{"id":907533,"date":"2026-11-06T03:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/907533\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T03:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:52:09","slug":"the-strokes-snl-promos-druski-is-coming-for-their-musical-guest-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/907533\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strokes &#8216;SNL&#8217; Promos: Druski Is Coming for Their Musical Guest Gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/druski\/\" id=\"auto-tag_druski\" data-tag=\"druski\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Druski<\/a> is looking to follow in the footsteps of Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Harry Styles and more hosts who pulled double duty as the musical guest on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/saturday-night-live\/\" id=\"auto-tag_saturday-night-live\" data-tag=\"saturday-night-live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday Night Live<\/a>. There\u2019s only one problem: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-strokes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Strokes<\/a> were already booked as this weekend\u2019s musical guest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn new promos for Saturday Night Live, the first-time host \u2014 surrounded by cast member Sarah Sherman and The Strokes \u2014 proudly announces, \u201cHi, I\u2019m Druski, and I\u2019ll be the host and musical guest on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/snl\/\" id=\"auto-tag_snl\" data-tag=\"snl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SNL<\/a> this week!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cDruski, we already have a musical guest \u2014 The Strokes,\u201d Sherman replies, to which the band\u2019s Fabrizio Moretti just waves at the viral comedian and says, \u201cHi!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cCan they do this?\u201d Druski asks before ripping a totally sick (and obviously pantomimed) electric guitar solo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWow, that\u2019s really great!\u201d Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas tells Druski. \u201cBut yes, yes we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe promos begin with Druski singing a song and playing air guitar and then asking, \u201cThat\u2019s you guys, right?\u201d When Moretti politely shakes his head, \u201cNo,\u201d Sherman urges the host: \u201cJust do the promo, Druski!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch the full promos below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDruski is hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend, while The Strokes will be the musical guest for a fourth time. They made their SNL debut in January 2002 and also performed in 2006 and 2011. The band is promoting their most recently released album, July\u2019s Reality Awaits, which debuted at No. 13 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and at No. 5 on the Top Rock &amp; Alternative Albums chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSaturday Night Live\u00a0airs at 11:30 p.m. ET\/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC and streams on Peacock. 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