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After Glen Powell led the Bob Army's invasion of your social media during his November 14 Saturday Night Live hosting duties, one might have thought the rest of the year would be at best mildly amusing. But just as the year staggers to a close, SNL goes all-out, and December's hosts and musical guests read like a fever dream of 2025's pop culture makers.
December 6 sees the return of Melissa McCarthy to Studio 8H, marking her sixth time hosting. She’ll be joined by musical guest Dijon, capping off his breakout year at Studio 8H.
The vibe shifts entirely on December 13, when Josh O'Connor steps in as host. But even his considerable charms might be outshone by Lily Allen as the musical guest, performing songs from her instant break-up-classic album West End Girl.
Then there is the December 20 show. Cancel the 25th because Christmas comes early when Ariana Grande returns to host and Cher commands the stage as the performer, pushing the night firmly into the "watch it live or else" category, a relative rarity these days. An actual living legend closing out the final SNL of 2025 alongside one of the biggest pop stars on the planet feels like the type of TV that used to mean sweeps week.
There's no doubt that these three episodes are going to be hot tickets when it comes to being in the audience, but we have you covered. Here are some tips to get in and see all of the chaos and future memes happening in real time.
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First of all, attendees must all be 16 years or older (whether accompanied by an adult or not), and everyone must present a valid photo ID upon arrival.
In terms of actually getting in, standby tickets are available every week via this reservation link, which goes live at 10am on the Thursday before every show day. You'll have the option to request up to four standby tickets for either the 8pm rehearsal or the 11:30pm show. Make sure to include your full name, email address and number of people in your party.
If your reservation can be accommodated, you'll receive an email. And if you do snag tickets, your entire party has to check in at the standby line on site between 6pm and 7pm on the Friday before the show with a photo ID in hand.
Once there, you are going to have to stay on line until midnight when standby cards will be given out.
Although they sound fancy, the passes still don't guarantee you admission: you'll know you got lucky once you actually sit down inside the studio.