Ryan Gosling and Jay-Z are set to open 'Saturday Night Live'

We're definitely not complaining.
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Nicole Gallucci
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Ryan Gosling and Jay-Z are set to open 'Saturday Night Live'
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One of music's biggest names and one of Hollywood's dreamiest dreamboats are set to open Saturday Night Live and we are definitely not complaining.

Of course, we are talking about Jay Z and Ryan Gosling, who are sure to kick off SNL's 43rd season with a bang.

On Thursday night, SNL announced on Twitter that Gosling will guest host for the second time, just a week before his upcoming film, Blade Runner 2049, is released on Oct. 6. And we assume Jay will be performing a new track or two from his most recent album, 4:44.

We have no idea how this epic pairing happened, but we obviously imagine it went down like this:

"If you're opening Saturday Night Live, I'm opening Saturday Night Live." — Ryan Gosling to Jay Z, probably

Anyways, it's happening on Sept. 30 and that's all that matters. Gosling, Jay, and Alec Baldwin as Trump? Get ready to lol.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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