The first promos for Daniel Radcliffe's hosting stint on "Saturday Night Live" have turned up online and find the "Harry Potter" star in the "SNL" control room with Jason Sudeikis doing his best American accent. ("Chill broseph, I like Mountain Dew and big butts.")

(Of course, we know the truth about Radcliffe's American-ness after his recent brawl with MTV News' very own Josh Horowitz … which you'll find below.)

When Radcliffe stopped by MTV to talk about his creepy new film "The Woman in Black," Josh asked about his gig this weekend at "SNL" and Radcliffe told him that doing the show was a "no-brainer." "I had to think about it a little bit because it's, you know, it's the real deal. You live or die on that show. [But] ultimately it was a no-brainer," Radcliffe said. "I love Seth Myers. Bill Hader, I think is just unbelievable. That Alan Alda impression. Just mind-blowing. … I really wanted to do it. And it's very exciting. And it'll be the kind of stuff I like. Like, that kind of guerilla style of getting stuff done when you just have to get it done and nothing else matters. By the end of the week, you're going to be putting on an hour-and-a-half music and comedy show from scratch."

Check out Radcliffe's "SNL" promo – as well as MTV News' latest "American Talk: Ghost Protocol" with the "HP" star – after the jump. Read More...

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If wizard rock is a new concept to you, don't let that dissuade you — it's new to Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, too.

At his New York Times TimesTalk event on Tuesday (August 19), the actor was asked if he were planning to attend a local wizard-rock fest while he's in New York for the limited-engagement Broadway run of "Equus." "I've heard of wizard rock — Harry and the Potters, right? — but I haven't actually heard it yet."

The audience member — from Harry Potter meet-up club the Group That Shall Not Be Named — then handed Radcliffe a DVD of Megan and Mallory Schuyler's "The Wizard Rockumentary" film.

"That's awesome," he laughed. "Thank you very much. I've just been made aware of it."

As for Muggle music, Daniel was asked if he could book a concert of his own choosing, which five bands would play. (We already know he's a fan of the Arctic Monkeys and Giant Drag — but who else is on his wish list?) This is what he came up with in the spur of the moment:

1. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band ("Has anyone heard of them over here?" he asked, to which a few people cheered.)

2. The Libertines

3. The Pixies

4. The Sex Pistols ("Can they be dead?" Radcliffe asked. "Wait, no, I love Sid [Vicious], but it would have to be with Glen Matlock.)

5. Joanna Newsome ("As a stark contrast," he said.)

Do you like Daniel's choices for a lineup? Would you attend this concert? What bands would you pick if you could choose any five to play a show together?

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