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Harry Styles to Host and Perform on SNL as NBC Promo Plays Up 'Understudy' Gag

The appearance anchors promotion for his newly released album.

Overview

  • Styles is confirmed as both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live’s March 14 live episode.
  • A new promo shows cast member Marcello Hernández impersonating Styles in the Chanel pinstripe suit from the BRIT Awards as “American Girls” plays.
  • Styles and Kenan Thompson interrupt the bit, with Styles joking he was 15 minutes late for a pain au chocolat run he calls a hosting tradition.
  • This will be Styles’ second time hosting SNL following multiple prior appearances, including a 2019 double-duty turn.
  • The stop follows the release of Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., with coverage suggesting likely performances from singles such as “Aperture” or “American Girls,” and ties into a Netflix concert special and an upcoming Together, Together tour.