Yahoo Lifestyle 25 Huge Stars Who Have Never Hosted 'Saturday Night Live'
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There are the stars who have made it into the SNL Five-Timers' Club, and then there are the stars who have never even hosted the show once. Despite having the talent and pedigree to take the stage at Studio 8H, celebs like Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Will Smith and Zendaya have never hosted Saturday Night Live. Ever! How is that possible? Is the SNL booker asleep on the job, or are these A-listers just not interested in the gig? Read on for a who's who of potential first-time hosts.
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The Oscar-winning actor has been in at least 66 movies, but he's never been host of Saturday Night Live.
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Despite nailing every part she's ever played, Meryl Streep hasn't played the part of SNL host. Perhaps her friend (and nothing more!) Martin Short, who's hosted the show three times and even spent one season as a cast member, can convince her to give it a try.
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He's proven he can make people laugh (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Bullet Train, the Friends Season 8 Thanksgiving episode), and he's even popped in for appearances on SNL. But he's never taken on the hosting gig.
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It's hard to believe that one of the most successful comedic actors of his time has never hosted Saturday Night Live, but believe it you must.
![<p>IMAGO / Future Image</p><p>America's Sweetheart would charm the heck out of <em>SNL </em>audiences, but unfortunately, she's "too scared" to host. "I mean, I would do it with Alec [Baldwin], if we could be comedy partners just doing skits," she <a href="https://ew.com/tv/2017/11/03/julia-roberts-snl-alec-baldwin/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:told EW Radio;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">told <em>EW</em> Radio</a> in 2027.</p><p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/julia-roberts-shares-relatable-regret-162023333.html" data-ylk="slk:Julia Roberts Shares Relatable 'Regret' From Impressive Career;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">Julia Roberts Shares Relatable 'Regret' From Impressive Career</a></strong></p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CLzhjU_x2F15DlfBR6o0wQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDQ-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/parade_250/511e5ad74c31037ad4ad07a685f1ac3e)
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America's Sweetheart would charm the heck out of SNL audiences, but unfortunately, she's "too scared" to host. "I mean, I would do it with Alec [Baldwin], if we could be comedy partners just doing skits," she told EW Radio in 2027.
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He's often the target of comedic impressions, but Denzel Washington has never been the doer of comedic impressions, at least not from the famed SNL stage.
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Despite being a pioneer of sketch comedy, 90-year-old Carol Burnett has never hosted Saturday Night Live—and she doesn't want to. "I would not be interested," Burnett told Fox News Digital in 2023. "That’s all I can say." One possible explanation for her chilly stance? In the early days of SNL, creator Lorne Michaels reportedly used Burnett's name as shorthand for dated comedy.
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How is it possible that Sandra Bullock has never hosted Saturday Night Live? The woman is a comedic treasure!
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Despite starring in 19 seasons of Grey's Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo (who will also appear in the show's upcoming 20th season, though not as a series regular) has never hosted SNL.
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The Oscar-winning actress (who's actually one Grammy away from an EGOT) has yet to bring her talents to the SNL stage.
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Getting Tom Cruise to host SNL seems to be mission impossible.
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Although he's made a brief cameo on SNL (confronting Andy Samberg for the comedian's extremely accurate impression of him), Mark Wahlberg has never hosted the show.
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He's played some of the most iconic characters in movie history (Han Solo, Indiana Jones), but he's never delivered an SNL monologue.
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Like ex-husband Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie has never hosted SNL.
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Not even in his heyday was Johnny Depp a host on SNL.
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Her Euphoria costar Jacob Elordi accepted an SNL hosting gig before she did. There's still time!
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This legend of the big screen has never yelled "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!" (At least not on TV—we don't know what he does in the privacy of his own home.)
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She may have been married to an SNL cast member (Fred Armisen), but the Mad Men actress has never committed to hosting the show.
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Sure, he has a reputation for being an actor with a capital "A," but never forget the days of I'm Still Here.
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The man knows how to laugh at himself (or at least at memes of himself), but he's never done it from the SNL stage.
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The standup comic and Emmy-winning star of Beef has yet to bring her comedic chops to SNL, but maybe her boyfriend (SNL alum Bill Hader) can convince her to take on the gig.
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There's still plenty of time for Florence Pugh to host SNL—she's only been a star-star for about five years. But let's go already!
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How's this for a hot topic: Whoopi Goldberg has never hosted SNL.
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She's hosted the Critics Choice Awards, but never SNL. In a 2014 interview with HuffPost Live, she claimed the show blew her off twice. “I feel bad for people who can’t just say, ‘Listen, you’re just not our cup of tea,'" she shared.
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Kevin Costner has never hosted SNL, most likely due to scheduling conflicts (a little Yellowstone humor).
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