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Don't forget to set your DVR this Saturday, January 27, because the always hilarious will ferrell is making his way back to the "Saturday Night Live" stage. The comedian is coming back to his roots at 30 Rockefeller Center where his successful career began. Ferrell was an "SNL" cast member from 1995 until 2002.
Hosting duties
After Ferrell left his regular cast member gig at "Saturday Night Live," he went on to make movies that we all know and love. During that time, he didn't stay completely away from the "SNL" set. Ferrell returned numerous times to make cameos on the show with his first time being less than a year after he quit "SNL."
In May of 2005, Ferrell did more than just a cameo and took on the hosting duties for the show.
After that, he returned on May 16, 2009 and then May 12, 2012 to host. it's been almost six years since Ferrell hosted "Saturday Night Live," but he's back and ready to go.
Many fans are hoping that the comedian will bring back some of his old "SNL" characters like the Spartan cheerleader, Harry Caray, or "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek. No matter what he does, old or new, it will certainly bring on the laughs, because that's what Will Ferrell does best.
Musical guest for Saturday
The musical guest this weekend on "SNL" is Chris Stapleton. January 27 will mark the country music singers second time on the show. He performed on "SNL" once before in January of 2016. This past week, Justin Timberlake released a new song with Stapleton titled "Say Something." The song is off of Timberlake's latest album, "Man of the Woods."
Stapelton is no stranger to working with superstar Justin Timberlake.
The two performed together at the 2105 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. Together they sang "Tennessee Whiskey" and " Drink You Away," and quickly became the most talked about act of the entire evening.
Next week on "Saturday Night Live," actress Natalie Portman will host. She hosted once before, all the way back in March of 2006.
Portman is out and about promoting her upcoming film, "Annihilation," which hits theaters on February 23.
Dua Lipa will be the musical guest for the February 3 episode. The singer and model just became the new face of Adidas. With her hot song "New Rules," her recent Adidas campaign, and an appearance on "SNL," it's easy to say that 2018 is going to be a year that Dua Lipa will immensely enjoy.
Don't miss the all new "Saturday Night Live" on NBC this Saturday, January 27.
