Jalen Brunson and KATSEYE are impressively deadpan in SNL promo
NBA star Jalen Brunson appeared in a promotional clip for the upcoming season premiere of Saturday Night Live. He announced that the K-pop group KATSEYE would be the musical guests for the show. Brunson demonstrated his deadpan comedic timing during the brief interaction with the SNL cast.
- ▪Jalen Brunson is set to host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live.
- ▪The musical guests for the episode will be the group KATSEYE.
- ▪Brunson recently appeared in the Emmys opening song alongside Mariska Hargitay.
- ▪During the promo, Brunson responded to a prompt for a silly line with a deadpan delivery.
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Jalen Brunson is showing he can do deadpan comedy just as well as basketball. The New York Knicks point guard and NBA Finals MVP made a recent appearance in the Emmys' opening song alongside Mariska Hargitay. And in the clip above he teases his upcoming SNL hosting gig alongside KATSEYE."I'm Jalen Brunson, and I'll be hosting the season premiere of SNL with musical guests KATSEYE," he says in the clip above, before cast member Marcello Hernández tells him to try "a silly one.""That was a silly one," comes the deadpan response.Want more entertainment news delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for Mashable’s Top Stories newsletter or get Mashable push alerts.
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