Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion, Timothée Chalamet, and more performers who did double duty on &34;Saturday Night Live.&34; All the SNL hosts who've doubled as musical guests Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion, Timothée Chalamet, and more performers who did double duty on &34;Saturday Night Live.&34; By Jillian Sederholm Jillian Sederholm Jillian Sederholm is news director at . She has worked at EW for more than eight years.

Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion, Timothée Chalamet, and more performers who did double duty on "Saturday Night Live."

All the SNL hosts who've doubled as musical guests

Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion, Timothée Chalamet, and more performers who did double duty on "Saturday Night Live."

By Jillian Sederholm

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Nabbing a hosting gig on *Saturday Night Live* is already a rare feat, but there's an exclusive group of stars who've been tapped to both emcee and serve as the musical guest on the same episode. Sabrina Carpenter is the latest to do it, following in the recent footsteps of Timothée Chalamet, Charli XCX, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Halsey, Chance the Rapper, Harry Styles, and Lady Gaga (for a second time!).

But the tradition goes way back to the show's very first season in 1975. Some celebs who held both roles became show favorites, like Justin Timberlake (who is also a member of the elite Five-Timers Club), while others, like Gary Busey and Deion Sanders, you likely forgot ever stepped foot on stage at Studio 8H at all.

Read on to see the full list of every entertainer who was host and musical guest on the same episode of *Saturday Night Live.*

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**Double duty dates: Oct. 18, 1975; Nov. 20, 1976; May 10, 1986; Dec. 19, 1987**

Paul Simon earned the honor of first person to pull double duty on *SNL *by hosting the show's music-focused second episode in which he was co-musical guest along with Randy Newman and Phoebe Snow. The Simon & Garfunkel singer-songwriter reprised his dual role three more times, including with co-host actress Catherine Oxenberg in season 11. During his hosting gigs, Simon shared the musical stage with the likes of George Harrison, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Linda Ronstadt. He has served as musical guest an additional nine times—an *SNL *record—including as recently as 2018.

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**Double duty dates: Nov. 22, 1975; Jan. 22, 1983**

Comedy queen Lily Tomlin first toplined *SNL *for the show's sixth episode, singing with Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band. Tomlin hosted again in season 2, but this time she left all the singing to James Taylor. When Tomlin retured again in the show's 18th season to act as both host and musical guest, she performed her musical duties in character as Pervis Hawkins, a black R&B singer.

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**Double duty date: Feb. 21, 1976**

*I Love Lucy *star Desi Arnaz's first and only appearance on *SNL *was pulling double duty as host and musical guest, singing the tunes "Cuban Pete" and "Babalu," with an assist from his son, Desi Arnaz Jr.

Kris Kristofferson

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**Double duty date: July 31, 1976**

Actor and singer Kris Kristofferson, who would appear later that year in *A Star Is Born* with Barbra Streisand, hosted in 1976. Kristofferson joined his then-wife, recording artist Rita Coolidge, for a duet of "Eddie the Eunuch" and later performed his song "I've Got a Life of My Own" solo.

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**Double duty date: Nov. 12, 1977**

While hosting during *SNL's *third season, Ray Charles joked in his monologue that he was told he'd be performing at Carnegie Hall, not 30 Rock. For the musical portion, Charles sang "I Can See Clearly Now," "What I'd Say," "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," and "I Can't Stop Loving You."

Art Garfunkel

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**Double duty date****: March 11, 1978**

Art Garfunkel, the other half of Simon & Garfunkel, followed in his bandmate's footsteps by hosting in March 1978. Garfunkel, was joined by co-musical guest Stephen Bishop on "Wonderful World," and performed "All I Know," "Scarborough Fair," and "Crying in My Sleep" himself.

The Rolling Stones

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**Double duty date: Oct. 7, 1978**

The Rolling Stones—yes, the entire band—fronted by Mick Jagger, opened *SNL's *4th season as both the night's host and musical guest. The group rocked out to a medley of their songs, including "Beast of Burden" and "Shattered."

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**Double duty date: Oct. 21, 1978**

Frank Zappa appeared as a musical guest in season 2, but when he returned for hosting and music duty two years later, things didnt go so well. The episode is remembered as largely a disaster in which Zappa made a point of telling the audience he was reading off cue cards, and his added unpopularity with the cast and crew reportedly got him banned from *SNL*. Zappa never appeared on the show again before he died in 1993.

Ricky Nelson

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**Double duty date: Feb. 17, 1979**

The actor and former teen heartthrob fronted *SNL *in season 4, parodying his TV sitcom image with sketches spoofing *The Twilight Zone**, **I Love Lucy,* and more. He was also the musical guest, along with Judy Collins, and performed the songs "Hello Mary Lou," "Travelin' Man," "Fools Rush In," and "Dream Lover."

