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  1. Comedian Drew Desbordes, known as Druski, will host Saturday Night Live on Saturday, 7 November 2026, Variety reported on Tuesday, 13 October.
  2. Druski is the first online content creator booked to host SNL; reality star Kim Kardashian, who hosted in October 2021, was the closest before him, TheWrap said.
  3. The 7 November episode starts at 11:30pm ET, 5:30am WAT on Sunday, 8 November; Nigerian availability of the full broadcast is not confirmed.
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TV & Streaming · 4 min read

Druski set to host SNL on 7 November, a first for creators

The 32-year-old comic who built his name on Instagram skits will front the 7 November episode, Variety reports. NBC has yet to announce it, and in Lagos the show starts at 5:30am.

In October 2017, Druski was posting comedy clips on Instagram. On Saturday, 7 November 2026, he will host Saturday Night Live. Comedian Drew Desbordes, known as Druski, will host the 7 November episode of the NBC sketch show, Variety reported on Tuesday, 13 October. The Druski SNL booking makes him the first online content creator to front the show in…

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  1. Dennis Haskins, Principal Richard Belding on NBC's Saved by the Bell from 1989 to 1993, has died aged 75.
  2. His agent, Jay Schachter, confirmed the death to ABC News; he died in Burbank, California, on Sunday 27 September, and no cause of death has been made public.
  3. Haskins kept the role through Saved by the Bell: The New Class until 2000 and reprised it on Jimmy Fallon's show in 2015.
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TV & Streaming · 3 min read

Dennis Haskins, Saved by the Bell’s Mr Belding, dies at 75

His agent confirmed the news to ABC News, closing the story of a teen-sitcom principal who played the same role across three series and more than a decade of American television.

Updated 10:07 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: Haskins died in Burbank, California, on Sunday 27 September, his friend and caretaker Kimberly Snow told the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. Dennis Haskins, the actor who played Principal Richard Belding on the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, has died aged 75. His agent confirmed the death to ABC News…

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