John Mulaney, The Strokes on ‘SNL’ Halloween Night

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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A homecoming for former 'SNL' writer

Comedian John Mulaney hosts Saturday Night Live on NBC Oct. 31. The Strokes are the musical guest that day. 

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Mulaney will star in two upcoming Sack Lunch Bunch specials on Comedy Central, after his parody of children’s programming John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch premiered on Netflix late last year. Mulaney spent four years as a writer on Saturday Night Live. He also starred in the Fox comedy Mulaney. 

It is the Strokes’ fourth time as musical guest on SNL. The New York band’s new album is entitled “The New Abnormal.” Julian Casablancas fronts the band. 

Saturday Night Live is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.