Dakota Johnson gears up to host Saturday Night Live with Justin Timberlake

As Saturday Night Live is back Dakota Johnson is also returning to the NBC comedy show.

The Madame Web star will make a comeback on the show after eight years, she last hosted the show in 2015.

The Fifty Shades series actress will be joined by musical guest Justin Timberlake on the January 27 episode.

Timberlake is also not new to the SNL scene as he has appeared multiple times on SNL including as host in 2009 and 2011, as host and musical guest in 2003, 2006, and 2014 as well as music guest with NSYNC.

Saturday Night Live recap

Saturday Night Live kicked off its first-ever episode of 2024 with host Jacob Elordi and musical guest Reneé Rapp.

The Kissing Booth star captivated the audience during his monologue which consisted of some questions from the fans.

The Euphoria star mentioned Saltburn who made headlines for his explicit scene and jokingly apologized to everyone who watched it with their parents.

Following the monologue comes the early sketch by Rapp, who recently released her album Snow Angel and starred in the hit 2004 movie Mean Girls musical adaptation as Regina George.

In the comedy sketch, she jokingly said that she has been "going off in every interview" so now she has to do some media training.

For Rapp's second performance, Rachel McAdams, the main bully from the original Mean Girls made a surprise appearance on the set and welcomed the musical guest on stage for her rendition of Not My Fault and was joined by Meghan Thee Stallion.