Ever since Regis Philbin stepped down as co-host of Live!, to live a life full of Pepsi commercials and Donald Trump-assisted Christmas albums, the talk show has been looking for a new host, someone who can put up with Kelly Ripa’s endless blabbering about her kids and the over-eager human puppy that is Michael Gelman. That someone might be SNL‘s head writer, Seth Meyers.
On Monday, July 9th, Meyers starts a five day stint. It’s the first Monday to Friday stint for any co-host since Neil Patrick Harris from November 28-December 2 last year…I’m told that if Meyers gets the job, and it seems likely, he’ll still do the news on Saturday Night Live. He may have to resign as head writer of the show, however, given the Live schedule. (Via)
The other top candidates are Michael Strahan (???) and Josh Groban, but I think I speak for everyone when I say: HIRE SETH MEYERS. He’s been a head writer of SNL for seven seasons now, which is the longest span since Jim Downey from 1986-1995, and it’s time for someone new to take over. Meyers favors a style of comedy that’s goofy and safe, which isn’t what SNL should be. Let Meyers be the new Regis (just typing that out sounds right), make John Mulaney head writer, and put Nasim Pedrad into more skits. It’s just that simple.
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John Mulaney as head writer would be AMAZING. Hell, I’d let him host Update, too.
…and put Nasim Pedrad into more skirts.
FIXED!
I like this idea, too.
Co-sign on Mulaney as the new head writer/Update host. Great idea.
Totally longshot idea that SNL would never consider: Bring in Anthony Jeselnik and Amy Schumer to do Weekend Update together. Instead of being slightly-funnier Leno monologue with a few mini-sketches thrown in, Update should try something different.
Despite not understanding why the hell Seth Myers would want to rot the rest of his life away next to Kelly Rippa, as long as it isn’t NPH doing the same thing. I think we can all agree that NPH in that role would be a waste of his awesomness. I don’t know what it is, but he still has something great to do like cure cancer or teach us how to eat burgers without making the bottom bun always disappear faster than the top one because man-oh-man does that really grind my gears especially when it’s a really messy burger and then all of a sudden you look down and realize, “Why am I touching naked burger on the bottom of this thing?”
its the perfect gig for someone bland and unfunny like Myers, and he gets paid out the ass and make me jealous that someone untalented like him gets that kind of job.
Seth is too young for the crowd/demo that watches that show. Regis is like 80. Women 40+ watch that show. Its like the diff groups who watch Leno vs Jimmy Fallon. They should get like Drew Carey or Wayne Brady