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Marcello Hernández wants to be Harry Styles so bad in the new “Saturday Night Live” promo … and the singer is setting him straight.

The teaser opens with Harry dancing to his song “American Girls” as he makes his way through the empty audience and to the stage.

Except … it’s not actually Harry.

"Saturday Night Live" went straight for the jugular, opening with a brutal send-up of President Donald Trump's decision to boot Kristi Noem from her post as Homeland Security secretary.

Colin Jost played Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a mock press briefing, casually informing reporters that Noem had been "reassigned under the bus." Moments later, Ashley Padilla strutted in as Noem to set the record straight.

"I just want to make it clear that I didn't get fired," she insisted. "I self-deported."

Ryan Gosling had a bit of a distraction sitting front row during his monologue as host of 'SNL' this week ... heart throb, and next week's host, Harry Styles!

Harry says he is only there to prepare for the show next week, but Ryan can't seem to get the "Aperture" singer out of his head as he tries to continue on with the open.

It doesn't help that the camera keeps cutting to Harry and eventually creates a split screen to keep Style's adorable face on our TVs the entire time.

There was plenty of gold on “Saturday Night Live” -- with Team USA women’s hockey stars Hilary Knight and Megan Keller taking a jab at President Donald Trump for his controversial joke last week … right in front of Jack and Quinn Hughes!!

The Hughes bros were first to appear during the opening monologue from Connor Storrie -- the star of the hit series "Heated Rivalry" on HBO -- who cracked some jokes about the show ... saying they haven't had time to sit down and binge it.

Storrie then brought out Keller and Knight ... with the audience going nuts when they walked out on stage.

Cardi B’s alleged backstage meltdown over a Nicki Minaj gag may have shaken the walls at 'SNL' ... but we're told there's no hard feelings!

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Cardi was having a bad night, just like anyone else has from time to time -- adding while the show doesn't condone such behavior, nobody's holding any grudges and she's still welcome to return.

That’s a pretty big olive branch, considering Cardi's alleged behavior after catching "Weekend Update" anchors joking about Nicki’s recent MAGA ties -- as Cardi was gearing up for her Jan. 31 music guest spot.

Cardi B made "Saturday Night Live's" 1,000th episode one to remember ... allegedly for all the wrong reasons -- according to our sources, Cardi started destroying equipment during rehearsal when she overheard the "Weekend Update" anchors run a joke about Nicki Minaj.

We're told as Cardi was preparing to perform as a musical guest on the January 31 show, the "Weekend Update" anchors were running their jokes ahead of dress rehearsal.

Our sources say Cardi apparently overheard one about Nicki's recent affiliation with MAGA ... and LOST it.

"Saturday Night Live" honored Catherine O'Hara during its latest episode, paying tribute to the iconic actress who died this week.

Before the curtain call during Saturday's show, the NBC sketch comedy series flashed a brief tribute card on the screen featuring a past photo of O'Hara along with her name. The show also took to X, posting a photo of the tribute with her name followed by a heart emoji.

TMZ broke the story ... O'Hara died Friday in Los Angeles after a brief illness. Emergency crews responded to her home that morning for breathing difficulties, and she was rushed to the hospital, where she later died.

The news sent shockwaves through Hollywood and the world. O'Hara, who's best known for her unforgettable roles in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," "Beetlejuice" and more, had a career spanning over five decades and earned multiple awards, including Emmys and a Golden Globe.

Tributes poured in from her co-stars, with her on-screen "Schitt's Creek" husband, Eugene Levy, sharing how much he'll miss her after working with her for over fifty years, and "Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin sharing an emotional goodbye, referring to her as a mother figure and expressing deep heartbreak.

7:32 PM PT -- Sources close to Kenan tell TMZ ... this was a contractual disagreement and not about him choosing to not pay rent. Our sources tell us Kenan never received the keys to the property and had never even stepped foot on the property.

Kenan Thompson is being dragged to court by a landlord, who claims he owes over $34,000 for breaking his lease on a rental home.

According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the 'SNL' star is being sued for allegedly breaching a 12-month lease for a 3-bedroom rental property in Los Angeles.

In the docs, the landlord claims they entered into a written lease agreement with Kenan in September ... they say the lease started October 1 and Kenan agreed to pay the $10,250 rent for a year before the lease would go month-to-month.

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna wrapped up a huge night in true power couple fashion.

The two were spotted making a stylish exit from the "Saturday Night Live" after party at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City Saturday night, following Rocky's musical guest debut on NBC's show.

Rocky had a lot to celebrate inside Studio 8H. For his first performance of the night, he ripped through "Punk Rocky," one of the standout tracks from his newly released album, "Don't Be Dumb". He later returned to the stage for a medley of "Helicopter."

Finn Wolfhard got a major surprise during his "Saturday Night Live" debut ... a "Stranger Things" reunion right in the middle of his opening monologue.

