Chris Rock to Host ‘SNL’ for Third Time, Megan Thee Stallion Will Headline as Musical Guest

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Chris Rock to Host ‘SNL’ for Third Time, Megan Thee Stallion Will Headline as Musical Guest

By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Vulture/Getty Images Comedian, actor, and producer Chris Rock (pictured right) has been tapped to host one of America’s most popular weekly TV shows for the third time in his career. According to a Thursday (September 24) column in New York Magazine’s Vulture, Rock, 55, is making another return to host Saturday Night […]

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