Jack Harlow will host “SNL” and appear as a musical guest on October 29th

Jack Harlow will serve as presenter and musical guest on the next episode of “Saturday Night Live” which airs October 29th. SNL announced booking for this week’s episode, which also stars another music star as host and musical guest: Megan Thee Stallion.

This is Harlow’s first time hosting “SNL” and his second as a musical performer. He made his Saturday Night Live debut on March 27, 2021 as a musical guest alongside host Maya Rudolph.

Harlow released his major label debut That’s What They All Say in 2020, followed by this year’s Come Home the Kids Miss You. In 2021 he was named Hitmaker of the Year by Variety. Harlow just won Songwriter of the Year at the SESAC Music Awards.

“Saturday Night Live” returned for its 48th season on October 1, with Miles Teller making his debut as a presenter for the first time. Brandon Gleeson also had his first-ever “SNL” host on Oct. 8. Kendrick Lamar was the musical guest on October 1st, Willow on October 8th. Jack Harlow will be hosting the next “SNL” and will also host the musical guest on 10/29.

The new episodes come as “SNL” is going through a cast shift, including the departures of Chris Redd, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, Aristotle Athari, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson. The show opened this year with four new leads: Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker.

The Saturday Night Live stars are Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman, Punkie Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, and Weekend Update hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost. The cast also includes James Austin Johnson, Sarah Sherman, and newcomers Hernandez, Kearney, Longfellow and Walker as leads. Kent Sublette, Alison Gates and Streeter Seidell serve as the show’s head writers, while Liz Patrick is directing.

The long-running sketch comedy series was created and executive produced by Lorne Michaels. It is produced by Broadway Video and SNL Studios and distributed by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The show will air nationally on NBC Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. PT/11:30 p.m. ET. Next-day episodes are also available starting this season