<P> George Carlin was first to host the show ; Candice Bergen was the first woman to host the show a few weeks later and again hosted only six weeks after that . Guests that host five times ( or more ) are members of the Five - Timers Club that originated on December 8 , 1990 , when Tom Hanks became the seventh person to host their fifth episode . Occasionally , a host will also be the musical guest , such as first seen with Paul Simon on October 18 , 1975 , and , most recently , Donald Glover in 2018 . </P>
<P> George Carlin was first to host the show ; Candice Bergen was the first woman to host the show a few weeks later and again hosted only six weeks after that . Guests that host five times ( or more ) are members of the Five - Timers Club that originated on December 8 , 1990 , when Tom Hanks became the seventh person to host their fifth episode . Occasionally , a host will also be the musical guest , such as first seen with Paul Simon on October 18 , 1975 , and , most recently , Donald Glover in 2018 . </P>
who was the first musical host of saturday night live
who was the first musical host of saturday night live
Paul Simon
Paul Simon