It will be a different sort of season-opener for “Saturday Night Live” this fall: No movie star, no comedian … but, instead, a basketball player.
That’s Jalen Brunson (shown here), who led the Knicks to the championship. He’ll host on Sept. 26, with Katseye as the music guest.
That will be followed by more-traditional hosts — a movie star (Dakota Johnson), a comedian (Shane Gillis) and — appropriately, on Halloween — a horror-film star (Inde Navarrette). Details, at 11:29 p.m. on NBC, are:
— Sept. 26: It will be the first “SNL” for Brunson and for the six-person Katseye, which is based in Los Angeles but sometimes called a “global girl group.”
— Oct. 3: Johnson has her third time hosting, this time one day after her “Verity” movie opens. Turnstile has its first turn as music guest.
— Oct. 10: It’s also Gillis’ third time as host; Rosalia has her second as music guest.
— Oct. 31: After a two-week break, the show has Navarrette, known to horror fans for “Obsession”; she’s also in the upcoming “X-Men” film and in “The Waffle House Index.” Gracie Abrams has her second turn a music guest.
Surprise: “SNL” opens season with a basketball star
It will be a different sort of season-opener for “Saturday Night Live” this fall: No movie star, no comedian … but, instead, a basketball player.
That’s Jalen Brunson (shown here), who led the Knicks to the championship. He’ll host on Sept. 26, with Katseye as the music guest.
That will be followed by more-traditional hosts — a movie star (Dakota Johnson), a comedian (Shane Gillis) and — appropriately, on Halloween — a horror-film star (Inde Navarrette). Details, at 11:29 p.m. on NBC, are: Read more…