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Bill Murray Defends ‘Saturday Night Live’ And Says He’d “Certainly” Like To Host Again


Nearly 50 years after getting his start on the show, Bill Murray hopes to host 'Saturday Night Live' in its milestone season.

“People always give me a hard time about, ‘Oh, the original show was so great and it’s lousy now,'” Murray said on the New Heights podcast. Bill Murray during the ‘Weekend Update’ sketch on the April 7, 1979 episode of Saturday Night Live. Murray’s comments come after SNL announced former cast members Chris Rock and Martin Short will return to host the Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 episodes, respectively, along with musical guests Gracie Abrams and Hozier.

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