We have learned via this article on Variety that the premiere of Season 44 of NBC’s Saturday Night Live will be hosted by Adam Driver. The latest season of the late-night comedy series is set to kick off on NBC September 29 at 11:30pm ET/PT.
Adam Driver will host the upcoming “Saturday Night Live” Season 44 premiere, NBC announced Monday.
The “Star Wars” and “BlacKkKlansman” actor will be joined by musical guest Kanye West. This will be Driver’s second time hosting the long-running sketch series while it will be West’s seventh appearace since 2005.
The announcement comes just as “SNL’s” Michael Che and Colin Jost prepare to host this year’s Emmy Awards. The “Weekend Update” pair, along with Kent Sublette, also recently re-upped their deals to return as co-head writers for Season 44.
“SNL” received 21 Emmy nominations this year, with the show having already won seven of those at the Creative Arts Emmys last weekend. One of those wins went to Tiffany Haddish, who won the award after her hosting stint on “SNL” back in November.
The Season 44 premiere will air on NBC on Sept. 29 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
