Josh O’Connor’s hosting gift promises an 11- or 12-year commitment and then ‘the saddest day of your life’
The ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ star makes his ‘SNL’ debut this weekend.
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The host: Josh O’Connor
The musical guest: Lily Allen
Cast members in the promo: Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, Sarah Sherman
We’re heading into the middle episode of SNL’s trio of pre-Christmas installments this weekend, with Wake Up Dead Man star Josh O’Connor making his hosting debut. O’Connor’s been around for a bit, appearing in projects like The Crown and Challengers, but I really don’t know enough about him to predict how he’ll do as a host.
And congrats to Kam Patterson for scoring as much screen time in this promo as he got in the entirety of Melissa McCarthy’s episode last weekend.
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