‘Saturday Night Live’ Unveils First Musical Guests Of The New Season

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Season 41 of Saturday Night Live kicks off October 3 and the first musical guests have been announced.

Miley Cyrus will do double duty as host and musical guest on the season premiere, while Amy Schumer will be joined by The Weeknd.

And SNL vet Tracy Morgan will make his highly-anticipated return to the show October 17 with musical guest Demi Lovato ("Cool for the Summer").

In related SNL news, 25-year-old standup comic Jon Rudnitsky will join the show's cast as a featured performer.