Madness, it was March Mayhem last week on Saturday Night Live. Following SNL50: The Anniversary Special, Season 50 returned with two back-to-back new episodes of SNL. On March 1, comedian Shane Gillis returned to host — his second time in just over a year — and the following week,

The best Saturday Night Live hosts remind us how important that role is. Through ups and downs, one of the best reasons to tune into SNL is to see what that week’s host will do. Some hosts quickly discover that they are not fit for the unique world of live sketch comedy. Others exceed all expectations or meet some absurdly high ones.

Welcome back to the SNL in Review, as we continue to recap Saturday Night Live's 50th season. Tonight’s column marks the glorious return of Lady Gaga, who is pulling double duty as host and musical guest.

“SNL” showrunner Lorne Michaels has said that firing Gillis was not his choice and he was “angry” with NBC’s decision. All hard feelings were buried when Gillis made his official Studio 8H debut last year, hosting the February 25, 2024 episode.

Saturday Night Live’s 50th season continues with a new episode on Saturday, March 8. Lady Gaga will serve as both host and musical guest during the live show. The performance comes one day after the singer released her new album “Mayhem” on Friday, March 7.

Gaga is set to take the stage as host and musical guest this Saturday, March 8. It will be her sixth time appearing on the show overall. She's been the musical guest four times, pulled double duty as a host once before (in 2013), and made a cameo appearance alongside Bad Bunny back in 2023.

The first episode of Netflix’s new live talk show Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney recently dropped on the platform, Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night is now available to stream, and a triad of documentaries — SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,