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**Double duty date: March 10, 1979**

When Gary Busey hosted, the *Buddy Holly* actor performed a percussion solo in his monologue and later sang "Stay All Night." The other musical guests for the episode were Gregory Hines and Eubie Blake.

Debbie Harry

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**Double duty date: Feb. 14, 1981**

Olivia Newton-John

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**Double duty date: May 22, 1982**

*Grease *star Olivia Newton-John led the sketch series during a season 7 episode, in which she also performed songs from her *Physical *album, including the hit titular track.

Stevie Wonder

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**Double duty date: May 7, 1983**

During his turn as host and musical guest in season 8, Stevie Wonder appeared in sketches with Eddie Murphy, who often played the singer on the show. Wonder took to the piano to sing "Fingertips," "Overjoyed," and "Go Home."

Willie Nelson

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**Double duty date: Feb. 21, 1987**

Willie Nelson took the stage as host and musical guest during the show's 12th season. The singer, then 53, performed three of his own songs, in addition to the goofy "The Boyfriend Song," with some help from cast member Victoria Jackson. The country legend also appeared as musical guest in 1977 and 1993.

Dolly Parton

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**Double duty date: April 15, 1989**

Actress and country star Dolly Parton hosted in season 14, months before the release of *Steel Magnolias. *Parton's ample bosom proved to be a big focus point on the show as the camera zoomed in on her chest from above during the monologue, and she played a prisoner in a sketch called "Planet of the Enormous Hooters." Parton performed songs from her 1989 album *White Limozeen,* including the title track and "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That."

Quincy Jones

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**Double duty date: Feb. 10, 1990**

Quincy Jones took on the hosting and musical gig in season 15. The mega-producer joined fellow musical guests Take 6, Tevin Campbell, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane, Melle Mel, Quincy D III, Siedah Garrett, and Al Jarreau for the songs "Back On The Block," "The Verb To Be," and "Wee B. Dooinit."

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**Double duty date: Jan. 19, 1991**

Sting has been a musical guest four separate times, but during the show's 16th season, the Police frontman pulled double duty as host and musical performer. His performance was a bit lackluster and when he returend to host again in 1997 he handed over official musical duty to Veruca Salt, although he did end us singing a rendition of "My One & Only Love."

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**Double duty date: Dec. 7, 1991**

M.C. Hammer, who was credited as simply Hammer on the show, hosted a season 17 episode. During his monologue, he awkwardly refered to himself in the third person, and as a sketch performer, he was noticeably stiff, but at least loosened up to perform "2 Legit 2 Quit" and *The Addams Family *theme "Addams Groove," which would go on to win the Razzie Award for Worst Original Song.

Deion Sanders

**Double duty date: Feb. 18, 1995**

Although Bon Jovi was the official musical guest of the episode, NFL star Deion Sanders also took the stage between sketches to perform two tracks from his 1994 rap album *Prime Time*. Both Sanders' music and his comedy skills were not well received.

Garth Brooks

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**Double duty dates: Feb. 28, 1998; Nov. 13, 1999**

Country star Garth Brooks first appeared as a musical guest in 1992 alongside host John Goodman before returning later in the decade to juggle dual roles two years in a row—with a twist. During his first hosting gig, he came out to perform his standard fare, including his country hit "Two Piña Coladas," but when he returned the next year, Brooks took the musical stage as his alt-rock alter ego Chris Gaines instead.

Britney Spears

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**Double duty dates: May 13, 2000; Feb. 2, 2002**

Britney Spears' very first appearance on *SNL *was as both host and musical guest in seasons 25 when she was just 19 years old, and she hit us one more time by reprising her dual in season 27, joined for her monologue by then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake, who would go on to become a fan-favorite *SNL *host himself. Spears popped up again to sing in 2003, but left the hosting duties to Halle Berry that time.

Jennifer Lopez

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**Double duty dates: Feb. 10, 2001; Feb. 27, 2010**

After playing musical guest in an Alan Cumming-hosted season 25 episode, Jennifer Lopez returned the next season, just after release of *The Wedding Planner, *to do it all herself. And almost exactly 9 years later, Jenny returned to the block to pull double duty again in season 35.

Justin Timberlake

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**Double duty dates: Oct. 11, 2003; Dec. 16, 2006; March 9, 2013**

Justin Timberlake is a member of *SNL*'s illustrious Five-Timers Club (those who have hosted the show five or more times), but he's done the difficult job of playing his own musical guest three times—just one appearance short of Paul Simon's record. Although, on one of his host-only shows, Timberlake did perfrom "Love Sex Magic" with musical guest Ciara. He's also served as musical guest on two episodes that he didn't host, once with NSYNC and once solo. And that's not counting all the times he's performed in digital shorts with The Lonely Island, harmonized as Robin Gibb to Jimmy Fallon's Barry Gibb, and, of course, his recurring singing mascot sketches. Bring it on down to icon-ville!

