Roughly two weeks after entertaining the masses with a vicious and very realistic baboon fight in Gladiator II, Paul Mescal will wrestle the cue cards, wigs, and pop culture references of Saturday Night Live.

Paul Mescal is entering the colosseum that is Studio 8H. The “Gladiator II” star was revealed to be the next of “Saturday Night Live” during Charli XCX’s episode this weekend. Shaboozey was also announced as a musical guest.

Don’t know if you’ve heard, but Saturday Night Live season 50 is kind of a big deal. Also a big deal? The Paul Mescal-starring Gladiator II. And after Ariana Grande hosted earlier this year, they had to get the other half of the Glicked-verse.

Producers of ‘Saturday Night Live’ revealed Paul Mescal will guest host Dec. 7 during Saturday night’s episode. Joining as musical guest will be Shaboozey. The regular cast members for “SNL” Season 50 are: Michael Che,

Hot on the heels of the Kildare actor’s appearance on The Late Late Show he will take over the iconic comedy sketch series on December 7

Hollywood star Paul Mescal, who is receiving a lot of positive response to his recently released movie ‘Gladiator II’, is set to host the upcoming episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’. Shaboozey was announced as a musical guest. Mescal and Shaboozey will be featured on the December 7 episode of ‘SNL’, reports ‘Variety’.

Paul Mescal has been tapped to host the next episode of Saturday Night Live. The Gladiator II actor, who is promoting the film on the heels of its November 22 theatrical release, will be joined by musical guest Shaboozey on December 7. It will be a SNL debut for both.

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