Michael Phelps To Host, Bomb SNL Premiere

Michael Phelps is hosting the series premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 13th. If you don't know who Michael Phelps is, MOVE BACK TO RUSSIA.

Now, last week, Alex Blagg at the homepage Best Week Ever Dot Com posed the question "Is Michael Phelps a Douche?" Well, I don't know if he is a douche. I've never met him, and I will never meet him, because I don't hang out with champions. I hang out with THE PEOPLE. On the STREETS. Just kidding. I don't hang out with anyone. ANYWAYS. I do know this: he is going to be terrible at hosting a sketch comedy show. What he lacks in charm and charisma he totally makes up for in having all the gold medals, but gold medals are not going to put laughs in my face.

Not that it's even his fault. There's a long precedent of athletes hosting SNL to terrible results. In fact, I have five Disney Dollars that says someone's working up a Top 10 list for Digg about that very subject right this second. Athletes should really be left to their own devices (balls) and not asked to do something that's totally antithetical (talking) to their talent (being fast and strong).

I vote no on Proposition Phelps. Admittedly, this post is a bit of a mess. It's kind of all over the place. But it's not any more of a mess or any more all over the place than Phelps's performance will be on September 13th. Whoops, looks like someone just got the gold in the Zingpecial Olympics for sticking a perfect landzing.

Posted by Gabe at 5:40 PM in Backlashes
Tags: Michael Phelps | Saturday Night Live

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Gabe you should try out for the comedy Olympics next time they're in Beizing.

killing self now.

Posted by: Chris Davis at 08/27/08 6:05 PM | Reply
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I think his underbite and lisp are what's gonna kill it for me, I just can't listen to him! At least when Johnny Mosely hosted he had the help of Amy Poehler as Amber, the one legged, hypochondriac with a fear of intercourse.

Posted by: Anne at 08/27/08 8:31 PM | Reply
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Peyton Manning was hilarious on SNL and so was.... Nope that's all I've got.

Posted by: Rusty at 08/28/08 12:45 AM | Reply
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I liked the Tom Brady episode. And Wayne Gretzky was great solely for Waikiki Hockey

Posted by: Tony at 08/28/08 9:59 AM | Reply
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Yeah, Michael is really terrible. I have a oak desk with more personality and charisma.

Posted by: How do you spell retard? at 09/14/08 12:34 AM | Reply
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i do not know who's Michael Phelps ... am i the only one?

Posted by: Lilly - Software Recovery Reviewer at 11/28/08 8:59 AM | Reply
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