Quinta Brunson will host the upcoming Saturday Night Live Season 50 Episode 19. For now, the show is on a month-long hiatus, which will end in May. After that, viewers will get a new episode, featuring Quinta Brunson delivering the monologue on May 3, 2025.
According to NBC's April 14, 2024, article, Quinta Brunson will deliver her monologue on SNL. With her, singer and songwriter Benson Boone will feature a musical performance. Fans might have witnessed him recently during his 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival performance.
For the previous Saturday Night Live Season 50 Episode 18, Jon Hamm delivered his monologue with multiple cameos over different segments.
Saturday Night Live's May 3 episode will feature Quinta Brunson
After NBC's official announcement, actress, writer, and comedian Quinta Brunson shared a post via her Instagram. She posted a photo featuring three Post-it notes stating:
"May 3. Quinta Brunson. Benson Boone."
Saturday Night Live artists, including Ego Nwodim, Jimmy Fowlie, and more, commented on Quinta's post and shared their excitement for her appearance.
"You're going to kill it! Have so much fun lil Mama," SNL alum Cheri Oteri commented.
Being an actress and a writer, Quinta Brunson has won two Emmys while earning nine nominations for her role in the comedy series Abbott Elementary. The first was for being an Outstanding Lead Actress, while the other was for Outstanding Writing.
The upcoming SNL episode will be her second time on the show. Quinta's Saturday Night Live debut was on April 1, 2023. For that, the musical guest was Lil Yachty, also a debut. Her debut on SNL featured segments including Traffic Altercation, which has been quite popular among fans.
Saturday Night Live Season 50 Episode 18 featured Jon Hamm's monologue
The previous SNL episode aired on April 12, 2025, featuring many hilarious performances over many segments. Viewers saw Jon Hamm's monologue, which also featured a cameo appearance from Daniel Radcliffe. It happened right after Jon Hamm mentioned his 14 cameos on SNL:
"The last time I hosted was October 2010. But even though it's been a while, I've still been on the show a lot. In fact, I was checking my own Wikipedia, which I often do. And I found out that since then, I've made 14 cameos."
Among many comedic performances featured on SNL, James Austin Johnson and Mikey Day's Trump Easter 2025 Cold Open caught the audience with their on-point dialogues and acting skills. For that, Mikey played Jesus Christ while James Austin appeared as Donald Trump.
Another segment, Check to Check Business News, featuring Tasia Walton and Kenneth Albright, also delivered a relatable segment. They discussed the recent price rise of food items and the stock market. They also discussed candy bars, mac and cheese, Funko Pops, and more.
NBC will premiere Saturday Night Live Season 50 Episode 19 on May 3, 2025. Fans can stream the upcoming episode on Peacock and Hulu + Live TV. It will be available on Peacock from the next day onwards.