The actor kicked off the night by declaring he was proud to be a man, even accepting a glass of alcohol from cast member Marcello Hernández ... though he immediately spit it out, joking it was "too spicy."

Just as Wolfhard leaned into his grown-up era, things took a turn. "So yeah, meet the new me. The man me. 'Stranger Things' is over, and I’m not a kid anymore," he said, before being cut off by Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo, who stormed the stage to cheers from the crowd.

'SNL' Alum Chris Redd is speaking out about getting assaulted in NYC three years ago -- and he's ruling out as a suspect his ex-pal -- Kenan Thompson -- in the unsolved case.

Chris was in New York City on Wednesday night when a photog asked him about someone socking him in the face outside the Comedy Store in Manhattan's Greenwich Village in 2022.

Despite rumors Kenan was behind the assault, Redd says, "No, Kenan did not hit me. People took it like Kenan hit me ... he didn’t hit me, no." The NYPD tells us they haven't arrested anyone and the investigation is ongoing.

You may recall, Chris and Kenan were friends and costars on 'SNL' from 2017 to 2022, but their relationship soured over Kenan's ex-wife, Christina Evangeline. Chris previously said Christina helped him through a rough period during his pill addiction, and they had formed a romantic bond. That drove a wedge between Chris and Kenan.

Chris Redd was in tears on IG this week, finally breaking his silence on dating his pal Kenan Thompson’s ex-wife, Christina Evangeline ... saying the relationship started when she showed up for him during a rough chapter in his life ... and admitting he went through a rough time with pills.

In Tuesday's video, Chris related while he was on "Saturday Night Live," he was dealing with some pill issues -- brushing it off as "nothing too crazy for my Black a**" -- but he confesses he was selling some to his castmates.

Redd cracked he’d never snitch on anyone ... but then he got serious, admitting he was having panic attacks while people stood by and watched him spiral. He said Christina was the only one who stepped in, calling him out on his "s***" and actually helping him deal with it.

Chevy Chase was put into a coma by doctors for more than a week after his heart failed in 2021, friends and family of the star revealed in a new documentary.

The actor and his loved ones gave extensive interviews for CNN's new documentary, "I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not" according to Variety.

Chevy's wife, Jayni Chase, says in the new doc that she took her husband to the emergency room because they didn't know what was wrong with him ... which was when his heart just stopped.

Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande are proving the naysayers wrong, 'cause Ethan was making himself comfy in Ari's 'SNL' green room as she hosted Saturday night's show!

Ari's former Nickelodeon co-star and bestie -- Liz Gillies -- posted a series of pics backstage at the 'SNL' taping ... and in one, Ethan is seen sitting alongside Liz on the couch -- showing ongoing breakup rumors are a bunch of BS.

Fans have been a bit skeptical lately about where the 'Wicked' stars' relationship lies. Ethan was recently asked about working alongside his girlfriend, and his answer raised fans' eyebrows when he pivoted to talking about the cast as a whole -- sounding the alarm that the two might be over 'For Good.'

During its final episode of the year, "Saturday Night Live" paused to pay tribute to late producer Rob Reiner ... flashing a title card with an old photo of Rob before the show's "goodnight" segment.

The in memoriam gesture comes less than a week after Reiner and his wife -- Michele Singer Reiner -- were found dead in their Los Angeles home. Their son -- Nick Reiner -- is now facing first-degree murder charges after being arrested in connection with their deaths.

Reiner hosted SNL’s third episode back in 1975 during the show’s early days ... and unlike hosts George Carlin and Paul Simon at the time, he fully joined in the sketches ... helping set the style that would forever define the series.

As we reported, the couple's daughter, Romy, is the one who discovered Rob and Michele's bodies and called 911. She told police her brother Nick was "dangerous" and should be considered a suspect.

Nick was arrested about 6 hours after police responded to the call. He's currently held on suicide watch at Men's Central Jail in L.A. without bond and awaits his January 7th hearing.

Bowen Yang bawled like a baby during his final "Saturday Night Live" sketch, hours after confirming he was moving on from the show.

Check out his touching final scene -- he plays a Delta One Lounge employee working his last shift, an obvious parallel to his real-life situation. He gets a phone call from Ariana Grande, and they reminisce about all the "eggnog" he's made over the years ... another obvious parallel to the sketches he's contributed to over this 7-year run on the show. He and Ariana then break out into song, dueting Charles Brown's 1960 song "Please Come Home for Christmas."

His "Wicked" co-star then joins him right before he breaks down in tears, saying how much he loved working at the Delta One Lounge. He raves ... "I just feel so lucky that I ever got to work here, and I just wanted to enjoy it for a little bit longer. Especially the people. I've loved every single person who works here, because they've done so much for me, especially my boss."