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Many seasons ago, I used to predict the hosts and musical guests for the upcoming batch of new Saturday Night Live episodes. Looking through the archives, it doesn’t look like I ever did it on this blog, but instead on just a (now-defunct) SNL fan forum. So yeah, it’s been a while, but I kinda felt compelled to peek into my Studio 8H-themed crystal ball once more.

So the way it goes with my SNL guest predictions is that I look over the pop culture calendar for the next several upcoming months and attempt to discern who might conceivably have something they’d like to promote at 30 Rockefeller. But I don’t care all that much about accuracy, so this set of predictions will essentially be doubling as a wish list. Which is to say, some of the folks I’ve chosen might not actually be all that likely to appear on Saturday Night Live during Season 50. Or ever, for that matter. But maybe typing them out loud will manifest something special into existence.

Also, before I get to my predictions, I’ve got a quick programming note about my first wacky review of the season. The premiere is scheduled to air on September 28, and I might be going away that weekend, so my review might be posted a little later than usual. But I promise that it will still be as wacky as ever!

Now on with the predictions! (Feel free to share some of your own in the comments section if you’ve got any.)

Hosts

The Bear from The Bear
Steph Curry
Mackenzie Davis
Walton Goggins
Mia Goth
De-Aged Tom Hanks
Kathryn Hahn
Ken Jeong
K’eyush the Stunt Dog
Gabriel LaBelle
Peggy Lu
Kyle Mooney
Kaitlin Olson
Paddington
Santa Claus
Adam Scott
The Smile from Smile 2
David Howard Thornton (in character as Art the Clown)
Julio Torres
Haliey Welch

Musical Guests

The Beaches
Cage the Elephant
John Carpenter
The Chemical Brothers
AI Drake and Kendrick Lamar
Future Islands
Girls5Eva
Glass Animals
Tim Heidecker
Paris Hilton
Tori Kelly
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
David Lynch
Tommy Richman
Rihanna (with special guest Shy Ronnie)
Chappell Roan
Sofi Tukker
Teddy Swims
Reggie Watts
Charli XCX and Kamala Harris

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