{"id":4631,"date":"2018-11-28T23:01:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T04:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=4631"},"modified":"2018-11-28T23:01:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T04:01:52","slug":"saturday-night-live-brings-holiday-cheer-to-december-with-three-back-to-back-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/28\/saturday-night-live-brings-holiday-cheer-to-december-with-three-back-to-back-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; Brings Holiday Cheer to December with Three Back-to-Back Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4632\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/snl-christmas-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/snl-christmas-2018.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/snl-christmas-2018-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/snl-christmas-2018-260x171.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/snl-christmas-2018-160x105.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Claire Foy will make her &#8220;SNL&#8221; hosting debut Dec. 1. She currently stars in &#8220;<em>First Man<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>The Girl in the Spider&#8217;s Web<\/em>,&#8221; both in theaters now, and portrays Queen Elizabeth in the first two seasons of Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;<em>The Crown<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anderson .Paak will make his first appearance as musical guest. His critically acclaimed latest album, &#8220;Oxnard,&#8221; is a follow-up to his 2016 album, &#8220;Malibu.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2235384530\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jason Momoa will host December 8 for his first time in Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center. Momoa stars in the upcoming superhero film &#8220;<em>Aquaman<\/em>,&#8221; based on the DC Comics character.<\/p>\n<p>Mumford &amp; Sons will return for their third appearance as musical guest. Their latest album, &#8220;Delta,&#8221; debuted this week at #1 on the Billboard 200 &#8211; the band&#8217;s third consecutive chart-topping debut.<\/p>\n<p>On December 15, Oscar winner Matt Damon will return for his second time as host. Damon appeared on <em>SNL<\/em> earlier this season to rave reviews as &#8220;Brett Kavanaugh.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus will serve as musical guests and premiere their latest song from Ronson&#8217;s upcoming album.<\/p><div id=\"morty-432367461\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>December 1 &#8211; Claire Foy \/ Anderson Paak<\/p>\n<p>December 8 &#8211; Jason Momoa \/ Mumford &amp; Sons<\/p>\n<p>December 15 &#8211; Matt Damon \/ Mark Ronson &amp; Miley Cyrus<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8221; is produced in association with Broadway Video. 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