Just as he wraps up his “Family Matters” tour, Chance the Rapper will make his “Saturday Night Live” debut on a December 12 hosted by Chris Hemsworth, NBC confirmed today. In the same tweet, the network also announced the musical guests and hosts for two other episodes: Ryan Gosling and Leon Bridges on December 5, and the duo of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, who will host a December 19 episode featuring musical guest Bruce Springsteen.
This coming Saturday’s “SNL” is hosted by Matthew McConaughey and features musical guest Adele.
Update (11/17 4:50 p.m. EST): On Twitter today, Chance the Rapper hinted at “a very special performance”, signing the tweet with the hashtag “#thirdmixtape”:
And I Will be the first independent (& far from last) musical guest on #SNL next month! Very special performance planned! #thirdmixtape