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The groundbreaking 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” continues this week after last week's episode featured Ariana Grande as host and Stevie Nicks as musical guest.

According to NBC, this Saturday's episode will be hosted by actor Michael Keaton for the fourth time. He first hosted a Halloween episode in 1982 and subsequently hosted episodes in 1992 and 2015.

Keaton recently took on the role of Beetlejuice in “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice,” the sequel to the 1988 Tim Burton film. The Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actor also worked with Burton in 1989's “Batman” and “Batman Returns.” from 1992, in which Keaton played the eponymous superhero.

The 50th season of the live comedy show premiered on September 28 and was hosted by Jean Smart. The following episode was hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze. Jelly Roll and Coldplay each served as musical guests for these two episodes.

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Who is the musical guest on “SNL” on October 19th?

According to NBC, pop star Billie Eilish will serve as the musical guest on Saturday's episode.

Eilish is currently on her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour, which will see her perform at arenas across the country through December and perform multiple nights in multiple cities before heading to Australia and Europe in 2025.

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Here's how to watch “SNL” on October 19th

The October 19 episode of “SNL” will air live on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT. Viewers can also stream it the next day on Peacock.

Who's in the 'SNL' Season 50 Cast?

Former cast member Maya Rudolph will play Vice President Kamala Harris in the run-up to November's presidential election, while James Austin Johnson will reprise his role as former President Donald Trump.

Season 50 recurring cast members include:

  • Michael Che
  • Mikey Day
  • Andrew Dismukes
  • Chloe Fineman
  • Heidi Gardner
  • Marcello Hernandez
  • James Austin Johnson
  • Colin Jost
  • Michael Longfellow
  • Ego Nwodim
  • Ashley Padilla
  • Sarah Sherman
  • Kenan Thompson
  • Devon Walker
  • Emil Wakim
  • Jane Wickline
  • Bowen Yang

The new actors announced were:

  • Ashley Padilla
  • Emil Wakim
  • Jane Wicklin

Meanwhile, Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney and Chloe Troast did not return this fall.

Contributors: Natalie Neysa Alund and Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY

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