Overview
- NBC confirmed the Dec. 6 broadcast as the first show following SNL’s two-week Thanksgiving break.
- The appearance will be McCarthy’s sixth time hosting, tying Tina Fey for second-most among women behind Scarlett Johansson’s seven.
- McCarthy last hosted in May 2017, a turn that earned her the Primetime Emmy for outstanding guest actress.
- Dijon will make his SNL debut following the August 2025 release of his second album, Baby, after breaking out with 2021’s Absolutely.
- SNL is in Season 51 after its 50th-year celebrations, with recent cast turnover and multiple Emmy nominations for the show and its spinoffs.