The ‘More Than My Hometown’ singer first appeared on the show in December 2020
Morgan Wallen is making his way back to Saturday Night Live.
On Wednesday, March 19, the hit NBC show announced a slate of host and performers for the upcoming weeks, including the country star.
Wallen, 31, will appear as a musical guest on the March 29 episode alongside Anora star Mikey Madison. His last appearance on the show was his debut in December 2020.
Morgan Wallen in December 2020.
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At the time, the “7 Summers” singer was set to perform on the show two months prior but was disinvited after he was photographed kissing multiple college women and partying maskless in Alabama, breaking COVID-19 protocols.
When he did go on the show, he appeared in a sketch where he made fun of himself and reenacted the bar outing with host Jason Bateman, who played Wallen a month in the future.
“I am you from the future, and I came here to stop you from partying tonight,” Bateman’s character said, adding: “Trust me somebody’s gonna post a video of you ignoring COVID protocols, the whole internet’s gonna freak out … Once people hear about the party, you’re in big trouble man, you’re gonna get kicked off Saturday Night Live.”
When Wallen responded with, “Lorne [Michaels] would never do that,” Bateman’s character said, “Of course Lorne wouldn’t, he ain’t no puss. He’s the goddamn man, he’s got balls the size of Toyotas. But the execs at NBC, they’re gonna force his hand bro.”
Wallen, in character, appeared worried as he shared, “Well I don’t want to screw up an opportunity like that or let my fans down. I guess I’ll leave the party then.” But Bateman’s character convinced him otherwise.
“Now I know it’s hard, I actually forgot how fun this party was. I mean you got cute girls over here, you got tons of booze, I bet there’s a whole hell of a lot of drugs around right? Maybe we stay for another five or 10 minutes,” Bateman’s character said.
After he was disinvited, Wallen addressed his sudden removal in an Instagram video.
“I’m not positive for COVID, but my actions this past weekend were pretty short-sighted and that have obviously affected my long-term goals and my dreams,” he said in a lengthy Instagram video at the time. “I respect the show’s decision because I know that I put them in jeopardy. I take ownership for this. I’d like to apologize to SNL, to my fans, to my team, for bringing me these opportunities and I let ’em down.”
“You know, I think I’ve lost myself a little bit. I’ve tried to find joy in the wrong places and I don’t know, it’s left me with less joy,” the “Sand in My Boots” artist. “So I’m gonna go try to work on that. I’m gonna take a step back from the spotlight for a little while, and go work on myself.”
Jack Black will host the show for the fourth time on April 5, with Elton John and Brandi Carlileperforming as musical guests. Meanwhile, Jon Hamm is set to host the series on April 12 alongside musical guest Lizzo.
Wallen is set to release his upcoming fourth albumI’m the Problem soon.
