(CNN) If "Saturday Night Live" is looking for a measure of redemption with its season premiere, at least the NBC show -- which begins its 44th season on Saturday -- won't be hard-pressed to find topical material. "SNL" and producer Lorne Michaels are coming off their widely panned stewardship of this year's Emmy Awards, which were hosted by "Weekend Update" team Michael Che and Colin Jost, and featured appearances by a number of performers associated with the franchise, past and present. Nevertheless, the satirical late-night show seems to have a tailor-made opening in this week's hearing surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Whether Alec Baldwin will make his return as President Trump, meanwhile, remains to be seen. The kickoff episode will be hosted by Adam Driver (fresh off the movie "BlacKkKlansman" ) and feature Kanye West as the musical guest, marking his seventh appearance in that capacity.

Source: CNN September 28, 2018 18:00 UTC