--- description: 'SNL' has booked comic Jim Carrey to host its Oct. 25 show. It will be his third stint, having made previous appearances in 1996 and 2011. title: Jim Carrey Will Host SNL on Oct. 25 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda2ad11b18bf093a/69876043cd6848421e0970c1/454104048.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jim Carrey Is Booked to Host _Saturday Night Live_ on Oct. 25 by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2014 4:16 AM CUT  Actor Jim Carrey speaks onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. Actor Jim Carrey speaks onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California.Kevin Winter/MTV1415—Getty Images for MTV by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2014 4:16 AM CUT _Saturday Night Live_ has booked Jim Carrey to host its Oct. 25 broadcast. Carrey, a two-time Golden Globe best-actor winner, has appeared on _SNL_ [twice before](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/12/snl-saturday-night-live-jim-carrey-host/ "undefined"), in 1996 and 2011, _Entertainment Weekly_ reports. The comic actor will host the show just in time to promote _Dumb and Dumber To_, the sequel to 1994’s _Dumb and Dumber_, in theaters on Nov. 14. Singer Iggy Azalea will join comedian Carrey as the show’s musical guest, the late-night television show [announced](https://twitter.com/nbcsnl "undefined") on Twitter. The “Fancy” singer also tweeted about her upcoming _SNL_ stint. > [](https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/520656645719064576) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3501079/jim-carrey-booked-host-october-25-snl-saturday-night-live/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3501079/jim-carrey-booked-host-october-25-snl-saturday-night-live/"},"headline":"Jim Carrey Is Booked to Host Saturday Night Live on Oct. 25","datePublished":"2014-10-13T04:16:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:44:18.955Z","description":"He first hosted the show almost two decades ago","url":"https://time.com/3501079/jim-carrey-booked-host-october-25-snl-saturday-night-live/","keywords":["Television","SNL","Saturday Night Live","Iggy Azalea","Late Night Television","Jim Carrey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda2ad11b18bf093a/69876043cd6848421e0970c1/454104048.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elizabeth Barber","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda2ad11b18bf093a/69876043cd6848421e0970c1/454104048.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 MTV Video Music Awards - Roaming Show","caption":"2014 MTV Video Music Awards - Roaming Show","creditText":"Kevin Winter/MTV1415—Getty Images for MTV","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3501079/jim-carrey-booked-host-october-25-snl-saturday-night-live/","name":"Jim Carrey Is Booked to Host Saturday Night Live on Oct. 25"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Bill Hader Brings His Most Famous Characters Back To SNL","description":"Bill Hader returned to Studio 8H Saturday to give fans at home a taste all of his famous characters.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/qXqdA48P/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-10-12T16:33:06.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qXqdA48P.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3501079/jim-carrey-booked-host-october-25-snl-saturday-night-live/","duration":"PT1M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3501079/jim-carrey-booked-host-october-25-snl-saturday-night-live/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```