Two interesting tidbits about upcoming hosts of “Saturday Night Live” were revealed this weekend following a fairly mediocre episode. The first is New York Giants’ quarterback, Eli Manning, is set to host the show on May 5th. He’s the first quarterback (and NFL player) to host since his brother, Peyton, did so in 2007, and Eli’s bitch, Tom Brady, did so in 2004. I’m not sure what the source of comedy might be, but if the writers want to get topical, Eli could always play the fetus in a pro-life sketch. Still, if he’s half as good as his brother, it’ll be the best “SNL” of the year, not that it’s a particularly high bar for the 2011-2012 season where the best three best episodes were hosted by Jimmy Fallon and Bridesmaids’ alumns, Melissa McCarthy and Maya Rudolph.
The other, more interesting note is that Mitt Romney has been offered a guest spot on “SNL” by Lorne Michaels. Depending on who you ask, he’s been offered a cameo or a role as host of the show. Either way, Romney is purportedly mulling the offer. It’s basically the only thing he has in his arsenal to demonstrate that he’s an actual human being and not some pre-programmed pandering android. In fact, wouldn’t it be funny if he was brought in to play a pre-programmed pandering android?
Word is also that Jason Sudeikis and Kristen Wiig, the subject of rumors regarding their departure at the end of the season, may actually stick around through the election to continue playing Mitt and Ann Romney. Why? I don’t know, particularly since there’s usually only one political sketch in each episode, the cold open. In recent years, they’ve also been fangless and painfully unfunny, and it’s certainly not as if those two characters have reached the heights of Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin. But, if Romney ends up selecting Chris Christie, at least Bobby Moynihan will finally serve a purpose.
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But, if Romney ends up selecting Chris Christie, at least Bobby Moynihan will finally serve a purpose.
COUNTERPOINT: Drunk Uncle.
THIS.
Also, Snookie.
What’s that, former SNL cast members coming back to supplement the weak talent roster, the devil you say.
Sorry, I’m just really tired of Fallon, Fey, Rudolph and the rest of the early to mid 2000 cast coming back every week to get a few laughs and to patch up the weakness in the current cast. If the cast sucks just do a clean sweep and start again like they did in the mid 80′s after Eddie left or hire on some known and proven talents like Ebersol did. /rant
That being said if Mitt is booked as host and musical guest I will watch the shit out of this.
Can Eli just bring Peyton with him? And let Peyton do the majority of the skits? That’d be great.
You know Mitt will just pop up on WU and make a few gently self-deprecating jokes.
Isn’t SNL on too late for Eli?
It’s well past his bedtime
Mormons wouldn’t countenance a god that didn’t love song and dance. Prepare your anus, everything’s comin’ up Romney!
Mitt Romney? That man never drank a Duff in his life.
Host SNL? No. Not yet anyway. I think there’s still an “equal time for candidates” law still on the books. Unless it was struck down by a ruling somewhere, this means that NBC would be obliged to allow Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich equal time. They’d never let them host a whole episode.
However, if they let Romney in a scene and the other two want into scenes they’d probably get in no problem. As SNL has shown over the years, everyone loves a laughinstock–in small doses.