Bad Bunny to Host SNL Season 51 Premiere with Doja Cat

Saturday Night Live returns to Studio 8H on Saturday, Oct. 4, with Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny hosting the Season 51 premiere and Doja Cat as musical guest. NBC released a promotional clip this week that frames Bad Bunny as a comfortably familiar presence on the set, trading comic awkwardness with longtime cast members and newly promoted performers.

The short promo cuts between takes in which cast members question whether Bad Bunny is "too comfortable" around the show. The footage shows him borrowing Jane Wickline's toothbrush, asking new featured player Ben Marshall "What's up, slut?" and joking that he will leave a friend, "his baby and his dog," at cast member Veronika Slowikowska's apartment for a week. The trailer ends with Bad Bunny playfully hauling Marshall around the set while Marshall pleads, "Please let me go!" The clips highlight interaction with veterans and newcomers alike, and include a moment in which Bad Bunny tells Marshall, "I love the way we joke," while Marshall responds with an uneasy laugh.

This episode marks Bad Bunny's second time hosting SNL; he previously hosted in October 2023 and returned earlier this year as musical guest and in...