‘SNL’ Sets Druski as First Online Content Creator to Host

Comedian and internet personality Druski will host the Nov. 7 episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Druski, aka Drew Desbordes, will be the first online creator to host the sketch show.

Variety confirmed the news with multiple sources, though reps for “SNL” did not immediately respond to a request for comment and a rep for Druski declined to comment.

Druski joins a lineup of Season 52 hosts that has so far included Jalen Brunson, Dakota Johnson and Shane Gillis. “Obsession” breakout Indie Navarette is set to host the show’s Halloween episode with musical guest Gracie Abrams. Musical guests so far have have included Katseye, Turnstile and Rosaliá.

So far, there have already been a number of viral moments to come out of “SNL” Season 52; Gillis not only dropped an accidental f-bomb during a Dr. Seuss sketch, but also sparked outrage over his misogynistic opening monologue. “I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women just dress like whores now?” he said. “Look, I’m sorry, there’s no other way to describe [it]. Have you seen it? I’ve seen it.” Dan Levy shared a video to Instagram following the episode, saying that he was “speechless that something like that can exist on live national television.”

During the Oct. 3 episode, Taylor Swift surprised audiences by crashing Johnson’s monologue and stepping in as her breakup therapist.

In Sept., “SNL” completed the Season 52 ensemble with two new cast members: Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie. Reiter is a stand-up comedian and actor who amassed a large following on TikTok and YouTube before she went on to star in Tim Robinson’s HBO comedy series “The Chair Company.” Belo-Osagie is a Brooklyn-based Nigerian American filmmaker and comedian. She is the creator of the event series Afrobeats Futura and the solo show “Saidah Gets Closure.”

Excluding Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Martin Herlihy, all members of the Season 51 cast returned for Season 52, the premiere episode of which aired on Sept. 26.