Louis C. K. to Host \'Saturday Night Live\'

He may not have succeeded in his quest to take over from David Letterman at CBS's “Late Show,” at least not in the fictional world of his FX comedy series, but in real life Louis C. K. has landed another highly coveted late-night television gig: he will be the host of “Saturday Night Live” on NBC on Nov. 3. Louis C. K., the pioneering standup comedian and writer, director and star of FX's “Louie,” will be joined by the pop-rock trio Fun. when he makes his hosting debut on “S.N.L.” This booking comes in the middle of a national standup tour that Louis C. K. embarked upon without the help of a third-party ticketing service, and it will follow a seven-night, 14-show stand at New York City Center starting Monday. While he infrequently acts outside of projects that he has written himself, Louis C. K. has made exceptions; he has appeared as a recurring character on NBC's “Parks and Recreation” and also has a role in an as-yet untitled Woody Allen movie. “Satur day Night Live” has a long tradition of featuring standup comedians as hosts, from its first episode in 1975, hosted by George Carlin, to more recent episodes hosted by Louis C. K.'s sometime rival Dane Cook.