Overview
- SNL released a March 4 promo in which Ryan Gosling dons a jacket marked with a five and is told by Mikey Day that his upcoming turn will actually be his fourth.
- The clip shows Gosling burning Day’s headshot, smoking indoors, and spraying champagne on a prop horse as Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood” plays.
- Saturday’s broadcast will be Gosling’s fourth time hosting after appearances in 2015, 2017, and April 2024, plus a cameo in April 2024.
- Gorillaz serve as musical guest in their SNL debut following the Feb. 27 release of their album The Mountain.
- Gosling’s April 2024 episode drew 7.51 million linear viewers per Nielsen, the show’s largest since December 2022, with 8.9 million cross-platform views reported.