Key Takeaways:

• Teyana Taylor will seem on “Saturday Night Live” for the primary time on Jan. 24, with Geese because the evening’s musical visitor.
• Cardi B returns to the “SNL” stage on Jan. 31, persevering with her AM I THE DRAMA? album rollout.
• The January 2026 lineup additionally contains Finn Wolfhard and A$AP Rocky.

“Saturday Night Live” is lastly coming back from its winter break subsequent Saturday (Jan. 17) with “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard making his internet hosting debut and A$AP Rocky serving because the performing act. The following week (Jan. 24), Teyana Taylor will make her internet hosting debut, with New York rock band Geese becoming a member of because the musical visitor. Then, on Jan. 31, Alexander Skarsgård will host for the primary time with Cardi B returning to the “SNL” stage.

Taylor’s reserving arrives proper as her momentum retains stacking up throughout mediums. In movie, she co-starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti. The film already grew to become an awards season heavyweight; it most lately gained Best Picture on the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards, the place Anderson additionally took dwelling Best Director.

On the music entrance, Taylor’s fourth studio album, Escape Room, earned her first profession Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album on the upcoming 2026 Grammys. That launch was led by the emotionally charged singles “Long Time” and “Bed of Roses.”

Cardi’s return comes with loads to advertise. The Bronx expertise final carried out on “SNL” in 2018 and made headlines throughout that run when she revealed her first being pregnant. She’s at present persevering with the rollout for AM I THE DRAMA?, her long-awaited sophomore album. The challenge dropped in September 2025 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The full-length effort, which boasted assists from Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion, Summer Walker, Cash Cobain and extra, additionally set the tone for Cardi’s “Little Miss Drama Tour,” which is predicted to kick off Feb. 11 in Palm Desert, California, earlier than rolling via a run of North American area dates properly into April.