Ryan Goslingis returning to "Saturday Night Live!"
The "Barbie" star, 45, will be back in Studio 8H for the sketch comedy series' March 7 episode, NBC has announced. He'll be joined by musical guestGorillaz.
This will be Gosling's fourth time hosting "SNL." He most recently did so in 2024, when he was promoting his action-comedy "The Fall Guy."
Gosling's 2024 "SNL" episode was a hit with fans and featured the viral "Beavis and Butt-Head" sketch, in which he and Mikey Day played two members of an audience who unintentionally derail an event due to their uncanny resemblance to the cartoon characters. The sketch was so popular thatGosling and Day reprised the rolesat the Los Angeles premiere of "The Fall Guy."
Gosling's latest "SNL" hosting stint will come ahead of the release of his new science-fiction movie"Project Hail Mary,"which is based on the Andy Weir novel and hits theaters on March 20. Gorillaz will be making their debut as an "SNL" musical guest. The band's latest album, "The Mountain," will be released on Feb. 27.
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After almost a month off, "SNL" will return on Feb. 28 with "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie as host, coming off the massive success of the hockey romance series. He'll be joined by musical guest Mumford & Sons, whose upcoming appearance marks their fourth on the show.
The Academy Award winning actor Ryan Gosling first catapulted to fame after appearing in the 2004 romantic drama "The Notebook" alongside Rachel McAdams. The star continues to act in iconic roles and films and will soon star in "Project Hail Mary" and "Star Wars: Starfighter."Here, Gosling attends the premiere of "The Fall Guy" at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on April 30, 2024." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Gosling, star of "The Believer," hugs actress Sandra Bullock as she arrives as a guest at the film's premiere in Los Angeles Sept. 6, 2001. The film stars Gosling as a Jewish Yeshiva student who transforms into the leader of a neo-Nazi group of skinheads. The film won the Grand Jury prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Rachel McAdams and Gosling kiss on stage after winning the "best kiss" award for their screen kiss in the film "The Notebook" at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles June 4, 2005." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling and Rachel McAdams accept the choice movie chemistry award onstage at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards held at Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk on Aug. 14, 2005, in Universal City, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling and his sister Mandy Gosling attend the 72nd annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards gala at Supper Club Jan. 7, 2007, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling and Rachel McAdams arrive at the 13th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 28, 2007, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling poses with his award for best male lead in the film "Half Nelson" in the press room during the 22nd annual Film Independent Spirit Awards held at Santa Monica Beach on Feb. 24, 2007, in Santa Monica, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling, center, and guests attend the 79th annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on Feb. 25, 2007, in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling, actress Patricia Clarkson and director Craig Gillespie attend the after party for the screening of MGM's "Lars And The Real Girl" at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Oct. 2, 2007, in Beverly Hills, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling performs "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" during the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling arrive at the premiere of MGM's "Lars And The Real Girl" at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Oct. 2, 2007, in Beverly Hills, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Eva Mendes, left, and Ryan Gosling attend the artistic gymnastics women's uneven bars final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on Aug. 4, 2024." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling arrives with a guest at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling and Michelle Williams attend the "Blue Valentine" [hotocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2010, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Michelle Williams, Gosling and Faith Wladyka attend the "Blue Valentine" premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2010, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling attends the "Drive" photocall during the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2011, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling accepts his award for best actor in motion picture, musical or comedy for "La La Land" during the 74th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 8, 2017." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn and Gosling, left, pose on the red carpet before the screening of "Drive" presented in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2011, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling poses at the Palme d'Or Winners photocall for "Drive" at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2011, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling attends the "Crazy, Stupid, Love" world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on July 19, 2011, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling, along with his dog George, visits "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" at Rockefeller Center on July 20, 2011, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling, left, and actor/ director George Clooney attend the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "The Ides Of March" held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theatre on Sept. 27, 2011, in Beverly Hills, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
From left, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes and Gosling attend "The Place Beyond The Pines" premiere during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on Sept. 7, 2012, in Toronto." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling arrives at Warner Bros. Pictures' "Gangster Squad" premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Jan. 7, 2013, in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Matt Smith, Iain De Caestecker, Reda Kateb, Gosling, Geoffrey Arend and Christina Hendricks attend the "Lost River" premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2014, in Cannes, France." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling attends the premiere of "The Big Short" at Ziegfeld Theatre on Nov. 23, 2015. in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling attend the premiere of Lionsgate's "La La Land" at Mann Village Theatre on Dec. 6, 2016, in Westwood, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Actors Emma Stone, left, and Gosling attend a hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Dec. 7, 2016, in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling and Emma Stone, winners for best actor and best actress in a musical or comedy film for "La La Land," pose in the press room during the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling, nominee for best actor in "La La Land," poses as he arrives on the red carpet for the 89th Oscars on Feb. 26, 2017, in Hollywood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Harrison Ford, Gosling and Ana de Armas attend the "Blade Runner 2049" Madrid photocall on Sept. 19, 2017, in Madrid." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling arrives for the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film "First Man," presented in competition at the 75th Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29, 2018, in Italy." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Canadian actor Gosling attends Netflix's "The Gray Man" world premiere at the Chinese theatre in Hollywood, July 13, 2022." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling and Margot Robbie speak onstage as they promote the upcoming film "Barbie" during the Warner Bros. Pictures studio presentation during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 25, 2023, in Las Vegas." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling and Emily Blunt speak onstage to promote the upcoming film "The Fall Guy" during the Universal Pictures and Focus Features presentation during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 26, 2023, in Las Vegas." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Phil Lord, Gosling and Andy Weir speak onstage at Amazon MGM Studios "Project Hail Mary" panel during 2025 Comic-Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 26, 2025, in San Diego, California." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling performs "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" with Mark Ronson during the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gosling on the red carpet at the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> From 'The Notebook' to 'Barbie,' see Ryan Gosling's iconic roles and career in photos
The Academy Award winning actor Ryan Gosling first catapulted to fame after appearing in the 2004 romantic drama "The Notebook" alongside Rachel McAdams. The star continues to act in iconic roles and films and will soon star in "Project Hail Mary" and "Star Wars: Starfighter."Here, Gosling attends the premiere of "The Fall Guy" at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on April 30, 2024.
NBC also confirmed on Feb. 12 that a new episode of "SNL" will air on March 14, the week after Gosling's episode, but the host and musical guest haven't been announced. In January, Finn Wolfhard hosted the first "SNL" episode of 2026, and he was followed by Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgård.
SNL' taps Connor Storrieof 'Heated Rivalry' as next host
'SNL' schedule of hosts and musical guests
Feb. 28: Connor Storrie / Mumford & Sons
March 7: Ryan Gosling / Gorillaz
March 14: To be announced
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'SNL' taps Ryan Gosling to return as host
