Comedian and internet star Druski will host the Nov. 7 episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Druski, also known as Drew Desbordes, will be the first online creator to host the sketch show.
Diversity confirmed the news with multiple sources, but “SNL” reps did not immediately respond to a request for comment and a rep for Druski also declined to comment.
Druski joins the Season 52 hosts, which so far include Jalen Brunson, Dakota Johnson and Shane Gillis. Indie Navarette, whose breakout hit “Obsession,” will host the Halloween episode of the show with musical guest Gracie Abrams. Musical guests so far have included Katseye, Turnstile and Rosaliá.
There have been plenty of viral moments from “SNL” Season 52 so far; Gillis, Dr. Not only did she accidentally drop an f-bomb during a Dr. Seuss sketch, but she also sparked outrage for her misogynistic opening monologue. “I haven’t been to the gym in a long time, I didn’t know women dress like whores now?” he said. “Look, I’m sorry, there’s no other way to explain it. [it]. Have you seen? “I saw this.” Dan Levy shared a video on Instagram after the episode, saying he “kept quiet about the fact that something like this could be broadcast live on national television.”
On the Oct. 3 episode, Taylor Swift surprised viewers by breaking up Johnson’s monologue and stepping in as his breakup therapist.
In September, “SNL” rounded out its Season 52 cast with two new cast members: Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie. Reiter is a stand-up comedian and actor who amassed a large following on TikTok and YouTube before landing a role on Tim Robinson’s HBO comedy series “The Chair Company.” Belo-Osagie is a Nigerian American filmmaker and comedian based in Brooklyn. He is the creator of the Afrobeats Futura event series and the solo exhibition “Saidah Gets Closure”.
All members of the Season 51 cast, except Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang, and Martin Herlihy, returned for Season 52, whose first episode aired on September 26.