Janet Jackson

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**Double duty date: April 10, 2004**

Just two months after the infamous Super Bowl Halftime Show in which Justin Timberlake tore off Janet Jackson's shirt, exposing one of her breasts, Jackson bravely made another go at live TV to host and perform during a season 29 episode. She reprised her childhood role of Penny on *Good Times *in one sketch, and did impressions of Condoleezza Rice and Paula Abdul in others. For her musical performances, she rocked out to her songs "Strawberry Bounce" and "All Nite (Don't Stop)." Prior, Jackson was the musical guest in 1994.

Queen Latifah

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**Double duty date: Oct. 9, 2004**

The effortlessly cool Queen Latifah was the emcee of the night during *SNL's *30th season to help promote her movie *Taxi *with Jimmy Fallon (who left the *SNL *cast a few months earlier). She later jammed to her songs, "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" and "Hard Times."

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**Double duty date: Nov. 18, 2006**

During season 32, rapper Ludacris graced the Studio 8H stage to host and perform "Money Maker" and "Runaway Love," with an assist from Mary J. Blige.

Taylor Swift

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**Double duty date: Nov. 7, 2009**

Taylor Swift is no stranger to *SNL* having made three turns as musical guest. But in season 35, the songstress showed her "Fearless" range by doing double duty as host, showing off impersonations of Kate Gosselin, holding her own alongside *SNL *stars like Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, and Andy Samberg, and performoing "You Belong With Me" and "Untouchable."

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**Double duty date: April 2, 2011**

Nearly 30 years after appearing as a musical guest, Elton John returned during *SNL's *36th season where he quipped "The bitch is back!" The show's star wattage maxed out that night, as Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carmelo Anthony, and more made cameos in the episode. Then, with help from Leon Russell, John performed "Hey Ahab" and "Monkey Suit."

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**Double duty date: May 19, 2012**

Decades after the Rolling Stones hosted and performed as a band, frontman Mick Jagger returned to 30 Rock to carry the season 37 finale on his own. During his musical performances, he was joined on stage by rockers like Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, and Jeff Beck.

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**Double duty date: Oct. 20, 2012**

Bruno Mars has wowed as a musical guest, but he made an even more impressive turn as both host and performer during season 38, showing off a dizzying array of musical impersonations, serenading the audience with "Locked Out of Heaven" and "Young Girls," and, most importantly, portraying the down-on-his-luck Times Square mascot in the beautifully weird "Sad Mouse" video short.

Justin Bieber

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**Double duty date: Feb. 9, 2012**

Three years after serving as musical guest, Justin Bieber returned to *SNL *to do double duty during a season 38 episode, but his appearance had some harsh critics, including two former cast members. Bill Hader and Jay Pharaoh named the Canadian heartthrob as the worst guest host they'd worked with. The *Barry *star noted that Bieber came with a 20-man posse that made it impossible to move around backstage.

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**Double duty dates: Oct. 5, 2013; Oct. 3, 2015**

Miley Cyrus has carried the show as combined host and musical twice. In her many appearances on the show over the years, which also include separate hosting and performing duties, the "Wrecking Ball" singer has busted out impressions of Hillary Clinton, Justin Bieber, Lindsay Lohan, and more.

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**Double duty dates: Nov. 16, 2013; March 8, 2025**

Lady Gaga can do it all, so serving as both host and musical guest on not one, but two episodes of *SNL *was no different. The pop star wowed with her powerful vocals and proved that she can laugh at herself.

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**Double duty dates: Jan. 18, 2014; May 14, 2016**

Rapper, actor, and ... comedian? Drake killed it in his two appearances in which he fulfilled both hosting and musical duties. Not many could pull off playing Lil Wayne *playing *Steve Urkel, but the *Degrassi *alum proved his impressive chops.

Blake Shelton

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**Double duty date: Jan. 24, 2015**

During this season 40 episode, musician Blake Shelton led a night that heavily leaned on his country roots. The singer and *The Voice *mentor regaled the audience with his songs "Neon Light" and "Boys 'Round Here," as well as a hilarious musical sketch about a "Wishin' Boot."

Ariana Grande

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**Double duty date: March 12, 2016**

If you didn't know it by now, Ariana Grande is the queen of musical impressions. In this season 41 episode, the "Dangerous Woman" songstress was a machine, churning out spot-on impersonations of Jennifer Lawrence, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, and Shakira. Sadly, after her failed engagement to current *SNL *cast member Pete Davidson, it may be awhile before Grande is back on stage at Studio 8H.

