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Bill Burr, Charli XCX to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ in November

by · Variety

Bill Burr and Charli XCX are set as hosts of “Saturday Night Live” going into November.

Burr will host the long-running NBC sketch comedy series on Nov. 9, the first “SNL” to air following the U.S. Presidential election on Nov. 5. This will be Burr’s second time hosting “SNL” after he did so in 2020. Burr is currently on tour with his “Bill Burr Live” show.

Mk.gee will appear as the musical guest during Burr’s episode. This will be the artist’s first time appearing on “SNL.” He is currently on a world tour in support of his debut album ““Two Star & The Dream Police.”

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Charli XCX will pull double duty on the Nov. 9 episode, serving as both the host of the episode as well as the musical guest. This will be her first time hosting “SNL” but her third appearance as a musical guest. She recently released the remix album “Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat.”

“SNL” is back this weekend with host John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan. The show is currently in its historical 50th season at NBC. It will mark its 50th anniversary celebration with a weekend of programming culminating in a live primetime special on Feb. 16.

The season premiere in September drew the most viewers for an “SNL” season premiere in four years, raking in 5.3 million people in the Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers. The cold open featured Maya Rudolph as Vice President Kamala Harris, Andy Samberg as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Jim Gaffigan as Gov. Tim Walz, and Dana Carvey as President Joe Biden.

“Saturday Night Live” is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.