Harry Styles to host ‘SNL’ on March 14

SNL returns this weekend after a month-long hiatus during the Olympics, and while we’ve known that Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie and Project Hail Mary lead Ryan Gosling would host the next two episodes in Season 51, the March 14 episode didn’t have a host named for it until Monday.

Let’s just say that host has style ... s ...

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Who’s hosting?

With a new album just weeks ago, Harry Styles will host SNL to promote Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.

Have they hosted before?

This will be Styles’ second time hosting SNL, previously hosting on Nov. 16, 2019. I honestly had forgotten that Styles had hosted the show, so I scrolled through sketches from his episode. Lots of Trump-era political stuff, but there was also “Joan Song,” the absolute gem starring Aidy Bryant about her new boyfriend, Doug.

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Who’s the musical guest?

Styles is pulling double duty ... which means he’s going to have to split his time between prepping for sketches and crafting two musical performances. I gotta agree with The Hard Pass’ Mike Ryan when he says that hosts shouldn’t do this. (I’ll allow it if we can get Donald Glover/Childish Gambino back, though.)

Check out the complete list of SNL Season 51 hosts, musical guests and reviews.

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