Drake's pulling double duty tonight... oh joy.

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<fieldset style="width: 500px; margin: 0px auto; font-size: smaller;"><legend>SNL Season 39</legend>
SNL -- 09/28/13 -- H: Tina Fey -- MG: Arcade Fire
SNL -- 10/05/13 -- H: Miley Cyrus -- MG: Miley Cyrus
SNL -- 10/12/13 -- H: Bruce Willis -- MG: Katy Perry
SNL -- 10/26/13 -- H: Edward Norton -- MG: Janelle Monae
SNL -- 11/02/13 -- H: Kerry Washington -- MG: Eminem
SNL -- 11/16/13 -- H: Lady Gaga -- MG: Lady Gaga
SNL -- 11/23/13 -- H: Josh Hutcherson -- MG: HAIM
SNL -- 12/07/13 -- H: Paul Rudd -- MG: One Direction
SNL -- 12/14/13 -- H: John Goodman -- MG: Kings of Leon
SNL -- 12/21/13 -- H: Jimmy Fallon -- MG: Justin Timberlake
SNL -- 01/18/14 -- H: Drake -- MG: Drake
SNL -- 01/25/14 -- H: Jonah Hill* -- MG: Bastille
SNL -- 02/01/14 -- H: Melissa McCarthy -- MG: Imagine Dragons

* Two-time Academy Award Nominee
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I knew Drake as an actor before than a musician, so I'm not assuming the worst.

I am very curious to see the new girl tonight.

Without having to take the time to research it, does anyone know off the top of their head if this season is record breaking for double duty hosts? At least in modern times?

First episode of 2014, and we've already had three double duty host/musical guests - Miley Cyrus, Gaga, Drake. It's almost a miracle it isn't more, as Katy Perry might/should've been, while literally any other week of the year Timberlake would've unquestionably been... which, thinking about it now, I'd actually go ahead and count Timberlake as a half. So it's more like 3.5 double duties so far this season.

Drake... I can't take seriously. Never have been able to - I watched Degrassi back then, and if you did and can buy wheelchair bound Jimmy as a street-wise rapper, well... you've got better suspension of disbelief than I. All the more the reality of it, where one knows he was a *Canadian* child actor? That doesn't jive with this image of a tough, hardened hip-hop musician - which although I admittedly don't follow his music to know for sure, seems to be how he's been portrayed.

It will be *very* interesting if they touch on any of that - a sketch mocking the idea of an actor playing a disabled Canadian kid becoming the next Chris Brown type. The absurdity factor is definitely there for material.

Drake's been in the news here here a lot of late, but it's mostly about his involvement with Toronto sports. To be honest, I don't know a thing about him as an actor or as a musician.

Melissa McCarthy again in 2 weeks? I think she has hosted 2 straight seasons.

Bill Murray liked the Wiig era cast



http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56682882/

Yep, this makes 3. I think she is one of the better recent hosts.

Preemptive:

In other SNL-related news, my wife and I just walked past The Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club here in San Antonio and guess who's on the marquee this weekend?

Finesse Mitchell.

Holy shit this is terrible

Drake knows his lines. I don't recall any host with that much dialogue who wasn't glued to the cue cards. Even if it wasn't that funny.

His "music" is horrible.

Skipping this one. Really hate Drake. He literally sounds like someone gave a mic to a retarded person to mumble into one slowly pronounced word at a time.

Episode was horrible but at least the new chick is hot

the slumber party sketch was suuuuper awkward.

The Before They Were Stars was pretty funny. Rick Ross was the red tellatubby. Flava Flav in The Wonder Years.

Was the new girl in every sketch other than the cold open? I guess with Drake it makes sense, but it really comes off like SNL is really trying to put her out there to show how not racist they are now that they hired the black girl.

That being said, she was pretty good.

Drake was a good host, but perhaps he should skip being the musical guest.

Drake's Katt Williams was great!

Drake did an excellent job with what he was given. Best part for me was McKinnon's Bieber, resolution rap, and the Bisset bit on Update.

The sketch with "Rahaat" as Indiana Jones was pretty good.

don't know Drake from Drake's Cakes, but he did a great job hosting. His music is shit tho.

As a rapper, he was the Canadian poseur that I thought he was, but as a host, he was quite acceptable. Liking the new girl so far - black, white or whatever, just be funny - it's the only attribute most of this cast is really lacking.

I wasn't expecting anything but I thought Drake did pretty good as the host. He put everything in it and was good with what he was given.

Kate McKinnon is a far more entertaining Justin Beiber than Beiber is.

I forgot to add that that may have been the worst Nancy Grace impression that I have ever seen.

That was pretty awful. But what about the kids?