Chron – Texans star J.J. Watt will host “Saturday Night Live” on Feb. 1 – the day before Super Bowl LIV.
The musical guest will be country music star Luke Combs.
Watt will be the first athlete to host “Saturday Night Live” since Charles Barkley did it on March 3, 2018. The last NFL player to host an episode was the Giants’ Eli Manning on May 5, 2012.
“Saturday Night Live” returns from its winter break this weekend with Adam Driver hosting and Halsey as the musical guest. Watt will be hosting the second episode of the 2020 season. RuPaul hosts Feb. 8 with Justin Bieber as the musical guest.