MacGruber is heading home.
Will Forte is set to host Saturday Night Live for the first time, as NBC’s live-format sketch comedy series confirmed in a Sunday tweet. He’ll be joined by musical guest Måneskin, a popular Italian rock band that’s set to kick off a tour across their home country in March.
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Forte is known best these days for his new Peacock series MacGruber, though you may also remember him as the star of the Phil Lord/Chris Miller-created sitcom The Last Man on Earth, which ran for four hilarious seasons before being canceled in 2018. It’s the former that makes Forte’s upcoming appearance especially noteworthy, however.
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The character of MacGruber, who is basically a MacGyver parody, has its origins on SNL. Forte debuted the character during a Season 32 episode that aired in 2007 and he quickly became a staple pegged for repeat appearances. By 2010, there was a whole, entire (and very good) MacGruber movie. Now, in 2022, the streaming revolution has given Forte a chance to revive the character yet again on Peacock.
Will MacGruber return to SNL along with the guy who plays him? It’s anyone’s guess, but we’d guess that’s a “YES!” given the character’s Peacock-fueled resurgence in addition to his origins on SNL.