If Ashley Padilla has anything to say about it, Brandi Carlile will host this weekend’s Saturday Night Live instead of Miles Teller.
In just-released promos for this weekend’s episode, Padilla brings up her brand-new haircut — and she explodes on Teller for not noticing. “I got a haircut, and you haven’t said anything about it!” Padilla yells at the Top Gun: Maverick actor. “Yeah, sorry, I think I didn’t notice, Ashley, because we’ve never met before,” Teller responds.
But guess who did notice? Eleven-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile. “I noticed. The second I saw you, I knew you had that new-haircut glow,” Carlile says. “Thank you, Brandi Carlile! You’re the host now,” Padilla says matter-of-factly, to which Carlile celebrates with a “Yesssss.”
“She’s joking, right?” Teller asks. But Dismukes assures the actor she’s dead serious. “I hope you can sing,” she threatens, and Teller gives a shrug: “I can sing.” (We know that at least Keith Urban agrees: Back in 2016, the country star invited Teller onstage to duet on The Temptations’ “My Girl” during an Albuquerque, New Mexico, concert.)
Watch all the new promos below:
Saturday’s episode will mark Carlile’s fourth time as a musical guest on SNL — and her second time this year. She joined Elton John on the stage back in April to perform songs from their joint album Who Believes in Angels? This time around, she’s promoting her just-released solo album Returning to Myself.
This will be Teller’s second hosting gig after he made his debut in 2022. He’s hitting the show ahead of the premiere of his sci-fi rom-com Eternity, co-starring Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner, which arrives Nov. 26 in theaters.
Saturday Night Live airs at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC and streams on Peacock. (See all the options to watch SNL here.)
