Natasha Lyonne Hosts ‘SNL’ Season Finale

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Japanese Breakfast the musical guest May 21

Natasha Lyonne in season two of Netflix's 'Russian Doll.'
Natasha Lyonne in Netflix's 'Russian Doll' (Image credit: Netflix)

Natasha Lyonne will host the season finale of Saturday Night Live on NBC May 21. It is her first time hosting.

Lyonne is the co-creator, star and director of Russian Doll on Netflix. Season two premiered last month. She will star in and executive produce Peacock’s forthcoming Poker Face.

Japanese Breakfast is the musical guest May 21, the band’s first time on SNL.      

On May 14, Selena Gomez hosts and Post Malone provides the music. Gomez is in the cast of Only Murders in the Building.

Besides airing on NBC, Saturday Night Live streams on Peacock.

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.