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Saturday Night Live reveals Woody Harrelson,Travis Kelce and Jenna Ortega will host next episodes

Feb. 17, 2023
Saturday Night Live reveals Woody Harrelson,Travis Kelce and Jenna Ortega will host next episodes

NBC's hit sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live is currently on hiatus for the next few weeks, though they have just announced the next three hosts: Woody Harrelson, Travis Kelce and Jenna Ortega. 

Harrelson, 61, will host the February 25 episode with musical guest Jack White, 47, the first new episode since the February 4 episode hosted by Pedro Pascal. 

They will be followed by Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce, 33, with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end making his SNL hosting debut on March 4, with musical guest Kelsea Ballerini, 29.

The March 11 episode will be hosted by actress Jenna Ortega, 20, joined by musical guest The 1975, according to an NBC press release.

Harrelson will join the coveted 'Five-Timers Club' with the February 25 episode, first hosting in 1989, followed by episodes in 1992, 2014 and 2019.

The actor will be promoting his new film Champions, which hits theaters on March 10, with his HBO series White House Plumbers also debuting in March.

His musical guest Jack White also makes his fifth appearance as musical guest, and his fourth as a solo artist, following two solo albums in 2022 and the 20th Anniversary Edition of The White Stripes' classic album Elephant released this year.

Kelce will make his SNL hosting debut, just weeks after his Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl LVII 38-35.

The football star actually made his announcement during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday evening.

'Growing up, I was a huge (Chris) Farley, (Will) Ferrell, (Jimmy) Fallon kind of guy growing up,' he began, as some audience members started figuring it out.

'I used to watch Saturday Night Live with my mother, and it's an absolute honor and privilege to be hosting Saturday Night Live March 4,' he said to applause.

As the applause died down, Kelce admitted, 'I am so nervous for that,' with Fallon admitting he talked to SNL creator Lorne Michaels, telling him Kelce is, 'so charming and he can sing and he's fun, it's so good.'

'You think that about me? Thanks man,' Kelce said on the late-night talk show.

Musical guest Kelsea Ballerini will also be making her SNL debut, coming just days after the release of her surprise album Rolling Up the Welcome Mat and short film on Valentine's Day, before she kicks off her Heartfirst tour in March.

After the news was announced, Ballerini tweeted, 'It’s not 7am and I’m not on a mountain with a view but I am in my living room screaming crying and throwing up. See you on March 4th.'

Jenna Ortega, the star of Netflix's Wednesday, will also make her SNL hosting debut on the March 11 episode, which will also coincide with the release of her new film Scream VI, in theaters March 10. 

Ortega also quote-retweeted SNL's announcement tweet, adding, '!!!! See you then.' 

The 1975 will make their second appearance as musical guest, following their debut in 2016 alongside host Larry David.

The group is currently on a sold-out world tour in support of their critically-acclaimed new album Being Funny in a Foreign Language. 

This season "SNL" is currently the #1 broadcast entertainment program in the 18-49 demo for live + 3-day viewing. 

In addition to the broadcast on NBC, SNL streams live on Peacock (11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT), with every season of the hit show also available on Peacock.


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