‘Saturday Night Live’ Closing Out 2018 With ‘Aquaman’ Jason Momoa & More
There are only three more episodes ofSaturday Night Liveto come in 2018, and NBC has announced the final three hosts of the year, and it’s quite the line-up of talent.
The Girl in the Spider’s WebstarClaire Foywas already announced to host this weekend’s December 1 episode, but two more hosts for the December 8 and December 15 episodes have been announced, and they should be pretty fun.
Claire Foy on December 1
As we pointed out at the end of our review following the Steve Carell episode before Thanksigiving, British actress Claire Foy will be hostingSaturday Night Livethis weekend for the first time. Foy is riding quite the wave right now following her acclaimed turn onThe Crown, which turned into a lead role inThe Girl in the Spider’s Weband a pivotal co-starring role in the Neil Amstrong biopicFirst Man.
Claire Foy isn’t exactly known for her comedic performances, and having a talent like that hostingSaturday Night Livecan be hit or miss. Of course, we had the same concerns whenRay Donovanstar Liev Schreiber hosted the show earlier this month, and it turned out to be thebest episode of the season so far. So let’s hope Claire Foy can have some fun with the cast and crew ofSNL.
The musical guest will be hip hop artistAnderson Paak.
Jason Momoa on December 8th
Next up, getting a jump start on theAquamanpublicity train,Justice Leagueco-starJason Momoawill make his hosting debut onSNLonDecember 8, just one week before Amazon holds special advance screenings of the superhero movie for Prime members, and two weeks before the film hits theaters everywhere.
Momoa is another actor who hasn’t exactly been known for comedic performances, but some of his turns in action movies have yielded some humorous moments from the actor. Plus, if you watch more candid interviews with the actor, likethis one over at The Hollywood Reporter, you’ll get a vibe that reminds you of Dwayne Johnson. He’s a man with a tough presence, but he also has a soft heart and can be quite charming and hilarious when he’s not intimidating you with his size.
Mumford & Sons will be the musical guest.
Matt Damon on December 15th
Wrapping up 2018 forSaturday Night Livewill beMatt DamononDecember 15, the traditionally star-studded Christmas episode. This will only be Matt Damon’s second time hostingSNL, but he has made cameos on the show before, including a very recent appearance as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh (above) during the circus that surrounded thetotallyeven-tempered judge and lawyer.
Matt Damon doesn’t really have anything to promote right now, so it must have just been time for the actor to come back and host for the first time since 2002. Damon has dabbled in comedy plenty of times, including having a recurring role on former cast member Tina Fey’s series30 Rock. Will she come back for a guest appearance? Will Ben Affleck pop up too? We’ll find out in a few weeks.
Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus will be the musical guests.
