Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special season will premiere on February 16, 2025
Hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal saturday night live showThe final game of the 49th season.
The 43-year-old actor showed off his singing talent in the opening monologue, enthusing the celebrities invited before him as host of the finale.
He took to the stage to be greeted by a lively crowd and kicked off the 49th finale.
of road house The actor told the audience, “It's great to host the season 49 finale,” and joked, “I mean, when you think of historic television seasons, the first number that comes to mind is 49.”
Gyllenhaal then listed all the celebrities who had been asked to host the finale and began singing along to the song. Boys II Men's end of the road.
“You know, I actually was SNL“I'm the first choice to host the finale because a lot of people said no,” he joked. “I think they're all pushing it until the 50th, but I'm not.”
“That's what I said,” he added as he continued to sing, “They asked Pedro Pascal, but he wasn't around/Zendaya said no because she's leaving town/Ask too [Ryan] Gosling returns after hosting the show three times ago. ”
moreover, SNL Cast members, including Punky Johnson, Devon Walker, Kenan Thompson, and Ego Nwodim, also joined Gyllenhaal on stage to sing the final part of the monologue.
“We've come to the end of the road/It's the final episode/It's time to say goodbye to Season 49/You're almost 50,” they all sang together.
In addition, Sabrina Carpenter will also appear as the host of the musical.scooby dooby doo Inspired and comedic sketches presented during the show.