Benedict Cumberbatch Return as SNL Host

The Power of The Dog star Benedict Cumberbatch will return to Saturday Night Live for his second gig as host in May.

Cumberbatch will join indie rock band Arcade Fire on May 7 to take the SNL stage.

The two-time Oscar-nominated actor made his SNL debut back in November 2016, with Solange performing

He will come to SNL fresh off a buzzy awards season centering his performance in Jane Campion’s Netflix drama The Power of The Dog.

The versatile actor will stop in at “SNL” as part of the promo campaign for Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which opens May 6.

SNL airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC.

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