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Ayo
Edebiri
will
host
“Saturday
Night
Live”
for
the
first
time
next
month.
“The
Bear”
star
is
on
a
wonderful
awards
circuit
run,
which
fans
can
likely
expect
to
hear
more
about
on
the
exciting
episode.
Read
more
details
inside.
“SNL”
announced
that
Edebiri
will
host
the
show
for
the
first
time
Feb.
3.
The
Emmy,
Critics
Choice
and
Golden
Globe
award
winning
talent
will
be
joined
by
artist
and
actress
Jennifer
Lopez,
who
will
be
making
her
fourth
appearance
as
musical
guest.
Lopez
previously
hosted
the
show
three
times.
They
are
both
joining
to
celebrate
their
recent
accomplishments.
Edebiri
as
an
award-winning
talent
for
her
breakout
role
in
FX’s
“The
Bear”
as
Sydney
Adamu.
Lopez
will
be
there
to
perform
and
promote
her
upcoming
album,
This
Is
Me…Now,
which
accompanied
by
her
narrative
driven,
cinematic
original
on
Amazon,
This
Is
Me…
Now:
A
Love
Story.
The
project
will
be
released
on
Feb.
16
after
Valentine’s
Day.
The
broadcast
will
debut
on
NBC
and
stream
live
on
Peacock
(11:30
p.m.
ET/8:30
p.m.
PT).
Edebiri
started
her
career
in
stand-up
before
going
on
to
write
on
a
number
of
comedy
shows
such
as
“The
Rundown
with
Robin
Thede,”
“Sunnyside
“and
“Big
Mouth”
before
working
on
Apple’s
“Dickinson”
and
then
landing
the
role
of
Sydney
on
“The
Bear.”
The
star
also
has
“SNL”
connections.
Edebiri
once
hosted
a
comedy
show
with
Ben
Marshall,
who
is
now
one
of
the
members
of
“SNL’s”
acting
and
writing
troupe
“Please
Don’t
Destroy.”
Be
sure
to
catch
a
special
“Saturday
Night
Live”
with
Ayo
Edebiri
and
Jennifer
Lopez
on
Feb.
3.
