Who hosts the 1000th episode?

Lady Gaga’s episode will be #982, meaning episode #1000 of SNL will be around January of 2026

Some possibilities:

• Laraine Newman - never hosted, still active in the industry, however it seems like most of her work is in voiceovers these days. Was kind of telling that her SNL50 appearance was a pre-tape rather than a live sketch

Edit to the above: another thought that came to mind is Laraine with her daughter, Hannah Einbinder. Blending the original and the present/future

• Cecily Strong - longest tenured female cast member in the shows history. Her baby will be around 8 months old at the time though so it might be too much of a commitment

• Bill Murray - has been open about wanting to host this season. Maybe they push him off until Episode 1,000 next season

• Eddie Murphy - he has hosted 3 times. If he hypothetically hosts the 1,000th episode and then hosts for Shrek 5 in Christmas of 2026, we could get an Eddie Murphy 5-timers Christmas

All this is moot however, if Kenan leaves this season, because he would then become the obvious choice