Melissa McCarthy to Host ‘SNL’ in December With Musical Guest Dijon

Melissa McCarthy is returning to host “Saturday Night Live” this December.

It was revealed during this week’s episode that McCarthy will host the NBC sketch comedy series with musical guest Dijon on Dec. 6. It will be McCarthy’s sixth time hosting, and her first time leading the show since 2017. She has also appeared on the show multiple times as former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer among other cameo appearances.

McCarthy has received six Emmy nominations for her work on “SNL,” including winning the award for best guest actress in a comedy series for the show in 2017.

Dijon will be making his “SNL” debut with his appearance on the Dec. 6 episode.

“SNL” recently turned the page on its historic 50th season, which was commemorated with a Peacock documentary series and a three-hour special joined by a myriad of former cast members and A-list guests. Bad Bunny kicked off Season 51 in October with musical guest Doja Cat. Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser and Glen Powell followed as hosts.

The iconic late-night sketch said goodbye to several cast members heading into Season 51, including Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow. This season, “SNL” also welcomed Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska to the cast.

“SNL” earned seven nominations at the 2025 Emmy Awards. It’s spinoffs, such as “The Anniversary Celebration,” “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” “Beyond Saturday Night” and “50 Years of SNL Music,” also scored 23 nominations in total.