Saturday Night Live revealed some significant star power for this season, with Tom Hanks returning for his ninth stint as host, and his Charlie Wilson’s War co-star, Emily Blunt, making her debut on the long-running sketch series.
Blunt, who can be seen in The Girl on the Train, will host the October 15 episode. She’ll be joined by musical guest Bruno Mars, who just released his new single, 24K Magic.
The following week, on October 22, Tom Hanks will return to Studio 8H a week before his new film, Inferno, the third instalment of the DaVinci Code franchise, hits theatres. The Oscar winner also recently starred in Clint Eastwood’s Sully.
That night’s musical guest will be Lady Gaga, who recently was tapped to perform at the 2017 Super Bowl halftime show.
As previously announced, Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda will make his hosting debut on October 8 with Twenty One Pilots performing.
This season of SNL premiered last weekend with Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie as host and the Weeknd as musical guest. It also marked the debut of Alec Baldwin appearing as Donald Trump.
