Our Olympic Stud of the Day will be hosting Saturday Night Live‘s 34th season premiere Sept. 13th. (Musical guest Lil Wayne.) My internal monologue upon reading the press release:
- Do the monologue in a Speedo. Do the monologue in a Speedo. (And not that full-body one.)
- Andy Samberg will make a great Ryan Lochte.
- Would Michael be too busy to do something with EW.com?
- Annie and I are going to fight over it.
What was your first-response internal monologue to news of Phelps’ hosting duties?
My inner monologue says “Yawn! No Olympian will beat Jonny Moseley and his dinner roll”
My inner monologue recalls the Nancy Kerrigan debacle of the early 90s. Sure hope Phelps has a sense of humor since he’s sorely lacking in personality. Great athlete though. Stick to the pool.
inner monologue: milking
I hope he’s a better sketch comedian than he is interviewee. It’s always a toss-up when they have sports people host.
Jonny Moseley was AWESOME!!!!
I’m torn. Jonny Moseley was great. But Nancy Kerrigan may have been the worst host of all time. The Speedo idea works for me.
Innerself: “Wow, a small red speedo as he comes bounding out the door for his monologe – but then he’ll have to speak. Darnit” That kid’s like a swan: lovely and graceful in the water yet strangely awkward on land…I bet they do at least one skit where he’s in drag. That’s usually what they do to the athletes. Derek Jeter was my favorite.
Hopefully his eyes won’t be nervously focused on the cue cards like other non-pros who’ve hosted. Someone should play a grandstanding Usain Bolt trying to beat Michael at swimming.
I love me some Michael Phelps, but not sure about his comic abilities. I’ll be thinking good thoughts for him! It will be interesting to see what kind of digital short Andy Samberg will think up for him. And agreed, the whole thing will go much better if he has to wear a speedo the whole time.
Half-serious question: do women actually find Phelps to be “hot”? I thought it was universally acknowledged that, while an amazing athlete, he is kinda butt ugly.
not going to be funny . . . and please no speedos. haven’t we all seen enough?
Ugly-sexy. And everyone LOVES a winner.
SNL gave Peyton Manning a personality when he hosted (who knew?) so maybe they can do the same thing for Mikey. Wonder if Mama Phelps makes the show.
LJ, Phelps has moments of hotness, but is not hot overall. And my first thought upon hearing about SNL was `Lil’Wayne, really? That’s kinda lame and not much of a stretch.`
he looks extremely hot in his swimming gear, speedo, hat and gogles on top of the head.
On the street he looks like another tall guy, we saw last year at a Michigan football game and we have to be told who he was. He was just hanging out being a normal kid. Kind of cute though.
Can’t wait to see him on SNL.
Can’t wait to see him