Melissa McCarthy is returning to host “Saturday Night Live” this December.
It was revealed during this week’s episode that McCarthy will host the NBC sketch comedy series with musical guest Dijon on Dec. 6. It should be McCarthy’s sixth time hosting, and her first time leading the show since 2017. She has also appeared on the show multiple times as former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer amongst other cameo appearances.
McCarthy has received six Emmy nominations for her work on “SNL,” including winning the award for best guest actress in a comedy series for the show in 2017.
Dijon shall be making his “SNL” debut together with his appearance on the Dec. 6 episode.
“SNL” recently turned the page on its historic fiftieth season, which was commemorated with a Peacock documentary series and a three-hour special joined by a myriad of former forged members and A-list guests. Bad Bunny kicked off Season 51 in October with musical guest Doja Cat. Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser and Glen Powell followed as hosts.
The enduring late-night sketch said goodbye to several forged members heading into Season 51, including Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow. This season, “SNL” also welcomed Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska to the forged.
“SNL” earned seven nominations on the 2025 Emmy Awards. It’s spinoffs, comparable to “The Anniversary Celebration,” “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” “Beyond Saturday Night” and “50 Years of SNL Music,” also scored 23 nominations in total.