Will Ferrell to Host Saturday Night Live Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:24 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2012 Will Ferrell will return to Studio 8H to host the May 12 episode of Saturday Night Live, NBC announced. Ferrell, who was a cast member from 1995 to 2002 and has hosted twice since leaving the cast, is currently starring in the Spanish-language film Casa de Mi Padre.