After a two-week hiatus, “Saturday Night Live” returned with a new episode Dec. 6 with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Dijon, marking McCarthy’s sixth time hosting, her first since 2017, and Dijon’s “SNL” debut.

The last SNL of 2025 & Bowen Yang's last show went hard on Trump & the just released elements of the Epstein files for its cold open

In the latest "SNL" cold open, James Austin Johnson's Trump defended himself against new Jeffrey Epstein photos and ordered a strike on Santa Claus.

Actor and pop star Ariana Grande, who recently portrayed Glinda in "Wicked," will host " Saturday Night Live " for the show's highly anticipated Christmas episode Dec. 20. It will be the singer's third time hosting the show.

The POTUS also showed footage of a 'suspected drug plane' and the U.S. military opening fire on Santa's sleigh.

The final new “SNL” episode of 2025 will air on Dec. 20. “Wicked: For Good” star Ariana Grande will close the season when she hosts the show for the third time. Her return to “SNL” for the 2025 Christmas episode comes just over a year after she stopped by Studio 8H for Season 50.

James Austin Johnson’s President discusses the battle for WBD, Venezuela and Karoline Levitt’s lips from Air Force One on the SNL cold open