The Twitter account for the comedy sketch series made the announcement Monday afternoon. Actor Adam Driver will serve as the host.
\u201cBig day, big news. #SNLPremiere\u201d
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@Saturday Night Live - SNL) 1537212790
The season premiere is happening on September 29.
Last month, West spoke on Twitter about a previous appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where the late-night host asked the rapper if he thought Trump cared about black people.
"On Jimmy Kimmel, we had a great time having a dialogue. I'm reading that I was stumped by a question. Let me clarify the click bait. I wasn't stumped. I wasn't given a chance to answer the question," West said. "The question was so important I took time to think. And then I was hit with the let's go to commercial break. That interview showed strong personalities with different opinions having a civil conversation."