NBC is hosting the Emmys this year, and that means that they get to pick who is going to host the big night. They decided to go with Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che and Colin Jost and I think it is a mistake. I also think it is a mistake that Lorne Michaels is going to produce the big night.
It is not that they are not funny, I just don’t want the awards show to be too political and that is what Weekend Update is all about. For some reason, they did not go with Seth Meyers, who kicked ass at the Golden Globes. Why? I do not know.
Who else is there? I would have given it to Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. We know they are funny and they play well off of each other. If they are not up for the gig, then what about The Good Place’s Ted Danson? He screams host! Plus, he has been on TV since it started. Well, almost, but he has been on some legendary shows. Therefore, he knows television.
Why do I care so much? I don’t know. I already know I am going to hate the nominees because the Television Academy is so elitist, they never nominate shows people watch. Granted I watch a lot of bad TV!
What do you think of Colin Jost and Michael Che hosting?
This is what I am picturing. Earlier in the week, after Michael Cohen’s office was raided, someone in SNL’s writer’s room suggested that they get Robert De Niro to play Robert Mueller. Since the Oscar winner is no fan of Donald Trump, I am pretty sure he jumped at the offer.
Sometime after that, someone suggested that they get Ben Stiller to play the disgraced lawyer. They did not only ask because Stiller looks like him, but also because they can recreate that lie detector scene from Meet the Parents.
That is exactly what they did on Saturday Night Live yesterday, and I hope both men are on speed dial to reprise their roles in the future. I cannot wait for the day when Alec Baldwin and De Niro, play Donald Trump and Mueller in a cold open. Partially because it will be funny, but mostly because the investigation is nearing the end and our national nightmare will soon be over. Although, President Mike Pence is a pretty terrifying concept too.
Yesterday on Watch What Happens Live, a caller wanted to know from Jay Pharoah and Bill Hader who was the worst guest that they ever worked with on Saturday Night Live. They both did not waste their time to tell Andy Cohen that is Justin Bieber. Hader says that he thinks that singer “was in a bad place” back then and it was “rough”. I guess he will not be back on the show anytime soon.
Pharoh also revealed something he saw Kanye West do when he performed on the show. He said he watched Mr Kim Kardashian yank someone and put them in their place. Ouch!
And there you have it, an answer that was pretty obvious.
Sterling K Brown has reached a point in his career that Saturday Night Live came a knocking at his door. When he heard that knock, he did not say, “Who’s there?” Because that would be a really bad childish joke. Instead, he ran to it, flung it open and kissed the feet of the poor singing telegram guy that was there to give him the news.
In other words, his words, he said, “This is truly a dream come true. I’ve watched @nbcsnl since I was a baby. To finally get to host is one of the more surreal moments of my life, but it’s gonna be awesome. #SKBSNL.”
So mark your calendars for March 10th because that is when he is going to be hosting SNL. It should be interesting because this is the closest we have seen him do comedy since FX’s Starved and not many people laughed with that show besides me.
Seriously, I have never seen someone as excited to host the show as he is to do it. Which means he will nail it just like he does with every scene of American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson and This Is Us.
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24 hours after Saturday Night Live aired last Saturday, 58 people lost their lives because some f*cked up psycho with more guns than anyone should ever own decided to terrorize innocent people for no known reason as they enjoyed Jason Aldean’s outdoor concert in Las Vegas. We were all sickened, saddened and shocked as we watched the news. With each press conference the number of dead and injured multiplied to numbers we could not fathom. There were no words, just prayers.
Then on Monday, the music world was saddened and shocked over the sudden death of Tom Petty at the age of 66 from sudden cardiac arrest.
As much as people want to laugh again, we need to be eased back into laughing. SNL found the perfect way to do that. Instead of opening the show with a skit about the White House, they had Aldean sing Petty’s I Won’t Back Down. Before the Country singer sang his first note, he told the audience, “This week we witnessed one of the worst tragedies in American history. Like everyone, I’m struggling to understand what happened that night and how to pick up the pieces and start to heal. So many people are hurting. There are children, parents, brothers, sisters, friends, they’re all part of our family. So I want to say to them, we hurt for you, and we hurt with you. You can be sure that we’re going to walk through these tough times together, every step of the way. Because when America is at its best, our bond and our spirit is unbreakable.”
SNL might have its problems, but they always know how to honor the tragic events of the week beforehand when need be. Sadly, that is happening way too often.
