Noah Kahan joins Matt Damon and SNL’s Ben Marshall in playful promos, sparking hilarious confusion over “Matt & Ben” before his musical guest debut.
- May 9, 2026
AceShowbiz - Noah Kahan is making waves on Saturday Night Live ahead of his upcoming musical guest appearance, sharing the spotlight with host Matt Damon and cast member Ben Marshall in a series of playful promos.
In these new promos for the weekend's episode, Kahan expresses his excitement about teaming up with “Matt & Ben,” a nod to the famous duo of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. However, the “Ben” in this scenario is actually the SNL cast member Ben Marshall, not Affleck, which leads to some light-hearted confusion and banter.
“This is so exciting. I've always wanted to do something with Matt and Ben,” Kahan says, to which Marshall responds warmly, “Aw, thanks so much, man. That's so cool.” The musician quickly clarifies, “I'm sorry, I meant Ben Affleck,” prompting Marshall to question the timing, “Why would you bring that up now, right?” Kahan counters, “It's the first time I'm seeing Matt!”
Damon then warmly welcomes Kahan, saying, “We'd actually love to do something with you.” The musician enthusiastically replies, “Hell yeah, amazing. Thank you. Huge fan!”
The comedy continues as Marshall tries to craft jokes inspired by Kahan’s work. He attempts a pun on Kahan's breakthrough track “Stick Season,” calling it “Skit Season.” This earns a mock scolding from Damon, who says, “This is your first-ever promo and you blow it on ‘Skit Season’?” Kahan adds with a smile, “Come on, you're better than that, Ben.”
Undeterred, Marshall tries another joke, “more like Noah Ka-haha-han,” which Damon and Kahan find amusing, showing their friendly chemistry.
Kahan is promoting his newly released fourth studio album, The Great Divide, which has debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 this week. This marks his second time as an SNL musical guest, following his debut in December 2023. Meanwhile, Damon is returning to host SNL for the third time in 25 years, having previously hosted in December 2018 and October 2022.
In the promos, Kahan humorously calculates that if Damon keeps hosting at this pace, he might join SNL's prestigious Five-Timers Club around the year 2052.
Saturday Night Live airs at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC and streams on Peacock. Fans can catch the episode featuring this lively trio and enjoy the special dynamic between Kahan, Damon, and Marshall.
