Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon to Host Royal Wedding Special on HBO

The 'Saturday Night Live' alums will reprise their newscaster characters on the show while hosting the TV special.

May 2, 2018

AceShowbiz - Former "Saturday Night Live" castmates Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon will reprise their parody newscaster characters to provide live commentary around the royal wedding for a TV special. "The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!" will air on 19 May as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot in England.

"This wedding is going to be a blast," Ferrell says, in character as Cord Hosenbeck. "There will be more luxury packed into that church than all the Bed, Bath & Beyonds [home goods retailer] combined." Shannon will portray Tish Cattigan for the HBO show.

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Harry and Meghan will wed at St George's Chapel in Windsor. The service will begin at midday local time and will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor, The Rt Revd. David Conner. The Most Revd. and Rt Hon. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, will officiate as the couple exchanges marriage vows.

Following the service, the couple will travel around Windsor in a horse-drawn carriage.

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