Donald Glover to host, perform as Childish Gambino on 'SNL'

Donald Glover will host and perform on "Saturday Night Live" May 5. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

April 15, 2018 at 7:41 p.m. UTC

By Kelcie Willis

NEW YORK — Donald Glover will be doing double duty on “Saturday Night Live” May 5.

The actor and rapper will be the host and musical guest for the NBC sketch comedy.

Billed under his rap name Childish Gambino for musical guest and with his real name as host, "SNL" posted the announcement on Twitter Sunday. The announcement was also made on the show's Instagram page.

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