Peter Dinklage to host 'Saturday Night Live' for the first time

They better not make fun of poor, dead Jon Snow.
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Peter Dinklage to host 'Saturday Night Live' for the first time
Actor Peter Dinklage of 'Game of Thrones' poses in the press room after winning outstanding supporting actor in a drama series 2011 during the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Getty Images

Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage will host Saturday Night Live for the first time on Apr. 2.

The variety show announced the upcoming gig during Saturday's broadcast, which featured pop singer Ariana Grande as both host and musical act.


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Maybe Dinklage will reprise everyone's favorite sloshed, vaguely racist uncle, Peter Drunklage, from his previous SNL cameo.

Gwen Stefani, who has a new album on the way, This is What the Truth Feels Like, will be the musical guest.

Here's hoping Dinklage drops some hints about Season 6 of Game of Thrones after the latest trailer left fans with more questions than answers. They better not make fun of poor, dead Jon Snow, that's all.

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Ariel Bogle was an associate editor with Mashable in Australia covering technology. Previously, Ariel was associate editor at Future Tense in Washington DC, an editorial initiative between Slate and New America.

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