Comedian Tracy Morgan, who was left in a coma after a car crash last year, is to host an episode of the sketch show Saturday Night Live.
Morgan is a former cast member of the show but has not performed since the June 2014 accident which left him with serious injuries and killed another passenger.
The 46-year-old will host the show on 17 October, television network NBC said.
Morgan, who also starred in comedy series 30 Rock, suffered broken bones and a brain injury in the crash.
In a tearful television interview two months ago he said he needed more time to heal.
Morgan's friend and comedian James "Jimmy Mack" McNair was killed and nine other people were injured in the incident along a New Jersey highway.
The National Transportation Safety Board last week held a speeding Wal-Mart truck driver who had been awake for 28 hours responsible for the accident.
The NTSB also said that Morgan and other passengers were not wearing seatbelts.
NBC has also announced that comedian Amy Schumer, star and writer of the film Trainwreck, will host Saturday Night Live for her first time on 10 October.
The comedy franchise will return on 3 October with Miley Cyrus making her third appearance as host.
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