“Saturday Night Live” has announced its first host and musical guest of 2022. Tony Award and Critics Choice Award nominee Ariana DeBose will host “Saturday Night Live” for the first time on Saturday, January 15. DeBose currently stars as Anita in the critically acclaimed “West Side Story,” currently in theaters.
Bleachers will be the musical guest, replacing Roddy Ricch who had to drop out after a scare with COVID 19. Their third studio album, “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night” was released last year to critical acclaim.
“SNL” will continue with all new shows on January 22 and January 29 with guests to be announced.
In addition to the live broadcast on NBC, “SNL” will stream the remainder of the season live on Peacock (11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT). Stream every season of “SNL” now on Peacock.
“Saturday Night Live” is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.
