NBC has announced that Maya Rudolph will host “Saturday Night Live” in on February 18, 2012. Supporting her as a musical act will be the Brooklyn based band Sleigh Bells.
Rudolph, who is one of the stars of the Oscar-nominated “Bridesmaids” and currently appears on the NBC sitcom “Up All Night,” was an “SNL” cast member herself from 2000 to 2007. This will be her first time hosting, although she has appeared on the show twice since leaving, on episodes hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.
On “SNL,” Rudolph was known for a wide variety of characters, including the co-host of “Bronx Beat” and her animated impersonation of Oprah Winfrey. Notably, she is the only actor to have played Michelle Obama on “SNL,” in a 2008 guest appearance prior to Obama’s election. It’s a good bet that Rudolph will play the First Lady again when hosting. Watch her first appearancehere.
Rudolph joins Jimmy Fallon and Ben Stiller as former “SNL” players who have returned to host the show this season, the 37th for the program. (Stiller was a featured cast member for five episodes in 1989.) Maya is the daughter of famed musician Minnie Riperton.
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