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It's Chappelle's fourth time hosting. The trio of announced
performers are all in the thick of awards season. Chappelle and
GloRilla, one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers
of 2024, are each nominated for Grammys at the Feb. 2 show.
Chalamet has been nominated for a slew of acting awards for “A
Complete Unknown” and is considered a contender for the Oscars,
whose nominations will be announced Jan. 19.
For “A Complete Unknown,” Chalamet sang and learned to play the
guitar and harmonica to embody Bob Dylan. It's not clear what
the actor will sing during the live show (he also sang in
“Wonka” and dedicated fans may be hoping for a “Statistics”
reprise), but he did previously identify to which Dylan songs he
was drawn.
“I like the more intimate songs like ‘Girl From the North
Country’ or ‘Boots of Spanish Leather’ or ‘One Too Many
Mornings’ or ‘Tomorrow Is a Long Time,’” he told the AP late
last year. “But then I also liked ‘North Country Blues’ and
‘Rocks and Gravel’ or ‘Ballad of Hollis Brown’ — things where
you hear the iron ore in Bob’s voice, the North Country in
Minnesota, the Hibbing.”
Dylan himself has appeared on “SNL” — once, as the musical
guest, in 1979. Current cast member James Austin Johnson, who
portrayed Dylan in a skit earlier this season, briefly appears
in “A Complete Unknown.”
“SNL” is in the midst of celebrating its 50th season. The show
will return in the middle of February to celebrate its
anniversary over a weekend, including a Sunday night live
broadcast of “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Feb. 16.
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