Tracy Morgan at BET studio on April 16, 2014 in New York City. 
 
 Tracy Morgan at BET studio on April 16, 2014 in New York City. Bennett Raglin—BET/Getty Images 
 
 Saturday Night Live has confirmed the first three guests of its upcoming season: Miley Cyrus, Amy Schumer and Tracy Morgan. 
 
 Morgan, who will return to the show on Oct.17, was an SNL cast member from 1996 to 2003. This will be the 30 Rock star's first major performance since he was critically injured in a June 2014 car accident that took the life of his longtime friend and colleague, James McNair. 
 
 The comedian got emotional during a visit to the Today show earlier this summer, telling Matt Lauer he wondered how he was going to "be funny again." 
 
 The new season of SNL will be the show's 41st, with Cyrus hosting for her third time on Oct. 3 and Schumer making her debut on Oct. 10. 

 Tracy Morgan will make his triumphant return to “Saturday Night Live,” set as a host when the 41st season returns. 
 
 Miley Cyrus and Amy Schumer have also been tapped to emcee “SNL” this fall. 
 
 Morgan, a former “SNL” cast member for seven seasons, will host the show for his second time on Oct. 17. Morgan’s return to Studio 8H follows a 2014 car crash that left him in critical condition. The comedian is a Rockefeller Center staple, having also starred in NBC’s “30 Rock.” 
 
 Cyrus will kick off the new episodes, as the first host for season 41 on Oct. 3, which will mark the singer’s third time emceeing “SNL.” Cyrus also has hosting duties coming up this month with the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 30. 
 
 Schumer will make her “SNL” hosting debut on the second episode back on Oct. 10. 
 
 Season 41 musical guests on “SNL,” created and exec produced by Lorne Michaels, will be announced at a later date.
– The best Saturday Night Live host announcement in a while: Tracy Morgan will do the honors on Oct. 17. It will be Morgan's first big appearance since last year's horrific car accident that left him critically injured, notes Time. Morgan, of course, was an SNL cast member for seven seasons, notes Variety. Amy Schumer hosts the week before him and Miley Cyrus the week before that in the season premiere on Oct. 3. (In an emotional interview a few months ago with Matt Lauer, Morgan promised to make people laugh again.)