Live From New York, Saturday Nights Are Back!
After the show’s usual summer-long hiatus, “Saturday Night Live” is finally returning this Saturday September 29th! The show’s 44th season is being kicked off by host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West, followed by an exciting lineup of headliners featuring both new names and crowd favorites like Awkwafina, Travis Scott, Seth Meyers and Paul Simon. With only the first three weeks of hosts revealed so far, here are a few people that we think would be ideal candidates to take over the Studio 8H stage.
Ryan Gosling
SNL creator and producer Lorne Michaels might not love this pick considering Gosling‘s tendency to break character and laugh uncontrollably during his previous performances in SNL sketches, but he’s definitely a fan favorite! He’s also at the forefront of this season’s oscar buzz for his role in Damien Chazelle’s new highly anticipated film “First Man” which follows the story of Neil Armstrong and his mission to the moon. The movie has received countless positive reviews after being featured at many high profile festivals like TIFF and let’s face it, if Gosling can make it to space, I’m sure the SNL stage isn’t that far of a leap.
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill is a seasoned veteran on SNL, having hosted three times before and making numerous cameos in opening monologues, so if his experience isn’t enough to get him back in the hosting seat, his accomplishments this year should be. Hill made his directorial debut this year with his comedy film “Mid90s” that turned heads at TIFF, and he is currently starring in the new Netflix miniseries “Maniac” about a pharmaceutical trial that promises to fix everything wrong with the human mind. Jonah’s character in the trippy dark comedy is dull and disturbed, so seeing him on the SNL stage being the funny “Superbad” star we know and love wouldn’t hurt!
John Legend
This has been an eventful year for John Legend, seeing as he just recently completed his EGOT after having won an Emmy for the televised musical “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”, making him not only one of the youngest recipients of all four major American entertainment awards (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), but the first African-American Man to do so in history! He would be a clear fit as a musical guest on the show and could even make an appearance in a few sketches given his recent acting experience in films like “La La Land“.
Brie Larson
Brie Larson has been praised for her work in movies like “Room” and “The Glass Castle”, but her recent casting as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers in both 2019 releases of “Captain Marvel” and the new “Avengers” film have propelled her even further into the spotlight this year. Even with her repertoire of dramatic roles, Larson doesn’t take herself too seriously and has dabbled in comedy with movies like “Trainwreck” and “21 Jump Street”. She hosted SNL back in 2016, but wasn’t featured as a prominent character in many sketches, so we’re hoping a little bit of superhero training was all she needed to come back stronger.
Lady Gaga
If there’s one person that should be on SNL this season, it’s Lady Gaga. She’s performed on the show a few times before which makes her a likely candidate to headline an episode this season, given SNL’s tendency to bring back crowd favorites. This year has also been a huge one for Gaga, taking on her first leading role as Ally in this October’s highly praised rendition of the classic film “A Star Is Born“. Not only does she star in the film, but she also helped craft the celebrated soundtrack, which means she could potentially pull a Donald Glover and serve as both the host and musical guest on the show! We also wouldn’t be opposed to some hosting assistance from her co-star Bradley Cooper if need-be…
Who do you think should host SNL this season??? Leave a comment down below!
And for more of our favorite SNL appearances, check out the video below on the Top 10 Surprise SNL CameosÂ
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