‘Saturday Night Live’ Sets Jack Black as Next Host, With Jack White as Musical Guest

“Saturday Night Live” has announced its latest host and musical guest, and it will be the rockin’ duo of Jack Black as host and Jack White as musical guest on April 4.

“SNL” kicked off it’s 51st season in October 2025, with hosts and musical guests including Bad Bunny and Doja Cat, Amy Poehler and Role Mode and Sabrina Carpenter, who did double duty as both the host and musical guest of her episode. In previous seasons, stars like Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Charli xcx and Lady Gaga have also taken on the dual role.

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This season has also had first-time hosts Finn Wolfhard, Teyana Taylor, Alexander Skarsgård and, most recently, “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie, who hosted the show on Feb. 28. So far, musical guests like A$AP Rocky, Geese, Cardi B and Mumford & Sons have all performed at Studio 8H this season. 

Ahead the season’s premiere, the sketch comedy show has undergone a range of changes, including a number of casting shakeups. In December 2025, Bowen Yang made a shocking departure from the show mid-season after having first joined the cast in 2018. The news came following the earlier announcements that Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and John Higgins would all depart. 

This season has introduced five new cast members: Ben Marshall, Veronika Slowikowska, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Tommy Brennan. Now in his fifth season, Marshall was promoted to the featured cast, having first joined the show alongside Please Don’t Destroy, his comedy trio. 

“SNL” airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.