--- title: Alec Baldwin Will Host 'Saturday Night Live' in February description: Alec Baldwin will return to host Saturday Night Live for the 17th time on Feb. 11, NBC announced Monday. canonical: https://time.com/4643589/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-february-host/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-23T17:30:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:53:30.650Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Alec Baldwin Will Host 'Saturday Night Live' in February og:description: It will be his 17th time hosting the show og:url: https://time.com/4643589/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-february-host/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt526038dfdb2fbfb5/6988b6d08fd2eea7cc3557d7/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-host.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Saturday Night Live - Season 42 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Alec Baldwin Will Host 'Saturday Night Live' in February twitter:description: It will be his 17th time hosting the show twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt526038dfdb2fbfb5/6988b6d08fd2eea7cc3557d7/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-host.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Alec Baldwin Will Host _Saturday Night Live_ for the 17th Time in February > Sponsored content. 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[Alec Baldwin](http://people.com/tag/alec-baldwin) will return to host [_Saturday Night Live_](http://people.com/tag/saturday-night-live) for the 17th time on Feb. 11, [NBC announced](https://twitter.com/JarettSays/status/823577741765156864/photo/1) Monday. Baldwin, 58, holds the record for the most times hosting the late-night live sketch comedy and variety show, followed closely by [Steve Martin](http://people.com/tag/steve-martin), who has hosted 15 times. [Ed Sheeran](http://people.com/tag/ed-sheeran/) will serve as musical guest for Baldwin, who first hosted the show in October of 1990 whilst promoting _The Hunt for Red October_. He was 32 at the time and best known for _Beetlejuice_ and _Working Girl._ (The episode played up the actor’s good looks in a “Handsome Actor” skit.) Since September, Baldwin has become known for his [highly publicized impersonation](http://people.com/tv/alec-baldwin-donald-trump-snl-impression/) of [President Donald Trump](http://people.com/tag/donald-trump) on the show. He has received [plenty of backlash for the impersonation](http://people.com/tv/doanld-trump-tweeting-snl-video-response/), both from Trump supporters and [Trump himself](http://people.com/tv/donald-trump-says-alec-baldwin-snl-portrayal-is-inaccurate/), but the actor has maintained he [doesn’t plan on scaling back](http://people.com/politics/alec-baldwin-stop-donald-trump-impersonation-tax-records-snl/). “I think that now that he is the president, we have an obligation — as we would if it was him or her — to dial it up as much as we can,” Baldwin told [_The New York Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/arts/television/a-tangerine-wig-and-a-tightrope-walk-alec-baldwin-as-donald-j-trump.html?src=twr&%5Fr=1)in December. As for how the [staunch Democrat](http://people.com/politics/alec-baldwin-very-difficult-time-since-donald-trump-presidential-win/) has managed to [craft the impersonation](http://people.com/tv/how-saturday-night-live-alec-baldwin-kate-mckinnon-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-transformation-video/)? In addition to honey-colored makeup, a wig and puckered lips, Baldwin said he attempts to portray a man constantly (and unsuccessfully) in search of something better to say. “I see a guy who seems to pause and dig for the more precise and better language he wants to use, and never finds it,” Baldwin said, labeling Trump’s pregnant pauses in his speech as “puffs.” “It’s the same dish,” he added. “It’s a grilled-cheese sandwich rhetorically over and over again.” _Saturday Night Live_ airs Saturdays (11:30 p.m. ET) on NBC. _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/tv/alec-baldwin-host-saturday-night-live-ed-sheeran/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4643589/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-february-host/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4643589/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-february-host/"},"headline":"Alec Baldwin Will Host Saturday Night Live for the 17th Time in February","datePublished":"2017-01-23T17:30:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:53:30.650Z","description":"Ed Sheeran will serve as musical guest","url":"https://time.com/4643589/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-february-host/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt526038dfdb2fbfb5/6988b6d08fd2eea7cc3557d7/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-host.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aurelie Corinthios / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt526038dfdb2fbfb5/6988b6d08fd2eea7cc3557d7/alec-baldwin-saturday-night-live-host.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Saturday Night Live - Season 42","caption":"Alec Baldwin as President Elect Donald J. 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