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The mayor of the METH CAPITAL OF ALASKA IS THE REPUBLICAN VP CANDIDATE? TICK TICK TICK BOOM MOTHERFUCKERS! This shit has done blown up real good.

Since this is about politics more than SNL, maybe no one will care, but can POP CULTURE SHOWS, TALK SHOWS AND COMEDY shows PLEEEEEASE stop inviting irony-free athletes on as guests/hosts?

FUN FACT: 99% of athletes and jocks ARE NOT FUNNY. ATHLETES are popular and score chicks in their formative years, and as such have no need to develop things like a personality, self-deprecation, or sense of humor.

Seriously, MICHAEL PHELPS????? Putting aside the fact that I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THIS BORING GUY IS, just because he can apparently swim he's a SUITABLE HOST FOR AMERICA'S LONGEST RUNNING VARIETY SHOW????

NOT FUNNY. NOT CHARISMATIC. BORING. Just like almost every jock Letterman or SNL has slobbered over for 25-30 years.

Get this boring oaf off my television and back to obscurity where his Waterworld ass belongs.

Thanks for fucking up a COMEDY SHOW.

You're right, Lex. Like most athletes on SNL, Phelps looked nervous, uncomfortable and out of place. The only recent athlete that did a decent job was Peyton Manning. Add the uncomfortable athlete to the season premiere (which is almost always below par) and we had a very weak SNL tonight. It'll get better next week though with James Franco and musical guests Kings of Leon who rock.

I will agree also with Lex that Phelps had no reason to be on the show beyond the obvious publicity advantage (which is ultimately all that matters.

So Lex, you were also popular when you were young? Zing!

Seriously, though, Lex, I hope that didn't annoy you, it was simply too good of an opening.

In other news, Fey's Sarah Palin is uncanny.

"FUN FACT: 99% of athletes and jocks ARE NOT FUNNY... and as such have no need to develop things like a personality, self-deprecation, or sense of humor."

So in other words he felt right at home on SNL.

It was obviously Phelps' first attempt at comedy/acting. He was reading off the teleprompter the whole time. Granted, none of the skits he was in were particularly funny.

Made me nostalgic for Mitch Gaylord.

AMERICAN ANTHEM OWNS!!!

GYMKATA = TOTAL OWNAGE

I heard Obama was supposed to be the guest, but canceled due to Hurricane Ike. I guess Phelps was in town and available.

Obama was just going to do a walk-on. Phelps has nothing to blame but his bad acting skills. Then again, what do you expect? He's a swimmer, not a comedian. These kinds of stunt-hosting generally don't work.

i think tom brady may be the exception to the rule...

Let us also remember the brilliance of Peyton and KING JAMES!

This isn't a game, David.

Or as the late, great Don-Fon would've stated it: "It's not a game anymore."

Mystery, what are you referring to and what point are you trying to make? Do you consider an entertainment blog linking to a pretty good SNL sketch to be, I don't know, inappropriate somehow?

Joe Montana was also great. Well, at least that skit where you can hear other peoples "real" thoughts after they say something and when you hear his, the thoughts are exactly what he says.

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