Comedian, actor and voice impressionist virtuoso Bill Haderis returning to his old stomping grounds ofSaturday Night Liveto host the October 11th episode. And as current cast member Kenan Thompson notes in the above promo teaser, hes returning as Bill Hader, the movie star.In one hilarious bit, Hader crashes the stage as an upperclassman high school jock,carrying a football and sporting an old-school letterman jacket that he stole from the props department.Hows ol man Michaels? he says to Thompson, in a reference to SNLboss Lorne Michaels.He still a heel?
Thetwo comicsalso joke about how much the show has changed since Haders2013 departure from a renovated bathroom to a cafeteria lousy with spaghetti to the ton of black people now affiliated with the sketch series. (Over the past year, the showfaced criticism for its lack ofblack female talent, but Michaels addressed that issue byrecruiting New York comedian Sasheer Zamataas a featured player for Season 40, along with new writersLaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones.)Other highlights from the promo include Hader teasing a fake solo album with hilarious skeet-skeet rap-scatting and impersonatingThompson as either Bill Cosby or some kind of wacky sportscaster.
Haders hosting appearancefollows the release of the film dramaThe Skeleton Twins, in which he stars as a man reconciling with his twin sister (played bySNL castmateKristen Wiig).The October 11th episode will feature music from Irish singer-songwriter Hozier, whose eponymous debut LP was released in September.