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Musical guest, cast, how to watch John Mulaney
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“Saturday Night Live” airs its fifth episode of season 50 this weekend, with a returning host and former show writer.

According to NBC, American writer and comedian John Mulaney will host for the sixth time in this Saturday’s episode.

The 50th season of the live comedy show premiered on September 28.

Last weekend, Michael Keaton, who recently played Beetlejuice in “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice,” the sequel to the 1988 Tim Burton film, hosted the show for the fourth time. Billie Eilish was the musical guest.

Here’s what you need to know about this week’s show, including who the musical guest is and how to watch the long-running network comedy show.

Who is the musical guest on ‘SNL’ on November 2?

Chappell Roan is the musical guest this weekend. The singer-songwriter rose to fame this spring.

Roan was an opening act on Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour.

Last year she released her hit album, ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess’.

How can you watch ‘SNL’ on November 2?

The Nov. 2 episode of “SNL” can be watched live on NBC at 11:30 PM ET/8:30 PM PT. Viewers can also stream it the next day on Peacock.

Who’s in the cast of ‘SNL’ season 50?

Former cast member Maya Rudolph will play Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of next week’s presidential election, while James Austin Johnson will reprise his role as former President Donald Trump.

Returning cast members from season 50 include:

  • Michael Che
  • Mikey Day
  • Andreas Dismukes
  • Chloe Fineman
  • Heidi Gardner
  • Marcello Hernández
  • James Austin Johnson
  • Colin Jost
  • Michael Longfellow
  • Ego Nwodim
  • Ashley Padilla
  • Sarah Sherman
  • Kenan Thompson
  • Devon Walker
  • Emil Wakim
  • Jane Wickline
  • Bowen Yang

New cast members this season are:

  • Ashley Padilla
  • Emil Wakim
  • Jane Wicklin

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her at X @nataliealund.