Saturday Night Live season 49: next episode, host and everything we know about the sketch show

As it has for nearly 50 years, Saturday Night Live season 49 is here to make viewers laugh. Whether it be some timely political satire or sketches that are just plain nuts, SNL is a comedy staple that is responsible for launching the careers of many of the biggest names in entertainment.

When is that and who is going to be on the show? Find out what we know about Saturday Night Live right now directly below.

When is the next Saturday Night Live season 49 episode?

Saturday Night Live airs another new episode on May 11 at 11:30 pm ET/8:30 pm PT on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.

Who is the Saturday Night Live host?

Hosting the May 11 episode of Saturday Night Live is former SNL cast member Maya Rudolph. She'll be joined by musical guest Vampire Weekend.

Here is the other upcoming host for Saturday Night Live:

• May 18: Jake Gyllenhaal, with musical guest Sabrina Carpenter

Saturday Night Live season 49 cast

The history of the Saturday Night Live cast is filled with some of the biggest names in comedy: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gildna Radner, Molly Shannon, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and more. So who is part of the current cast?

The cast that was on the show in season 48 are all returning, but there is also a new cast member, Chloe Troast, who is being added as a featured player.

Here's what we the SNL season 49 cast looks like:

• Michael Che (repertory player)

• Mikey Day (repertory player)

• Andrew Dismukes (featured player)

• Chole Fineman (repertory player)

• Heidi Gardner (repertory player)

• Marcello Hernandez (featured player)

• James Austin Johnson (featured player)

• Punkie Johnson (featured player)

• Colin Jost (repertory player)

• Molly Kearney (featured player)

• Michael Longfellow (featured player)

• Ego Nwodim (repertory player)

• Sarah Sherman (featured player)

• Kenan Thompson (repertory player)

• Chloe Troast (featured player)

• Devon Walker (featured player)

• Bowen Yang (repertory player)

How to watch Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live airs on NBC, so anyone with a traditional cable subscription or TV antenna can tune in to their local NBC station to watch the show when it is live. A number of live TV streaming services also carry NBC, including Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. Finally, if you're a Peacock Premium Plus subscriber, you can stream SNL live on the service during.

Want to catch up with SNL on-demand? The latest episodes are going to be exclusively available to stream the next day on Peacock. However, clips from all new episodes are also shared on YouTube and if you have a service that carries NBC and has DVR capabilities, you can always record the show as well.