In the eyes of celebrities everywhere, the seat next to Jenna Bush Hager is the hottest ticket in town, with one very familiar face is set to make her return to NBC!
The latest guest co-host lineup for next week’s slate of TODAY with Jenna & Friends episodes has just been announced, and viewers will be pleased with the celebs who will be stopping by! On April 24, the show shared the news on their official Instagram account — and let’s just say next week’s episodes will be full of laughs!
Hager will be forced to keep up with these stars in the comedy department: Justin Sylvester, Tina Fey, Wanda Sykes, and Ken Jeong will take turns sitting next to Hager all next week, beginning Monday, April 28. Mark your calendars — TODAY’s fourth hour will be can’t-miss all week!
Here’s the official schedule:
Monday, April 28: Justin Sylvester
Tuesday, April 29: Tina Fey
Wednesday, April 30: Wanda Sykes
Thursday, May 1 & Friday, May 2: Ken Jeong
Talk about an all-star lineup! The week will mark Sylvester’s third time as a guest co-host on Jenna & Friends, while Fey’s return to NBC as an SNL and 30 Rock alum is exactly what fans have clamored for. Sykes and Jeong will also make their respective guest-hosting debuts. Expect the jokes to come a mile a minute.
Justin Sylvester attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on March 10, 2024 in West Hollywood, California; Tina Fey attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special Red Carpet Arrivals on February 16, 2025 in New York City; Wanda Sykes attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California; Ken Jeong attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Dia Dipasupil/WireImage; Udo Salters/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Karwai Tang/WireImage
One excited fan laid it all out in the comments:
“Omg if you don’t have abs already you will have some after laughing so hard all week long 🤣🤣,” they wrote.
(Perfect — just in time for summer!)
Jenna Bush Hager reflects on her first few months of guest co-hosts
With no permanent replacement for Hoda Kotb announced yet, the Read with Jenna founder (who just announced the book club’s first-ever book festival in Nashville) has been co-hosting TODAY with Jenna & Friends alongside a rotating series of guests.
And yes, she already has a few favorites from the ones who have come by so far. During a recent interview with E! News, she revealed the two celebs who have stood out to her the most thus far — and one just happens to be one of professional basketball’s all-time greatest players!
Jenna Bush Hager and Dwyane Wade on TODAY, Monday, March 10, 2025. Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC
“Dwyane [Wade] was so much fun and kind of unexpected — Dwyane was so much fun,” she revealed. “He’s really soulful and super curious. I was kind of surprised by how much fun we had together.”
Of course, she couldn’t resist mentioning the star who made a huge impact on her back in January:
“I also love Scarlett Johansson,” she confessed.
