Roddy Ricch Tapped For First Episode Of “SNL” Since Covid Shutdown

Rap star Roddy Ricch is heading to Saturday Night Live as the musical guest on the year’s first episode.

Show officials announced the line-up for its January 15th show on social media. Ariana DeBose will serve as the host for the “SNL” episode of 2022.

The January 15th episode will be the first since executives were forced to strip down the Christmas show, hosted by Paul Rudd, due to the rising cases of Covid-19 in New York.

The show went ahead with no audience and a reduced cast and crew.

“First show of 2022!!!” they captioned the reveal on Instagram.

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The West Side Story star later reacted to the news, saying she is “exploding from excitement”.

“I’m hosting @nbcsnl,” the 30-year-old captioned her post. “Hold please while I go collect my extremities, as I have exploded from excitement and sensible fear.”

DeBose starred as Anita in the 2021 Steven Spielberg adaptation of the classic stage musical and has generated awards buzz for her performance.