Malkovich has hosted three episodes of the NBC sketch show "Saturday Night Live". The first occasion was in January 1989 with musical guest Anita Baker; the second in October 1993 with musical guest Billy Joel (and special appearance by former cast member Jan Hooks); and the third was in December 2008 with musical guest T.I. with Swizz Beatz (and special appearances by Justin Timberlake, Molly Sims and Jamie-Lynn Sigler). In June 2018, Malkovich began filming a three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie's "The A.B.C. Murders" co-starring Rupert Grint for BBC television, playing the role of fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.