# ‘SNL’ Sets December Return With Amanda Seyfried as Host & Don Toliver as Musical Guest

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/snl-sets-december-return-with-amanda-seyfried-as-host-don-toliver-as-musical-guest/
- Published: 2026-11-15T19:14:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T20:26:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/snl-amanda-seyfried-don-toliver-december-2026-1236382445/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment

## Key points

- Amanda Seyfried will host SNL for the first time on 5 December.
- Don Toliver will make his musical guest debut.
- His album OCTANE reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

## Summary

Saturday Night Live will return on 5 December after a three-week break, with Amanda Seyfried making her hosting debut and Don Toliver performing as musical guest for the first time. The pairing brings two newcomers to the programme and follows the 14 November episode hosted by John Mulaney, with Phoebe Bridgers performing.

The episode is part of the show’s 52nd season, which began on 26 September. Toliver arrives after his album OCTANE debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in February; he has since toured North America and collaborated with Drake, while continuing to preview his next project, NITROUS. Seyfried recently appeared in a documentary about former Theranos chief executive Elizabeth Holmes.

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