The “Euphoria” star is joined by musical guest Anitta.

Saturday Night Live recap: Colman Domingo makes his hosting debut

The "Euphoria" star is joined by musical guest Anitta.

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on April 11, 2026 11:48 p.m. ET

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Hi all — it’s your good pal SNL in Review. Welcome to Saturday night! (Or, perhaps more likely, your Sunday morning recap.)

Colman Domingo is this week’s host. I am joined tonight by the always eloquent gentleman and former *Saturday Night Live** *cast member Gary Kroeger. He reports he first became familiar with Domingo's game during his time on** **"*The Big Gay Sketch Show*, but maybe *Fear the Walking Dead*, or *Euphoria*." He adds, "It seems that it's been 15 or more years that I've been watching him and admiring his commanding presence. He's one of those actors who seems like they've been around even before they've been around. There was no learning curve, he was just *there *with gravitas as if he'd been doing Shakespeare since Shakespeare. I love that *SNL *is finally getting around to having a host with some years on the planet. He's a grown-up. That will be refreshing."

Well put. Too often, the modern iteration of the show is seemingly chasing the fountain of youth, or the ultra-online cohort. (Rewatching older episodes, you can tell they used to actually cultivate, you know, adults.)

Savvy comedy fans will recall none other than Kate McKinnon cut her teeth on *The Big Gay Sketch Show. *Good company. Domingo has two Oscar nominations under his belt, but deep down, he’s just like us, Conehead Nation: another comedy nerd! Here’s another *SNL *bona fide for Domingo: he's stars on Tina Fey's Netflix series *The Four Seasons*.

Scroll down for more! (I really hope the show resists an Uma-Oprah-style pun with tonight’s host and…Domingo. That’d be super lame!)

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James Austin Johnson's President Trump is brainstorming his now-infamous Iran War post, when he breaks the fourth wall to comment on featured player Ashley Padilla's increased role in these political cold opens. Trump decides to focus on more important global affairs: calling Tiger Woods (Kenan Thompson). Melania (Chloe Fineman) calls him next, to discuss her Epstein press conference. So, we are checking off recent events…

Next: Colin Jost's Pete Hegseth. Wow, this impression again. Jost's acting abilities are really being put to the test folks — just in time for a new drama series! This is pretty bad, I’m sorry. The satire misses, punchlines are bad. What a missed opportunity. Even the joint "live from New York" delivery is sloppy.

FYI: Kenan played Tiger Woods way back in 2009!

Domingo has been an actor since the '90s! He’s also our uncle. The point is, he’s been in everything. Also, when you go to his house, the vibes are spectacular. Just like that, the music at 8H changes, same with the colors and the camerawork. Nice moment for band member Leon Pendarvis! And Jeremy Culhane! "The vibes here are on point!" Domingo notes. Leon Phelps would approve of this, I think.

He doesn’t say so, but Domingo will next be seen in the new Michael Jackson biopic *Michael* hitting theaters later this month. It’s tracking to open around $55 million, I think! Gary Kroeger is "looking forward to seeing Colman as Joe Jackson. Complicated story." (For the record, he adds: "For my money *Thriller *is as good an album as *Abbey Road*, and the world knows I’m a Beatle freak. 'Billie Jean' stands out. Partly because of the Grammy performance. A phenomenon emerged when we heard the song and saw the man perform it. Few moments are as indelibly imprinted into cultural consciousness as that.")

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