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# Jalen Brunson has the key to the city and is ready to unlock a new ‘SNL’ season
- URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-jalen-brunson-host-promo/
- Published: 2026-09-23T23:11:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T23:51:16.000Z
- Description: The New York Knick and NBA Finals MVP is a ‘very intense man.’
- Author: Bill Kuchman
- Tags: The Cold Open • Host Promo, The Cold Open, SNL, Jalen Brunson, Ben Marshall

**The host:** Jalen Brunson

**The musical guest:** KATSEYE

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**Cast members in the promo:** Ben Marshall

**John Higgins** and **Martin Herlihy** might be gone from *SNL*, but Please Don’t Destroy lives on through **Ben Marshall**. Now in his second season as a full cast member, Marshall got to join NBA Finals MVP **Jalen Brunson** in the first host promo for Season 52.

Who do we think will join Brunson when he kicks off the season this weekend? **Mariska Hargitay**? **Timothée Chalamet**?

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