We’ve already seen the High School Musical-alum-turned-17 Again star bring the chuckles with this week’s cameo-studded funnyordie.com skit "Zac Efron’s Pool Party." Now come the promos for his upcoming April 11 Saturday Night Live hosting gig, with resident goofballs Fred Armisen and Keenan Thompson. See below:
What do you think, PopWatchers — does Zac have the chops for live comedy? Will you be tuning in or TiVoing this weekend? And how many bets on an HSM skit? (I’m seeing cast newbie Abby Elliott for Vanessa Hudgens, and Kristen Wiig as the Tiz, for sure).
The art of the cleverly kooky cop show is not lost: It’s found any time you tune into Bones, Psych, Castle, the list goes on and on. We like it because the characters are smart, quippy people we could actually imagine talking to (because they’re smart and quippy). Personally, I’m fine with the networks filling their grids with this kind of show, particularly in the 10 p.m. hour when I’ve often had enough real-life drama for the day that I just want to watch something entertaining — but not mindless. That said, I’m still sorta surprised that I liked ABC’s latest offering, The Unusuals, as much as I did. They’re telling you how "kooky" it is right there in the title. Luckily, the writing and acting are more subtle.
After seven-and-a-half years at Saturday Night Live, 
