Here's when Tina Fey, Amy Poehler will co-host 'Saturday Night Live'
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� stars Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are returning to Studio 8H.
Poehler and Fey will reportedly co-host the show on Dec. 19, with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band serving as the musical guest. Poehler and Fey鈥檚 comedy 鈥淪isters鈥� opens on Dec. 18.
Fey started as a writer at 鈥淪NL鈥� in 1997 and later became a cast member and co-anchor of the 鈥淪NL鈥� 鈥淲eekend Update鈥� segment, departing in 2006. Poehler joined as a cast member in 2001 and left in 2008.
In addition to Fey and Poehler鈥檚 appearance, the Dec. 5 episode will be hosted by actor Ryan Gosling and actor Chris Hemsworth will host on Dec. 12. Leon Bridges will perform as the musical guest on the Dec. 5 installment and Chance the Rapper will perform on the Dec. 12 episode.
Fey and Poehler have both been involved in incredibly successful projects while they were at,聽and since leaving, 鈥淪NL.鈥� Both starred in and Fey wrote the 2004 comedy 鈥淢ean Girls,鈥� which the Writers Guild of America recently named as having one of the best screenplays of all time.聽
Fey created and starred in the NBC TV series 鈥�30 Rock,鈥� which aired for seven seasons and won multiple Emmy Awards. She co-created the Netflix show 鈥淯nbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,鈥� which aired its first season earlier this year and was nominated for the best comedy series Emmy. She returned to 鈥淪NL鈥� to portray then-vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, a performance that was most likely the most memorable political satire done by 鈥淪NL鈥� in recent memory.聽
Poehler starred in and served as a writer for the NBC sitcom 鈥淧arks and Recreation,鈥� which also aired for seven seasons. She recently voiced one of the lead characters in Pixar鈥檚 hit 鈥淚nside Out,鈥� which was released this past summer, and starred in the Netflix TV series 鈥淲et Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp,鈥� which was a prequel to the 2001 comedy 鈥淲et Hot American Summer.鈥澛�
Fey and Poehler also hosted the Golden Globes multiple times and their stints were popular ones.
As it has since its inception, 鈥淪NL鈥� continues to be a way for comedians starting out to gain exposure and, often, become involved with film opportunities. Members of the original 鈥淪NL鈥� cast like Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, and John Belushi quickly hit it big with movies like 鈥淎nimal House,鈥� 鈥淭he Blues Brothers,鈥� and 鈥淐addyshack.鈥�
It鈥檚 a pattern that鈥檚 continued over the decades and three of the four leads in the highly anticipated new 鈥淕hostbusters鈥� film are from 鈥淪NL.鈥� While 鈥淕hostbusters鈥� star Kristen Wiig is a former cast member, actresses Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are still on the show. McKinnon debuted on 鈥淪NL鈥� in 2012, while Jones is a comparative newbie, having just been named a cast member on the NBC program late last year.
