<p> Mick Jagger will host the May 19 "Saturday Night Live" season finale, the show has announced. No details other than the most pertinent one, which is: This is a first! He has been a musical guest a few times over the years, or three times to be exact.</p>

Mick Jagger will host the May 19 "Saturday Night Live" season finale, the show has announced. No details other than the most pertinent one, which is: This is a first! He has been a musical guest a few times over the years, or three times to be exact.

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