2008
28
Aug
Michael Phelps To Host Season Premiere of ‘Saturday Night Live’
Filed under: USA
When you win eight gold medals at one Olympics, you get to do a lot of neat stuff when you get home. SI covers, Corn Flakes boxes, Speedo deals and media demands.
Michael Phelps will do just that, as he will host the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live”. The show kicks off its 34th season on September 13th with Lil’ Wayne as the musical guest.
Of course, it is always dicey when an athlete hosts SNL. Some do really well (Peyton Manning) while others have come off bland (LeBron James). Some just stunk up the joint (Lance Armstrong).
Others have had iconic appearances. There was Michael Jordan hanging with Stuart Smalley … Tom Brady in “Sexual Harassment and You” skit … and Joe Montana as a chronic masturbator. Let’s see what the writers can come up with for the great Olympian.
Michael Phelps is a bit of an unknown. Aside from the fact that he’s a ridiculous swimmer, we don’t too much about his personality. I guess we’ll find out in a few weeks.