Kate Hudson on Feb. 13, 2025.Photo:Jerod Harris/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Jerod Harris/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
AsSaturday Night Livecelebrates its50th anniversary,Kate Hudsonis reflecting on being tapped to host an episode 25 years ago.
TheAlmost Famousactress andsinger, 45, exclusively recalled to PEOPLE at theLos Angeles premiereof her new Netflix seriesRunning Pointwhy she “felt very lucky” hostingSNLin October 2000 when she was 21.
“Oh, it was so much fun, honestly, and I got to do it with Radiohead, so I felt very lucky,” Hudson explains. “As a young girl growing up, Radiohead was everything to me, and so that was really fun.”
Thom Yorke of Radiohead in 2000.Paul Bergen/Redferns
Paul Bergen/Redferns
“It’s just a wild ride, you know? I love the cast [now], but I felt like I was in such an all-starSNLera ofWill FerrellandMolly ShannonandChris KattanandTracy Morgan,” she adds. “It was really just amazing.Seth Meyerswas one of the writers. Yeah. It was great.”
Always one to give shout-outs to writers, Hudson also revealed on theRunning Pointred carpet that she hopped on the sports comedy project because of the respect she has for the “smart” writers and creators.
“Why this show? [Creator]Mindy Kaling. Loosely based onJeanie Buss’ life story. Sports. I love sports,” Hudson says. ”Sort of playing a comedic version of the first woman to own and run a professional basketball team. Showrunners Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen? No brainer. Netflix. So much fun.”
From left: Ike Barinholtz, Mindy Kaling, Kate Hudson and David Stassen at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s ‘Running Point’ on Feb. 13, 2025.Unique Nicole/FilmMagic
Unique Nicole/FilmMagic
“For me, I’ve always wanted to do a series. The thing that I really loved was comedy, and we need to laugh,” she continues. “It’s the most healing thing in the world, and I love doing it, but I really, really only want to do it with people who are really smart that I trust. So, that’s why now, because it came to me with people that I just have so much respect for, as writers.”
InRunning Point, Hudson plays Isla Gordon, who is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, after a scandal forces her brother to resign.
“Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job,” reads Netflix’s synopsis of the show. “Running Pointputs a bold twist on the underdog comedy.”
Running Pointpremieres on Feb. 27 on Netflix.
source: people.com
