James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live
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At 50 seasons and counting, NBC’s Saturday Night Live has been a TV institution for as long as most of us have been alive. It’s such an established comedy series by now, really, that it’s pretty difficult to fathom it ever going away. Surely, SNL will eventually suffer the same fate as almost every other TV show — cancellation — but there’s certainly no reason to expect it to go anywhere in the near future. The sketch comedy series is just too good at staying relevant.
And that’s a good thing for the rest of us, too, because SNL often helps us stay sane by making light of tumultuous current events — and current events are extremely tumultuous in 2025. You could say that SNL provides a public service in that regard.
Is there a new SNL episode on April 26, 2025?
No, SNL is currently on hiatus, and will be airing a rerun of the episode that was hosted by Timothee Chalamet back in January — it was a rare occasion where the host was also the musical guest, as Chalamet played some Bob Dylan to promote his Oscar-nominated film A Complete Unknown. This is the last off-week of the season, as May 3 will mark the beginning of a three-episode run that will wrap up the sketch show’s 50th season.
Upcoming SNL hosts and musical guests
NBC has already announced who’s hosting and doing the musical performances for the final stretch of SNL episodes this season. The May 3 episode will be hosted by Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson, with musical performer Benson Boone, whose song “Beautiful Things” was the biggest hit of 2024. Then, May 10 will bring us an episode hosted by Righteous Gemstones star Walton Goggins, with Arcade Fire performing. And in the SNL50 finale on May 17, we’ll have Scarlett Johansson as host for a whopping seventh time, with reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny serving as the musical guest.
Last time on SNL
The most recent new episode of SNL aired on April 12, when John Hamm hosted, and Lizzo served as the musical performer. That episode began with a cold open Easter sketch, in which Donald “Jesus” Trump (James Austin Johnson) very rudely interrupted a portrayal of the story of Jesus cleansing the temple of money changers, in order to brag about how he “also got rid of money” by instituting piles of arbitrary tariffs that threatened the global economy. Check it out below.
How to watch new or old episodes of SNL
You can check out most past episodes of SNL on NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, where you’ll be able to revisit tons of classic episodes or old favorites. You can even stream new episodes live when they air, without any need for an additional TV provider login. So Peacock is your one-stop shop for SNL.
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