Saturday Night Live’s regular season 43 ticket lottery doesn’t officially begin until next month, but in the meantime, the show is giving away some tickets for the upcoming primetime Weekend Update specials starring Colin Jost and Michael Che, which were announced back in March:
You could win tickets to SNL’s Weekend Update Summer Edition!
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There are four Weekend Update specials in the works, and the first premieres Thursday, August 10th at 9:00pm. As for season 43 tickets, you’ll have to wait until August to enter the lottery, per NBC’s website:
To enter the Saturday Night Live ticket lottery for the upcoming 2016-2017 season send an email in the month of August only to snltickets@nbcuni.com. Please include all contact information and do not request a specific date. If you are selected, you will receive two tickets to a random show date and time. You may only send one email per household and all audience members must be at least 16 years of age. Please note that entering the lottery does not guarantee tickets, and you will only be notified in the event that you are chosen.