Issa Rae, Bill Burr, Justin Bieber, & Morgan Wallen to Appear on SNL in October

Issa Rae at the CFDA Fashion Awards in 2018. Photo by Neil Rasmus/BFA/REX/Shutterstock (9703415bh)

October at Saturday Night Live is looking really good as the show has booked Issa Rae, Bill Burr, Justin Bieber, and Morgan Wallen for the upcoming episodes.

Burr, the comedian, actor, and podcast host is up first, and he’s set to host the October 10 episode, which will have a musical performance by Wallen. On October 17, actor and producer Rae will host with Bieber as the musical guest.

Burr’s known for the Monday Morning podcast. Wallen’s a The Voice alumni and he released a studio album entitled If I Know Me. His single “7 Summers” broke country music streaming records in August. This marks Burr and Wallen’s SNL debut.

Rae’s best known for her comedy Insecure which she stars in and executive produced. This will be her first time hosting SNL. Bieber has appeared on the show four times with his most recent being in February 2020 to promote his Changes album. His latest single, “Holy” featuring Chance the Rapper, has reached No. 1 on the Spotify Global Chart and was streamed over 120 million times in its debut week.

Saturday Night Live just entered its 46th season with its October 3 premiere, which was the first time since early this year that the show was in the studio since the pandemic forced the show to move to an “at-home” format. The premiere was hosted by Chris Rock with musical guest Megan Thee Stallion and special guest stars Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph.