NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� will return to 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� for his third stint as a host 鈥� but this time, he'll be pulling double duty.
NBC announced Friday that will host the sketch show Jan. 18, with while Chalamet will be the host and musical guest on Jan. 25.
It's Chappelle's fourth time hosting. The trio of announced performers are all in the thick of awards season. Chappelle and GloRilla, are each nominated for Chalamet has been nominated for a slew of acting awards for 鈥淎 Complete Unknown鈥� and is considered a contender for the Oscars, whose nominations will be announced Jan. 19.
For 鈥淎 Complete Unknown,鈥� Chalamet sang and learned to play the guitar and harmonica to embody Bob Dylan. It's not clear what the actor will sing during the live show (he also and dedicated fans may be hoping for a 鈥淪tatistics鈥� reprise), but he did previously identify to which Dylan songs he was drawn.
鈥淚 like the more intimate songs like 鈥楪irl From the North Country鈥� or 鈥楤oots of Spanish Leather鈥� or 鈥極ne Too Many Mornings鈥� or 鈥楾omorrow Is a Long Time,鈥欌�� 鈥淏ut then I also liked 鈥楴orth Country Blues鈥� and 鈥楻ocks and Gravel鈥� or 鈥楤allad of Hollis Brown鈥� 鈥� things where you hear the iron ore in Bob鈥檚 voice, the North Country in Minnesota, the Hibbing.鈥�
Dylan himself has appeared on 鈥淪NL鈥� 鈥� once, as the musical guest, in 1979. Current cast member James Austin Johnson, who portrayed Dylan in a skit earlier this season, briefly appears in 鈥淎 Complete Unknown.鈥�
鈥淪NL鈥� is in the midst of The show will return in the middle of February to celebrate its anniversary over a weekend, including a Sunday night live broadcast of 鈥淪NL50: The Anniversary Special鈥� on Feb. 16.
The Associated Press
