{"id":5453,"date":"2019-04-05T19:04:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T00:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=5453"},"modified":"2019-04-05T19:04:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T00:04:29","slug":"adam-sandler-returns-to-saturday-night-live-as-host-with-musical-guest-shawn-mendes-on-may-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/05\/adam-sandler-returns-to-saturday-night-live-as-host-with-musical-guest-shawn-mendes-on-may-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Sandler Returns to &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; as Host with Musical Guest Shawn Mendes on May 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5454\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adam-sandler-4-5-2019-05181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adam-sandler-4-5-2019-05181.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adam-sandler-4-5-2019-05181-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adam-sandler-4-5-2019-05181-260x156.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adam-sandler-4-5-2019-05181-160x96.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adam Sandler will make his highly anticipated return to Studio 8H for his &#8220;<strong><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; hosting debut on May 4. 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