Here’s a sparkling reason to go on living until Saturday, PopWatchers: Neil Patrick Harris will be hosting his first Saturday Night Live Jan. 10! I can think of no one better. Aside from being up for a Golden Globe this weekend for his work on How I Met Your Mother, Harris is consistently one of the most entertaining fellows on TV — we don’t just hand out those EOTY awards to chimps, people — and he is a trained theater professional, which means he should be right at home in the live format. I expect magic, both literal and metaphorical. Seriously. Like, doves and bunnies and stuff. You hear me, Harris? DOVES AND BUNNIES.
Also: Musical guest Taylor Swift! She’s so good live! Yaaaaay…
(Did that seem forced? Dammit, I’m trying.)
Anyway, check out my recent video chat with Harris below, and then use the comments to talk about how awesome NPH is and/or suggest other people you’d like to see make their SNL hosting debut in 2009.
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i’m definitely going to dvr this!
I want to see Eva Mendes host SNL. She can be hilarious. I think Keira Knightley would do good, too. And Jimmy Fallon has yet to return for a hosting gig…
I think I just passed out…
Wow. This is terrific news! (about NPH….sorry Taylor)
I have always thought that Neil is consistently great – whether doing comedy on tv or on the silver screen. I saw him perform on Broadway and have seen how good he is live. And Dr Horrible’s Sing A Long Blog, in which he played the title character, was one of the best products to have been released in 2008.
I truly hope SNL doesn’t suck the comedic magic out of him.
Yeah!!! NPH rocks. I would also love to see Ricky Gervais or John Krasinski host. (I might be a little into The Office)
Awesome! I just hope SNL can come up with material worthy of him.
I too can not wait! Don’t disappoint me SNL!
NPH = Awesome. There really isn’t more to say than that. And yes, I’m totally watching SNL this Saturday.
Hmm. I might actually watch SNL for the first time since the election stuff ended.
Best news I have heard all day on this craptastic excuse for a return to the classroom!!! I love, Love, LOVE both of them. It’s going to be legen- wait for it- dary! (Oh come on, someone had to say it!)
That is such happy news. I saw a man hit a woman (on purpose) on the back of the head on the subway this morning; this news has now restored my faith in humanity.
Rhonda, I too would like to see Eva Mendes host snl. But probably for more pig headed reasons. She is funny though.
My expectations are as high for this as they were for Paul Rudd, maybe higher.
Dream hosts: Kristen Bell and James McAvoy. I think both would be just as funny as the cast around them and would be game for anything.
This is just proof that Lorne Michaels is reading my PopWatch comments because NPH was on my SNL wish list (from the silly Robert Pattinson post). Now we just need to work on getting John Krasinski on there with Lady Antebellum as musical guests. Squee! NPH is nothing but awesomeness.