Actor Brendan Gleeson will host the second instalment of Saturday Night time Dwell’s (SNL) upcoming season, NBC has confirmed.
leeson will take the reins of the favored US sketch present on October 8, one week after Miles Teller and 7 days earlier than Megan Thee Stallion.
Willow Smith was confirmed because the host of the musical facet of the present with Gleeson, each showing on the famed comedy present for the primary time.
The final Irish host of SNL was Saoirse Ronan in 2017, which additionally featured U2 as musical company.
Gleeson is simply again from Venice the place his newest movie, The Banshees of Inisherin, landed two awards on the prestigious movie competition.
The Martin McDonagh-directed movie will hit Irish screens on October 21, and is likely one of the most anticipated motion pictures of 2022.
It landed the Greatest Screenplay award on the Venice Worldwide Movie Pageant, whereas Gleeson’s co-star Colin Farrell gained greatest actor.
Gleeson has been tipped by some critics for a long-awaited Oscar nomination for his depiction of Colm Doherty at midnight comedy, which additionally stars Barry Keoghan, Kerry Condon and Pat Shortt.
Gleeson, McDonagh and Farrell final teamed up for critically-acclaimed black comedy In Bruges.
