Marvelous Mrs Maisel actor Rachel Brosnahan to host first Saturday Night Live episode of 2019

Rachel Brosnahan will host the first episode of this year’s Saturday Night Live (SNL). The episode will mark the debut of the _The Marvelous Mrs Maisel_ star, who plays a housewife-turned-stand-up-comedienne in Amazon Prime Video’s period series, on the NBC comedy sketch series. [caption id=“attachment_5849711” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Rachel Brosnahan at Golden Globes 2019[/caption] The episode will air on 19 January. The announcement was made via the show’s official Twitter account.

Starting 2019 on a ✨marvelous✨ note. #SNL pic.twitter.com/EzjcqJgo8B

— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) January 7, 2019

The announcement comes a day after Brosnahan won her second Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, making her the first person to win the award consecutively in the category after Tina Fey for 30 Rock, writes Billboard. As musical guest, rock band Greta Van Fleet will make their debut on SNL.

It is an honor to announce that we will join @nbcsnl’s esteemed legacy on January 19! The brilliant @RachelBros will host the special broadcast, their first of the year. pic.twitter.com/udqGYjz67Q

— Greta Van Fleet (@GretaVanFleet) January 7, 2019

They recently scored four nods at 2019 Grammy Awards for best new artist, best rock performance, best rock song and best rock album. Their first full-length studio album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army topped the Billboard Top Rock chart. (With inputs from Press Trust of India)