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It looks like Pete Davidson is leading 'Saturday Night Live's' return following the end of the writers strike. The comedian will be making his hosting debut for the season 49 premiere after his originally planned hosting duties was sidelined amid the writers strike. Ice Spice will be serving as the musical guest.

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00:00It looks like Pete Davidson is leading Saturday Night Live's return following the end of the

00:09writer's strike. The comedian will be making his hosting debut for the season 49 premiere

00:14after his originally planned hosting duties were sidelined amid the writer's strike.

00:18Ice Spice will be serving as the musical guest. In his SNL promo, he's seen sneaking up on

00:23Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman as the two chat in Studio 8H about their summer.

00:28Only cast or hosts are allowed in the studio.

00:31Oh, okay. I'll do that.

00:35Do what?

00:36Davidson exited the show in May of 2022 after eight seasons as a performer and was originally

00:42scheduled to serve as a host in May before it was put on hold due to the WGA strike.

00:47SAG-AFTRA has noted that although the actors' union continues to strike,

00:51there is no problem with SNL cast members and hosts appearing on the sketch show,

00:55which is under the contract that covers talk shows and unscripted programming.

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