer).
It’s Will Forte’s hosting debut!!!
featuring music from Måneskin THIS SATURDAY pic.twitter.com/wuEJjmy6Fe— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) January 21, 2022
Although he left the series in 2010, he’s returned for several cameos over the years including one in 2011, two in 2012 and his most recent in Nov. 2016 where he popped up in Kristen Wiig‘s monologue.
Will took to Twitter to share the announcement on Jan. 15, re-tweeting SNL‘s classic post-it note image. “This is about as exciting as it gets. Thanks @nbcsnl — can’t wait for Saturday,” Will wrote with a heart.
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