Donald Glover

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**Double duty date: May 5, 2018**

Donald Glover brought along his Childish Gambino alter ego for this season 43 episode, and they were both exceptional—from the hilarious "Friendos" and "A Kanye Place" sketches, to the outstanding musical performances, the night was a hit with audiences.

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**Double duty date: Feb. 9, 2019**

Although this season 44 episode was just so-so, Halsey stood out. She was game for anything as a sketch performer, and her musical performances of "Without Me" and "Eastside" were the most memorable parts of the night (who else has painted a full portrait while singing?).

Chance the Rapper

**Double duty date: Oct. 26, 2019**

After two stints as musical guest and one episode hosting while Eminem served as the night's musical entertainment, Chance the Rapper returned to do it all for the season 45 Halloween episode.

Harry Styles

**Double duty date: Nov. 16, 2019**

Harry Styles pulled double duty for his hosting debut. Although it was his first time steering the ship, the show marked Styles' fifth time as musical guest, including three times as a member of boy band One Direction and twice as a solo artist.

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**Double duty date: Feb. 27, 2021**

Nick Jonas joined the club in an episode that marked his first turn hosting the show and fourth time as musical guest. The singer-actor previously performed twice alongside siblings Joe and Kevin as part of the Jonas Brothers, and once as a solo act in a 2016 episode hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Billie Eilish

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**Double duty date: Dec. 11, 2021**

Billie Eilish made her *Saturday Night Live *hosting debut on Dec. 11, making her the first host to be born in the 21st century. She was previously the musical guest for the season 45 premiere of *Saturday Night Live* and she performed "Bad Guy" (in a rotating set) and "I Love You."

Grammy winner Lizzo pulled double duty as 'Saturday Night Live' host and musical guest. Will Heath/NBC

**Double duty date: April 16, 2022**

A couple years after serving as musical guest during Eddie Murphy's triumphant return, Lizzo made her hosting debut playing her own musical guest on the April 16, 2022 episode. The Grammy winner put her singing and flute-playing to use during several sketches, and looked like she was having a *good as hell *time throughout. "Ladies and gentlemen, me," she said, introducing herself before her first musical performance of the night (something both Chance the Rapper and Justin Timberlake did as well), with her mother sweetly doing the honors for her next song.

Megan Thee Stallion

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**Double duty date: Oct. 15, 2022**

After a previous stint as musical guest, Megan Thee Stallion turned *SNL* into a hot girl show of her own in season 48, with a highly energetic hosting turn.

Jack Harlow hosts 'Saturday Night Live'. Will Heath/NBC

**Double duty date: Oct. 29, 2022**

Jack Harlow did double duty a year after making his musical debut on the show. The season 48 Halloween episode also saw the return of Tom Hanks' beloved David S. Pumpkins character.

Bad Bunny hosts 'Saturday Night Live'. Rosalind O'Connor/NBC

**Double duty date: Oct. 21, 2023**

Bad Bunny made his musical guest debut in a February 2021 episode in which he also popped up in a couple sketches. The music superstar and *Cassandro *actor made enough of an impression that he was invited back to fill both host and musical guest spots on an episode packed with celebrity cameos, including Pedro Pascal, Mick Jagger, Lady Gaga, and Fred Armisen.

Dua Lipa hosts 'Saturday Night Live'.

**Double duty date: May 4, 2024**

Grammy winner Dua Lipa performed double duty on May 4, 2024, it was also the "Dance the Night" singer's very first time hosting *SNL* and third time as musical guest following appearances in 2018 and 2020.**

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**Double duty date: Nov. 16, 2024**

Certified *Brat* Charli XCX made her hosting debut and served as her own musical guest for season 50's Nov. 16, 2024 episode. The Grammy nominated-singer, who was impersonated by Bowen Yang earlier in the season, previously did musical honors in 2014 and 2022.******

Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet on 'SNL'.

**Double duty date: Jan. 25, 2025**

Hot off an Oscar nomination for portraying Bob Dylan, *A Complete Unknown *star Timothée Chalamet served as his own musical guest when he hosted on Jan. 25, 2025. The three-time host previously lent his pipes to digital shorts like the fan-favorite "Tiny Horse" and musical monologues, but this was his first time as musical guest. During his sets, he performed the Dylan songs "Outlaw Blues," "Three Angels," and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time."

Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter on 'SNL'.

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**Double duty date: Oct. 18, 2025**

Sabrina Carpenter returned to *SNL *to do double duty in season 51, marking her hosting debut. Carpenter has quickly became an *SNL* staple after playing a big part in the Emmy-winning *SNL50: The Anniversary Special* and her song "Espresso" serving at the origin of Marcello Hernandez's recurring "Domingo" sketches.**

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