Live from New York, it's a meeting of the Jacks.
Jack Blackhas been tapped as the next host of "Saturday Night Live" forthe sketch show'sApril 4 episode, NBC announced on March 14. He will be joined by Jack White as the musical guest.
This will be Black's fifth time serving as "SNL" host, meaning the comedian will join the show's famed "five-timers club," consisting of stars who have hosted that many times. His latest episode will come almost one year to the day since he last hosted "SNL" on April 5, 2025.
Prior to last year's episode, Black had not hosted "SNL" since 2005. This year's appearance will be tied to his latest film, "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie."
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"SNL" is coming off a series of three consecutive episodes from February to March.Harry Stylesperformed double duty as the host and musical guest on March 14. Before the Grammy-winning singer took the stage,Ryan Goslinghosted with musical guest Gorillaz, and on Feb. 28,"Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storriemade his hosting debut with musical guest Mumford & Sons.
The hosts of "SNL" Season 51 have so far included a mix of returning stars like Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler and Miles Teller and first-time hosts like Sabrina Carpenter, Nikki Glaser and Finn Wolfhard.
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Season 51 kicked off in October after acast shake-upover the summer, which saw the departure of starsHeidi Gardner,Ego Nwodim,Michael Longfellow,Emil WakimandDevon Walker. The show went through another big change halfway through the season, withBowen Yang exitingafter theAriana Grande-hosted holiday episode on Dec. 20. The "Wicked" star received ameta sendoff in a sketchabout an airport employee's last day of work.
"SNL" hasn't announced its full schedule for the remainder of Season 51, though the show typically airs its season finale in mid-May.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'SNL' next host and musical guest after Harry Styles revealed
