Harry Styles may be hosting next week’s Saturday Night Live episode, but that didn’t stop him from making a surprise appearance during Ryan Gosling‘s hosting stint.
The Project Hail Mary actor returned to the sketch comedy series on (you guessed it) Saturday night, where he hosted the sketch comedy series for his fourth time. After beginning his monologue by recounting how March is a great time to host SNL, Gosling looked in the crowd and said, “Is that Harry Styles?”
The camera panned over to the Grammy-winning artist, which led the audience to erupt in applause and the actor to question, “What are you doing here, man?”
“Well, I’m hosting next week and it’s been a while, so I just wanted to watch, get a feel for it,” Styles responded.
“Yeah, that’s so professional, that’s awesome you’re here. I just wish someone would have told me,” Gosling added. “I have a new movie coming out, it’s called Project Harry Styles. Nope — it’d be a good movie, though!”
Gosling went on to perform a hesitant rendition of Styles’ “Sign of the Times,” before he began belting out, “I’m just Ken,” lyrics from the Oscar-nominated Barbie song.
Earlier in the week, Gosling and SNL poked fun at the many times the actor has stepped into the role as host. In a promo, the Barbie star mistakenly thought he was joining SNL‘s esteemed five-timers club (for those who have hosted the show five times), though cast member Mikey Day reminded him it was actually only his fourth leading appearance.
Gosling he made his SNL debut on Dec. 5, 2015; his second appearance on Sept. 30, 2017; and his most recent hosting gig was on April 13, 2024. He made one additional cameo on April 6, 2024.
Gosling is currently on a press tour for Project Hail Mary, which releases on March 20. The film is an adaptation of Andy Weir’s bestselling sci-fi book, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
The three-time Academy Award nominee served as the 14th host of season 51, where he was joined by musical guest Gorillaz. Last week, Heated Rivalry breakout Connor Storrie hosted SNL, and Styles will make his first hosting appearance on the show in six years as next Saturday’s host and musical guest.
Alongside Storrie, Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, Glen Powell, Melissa McCarthy, Josh O’Connor, Ariana Grande, Finn Wolfhard, Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgard have already hosted season 51 of SNL.
