Eli Manning on SNL

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  • PJ-Cubs
    PJ-Cubs Posts: 3,380
    SatansFuton wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    As a huge Eli and Giants fan, I am very happy with his performance.

    As somebody who doesn't care too much for Eli, I was content with his performance as well. Was he great? No. But he did pretty good.

    I never expect much when an athlete hosts SNL, they're notoriously bad going back to Fran Tarkenton in Season 2. Joe Montana and Wayne Gretzky are tied in my book for worst hosting job on SNL. A few have done OK, like Deion Sanders. But I can only think of one athlete who hit it out of the park, and that was Peyton. Unless you count The Rock as an athlete, because he's great on SNL.

    Michael Jordan had some really funny moments as SNL host. The skit with the Superfans and the one with Staurt Smalley - "Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me!"
    I am not sure it was MJs acting ability, probably just good writing.
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    PJ-Cubs wrote:
    SatansFuton wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    As a huge Eli and Giants fan, I am very happy with his performance.

    As somebody who doesn't care too much for Eli, I was content with his performance as well. Was he great? No. But he did pretty good.

    I never expect much when an athlete hosts SNL, they're notoriously bad going back to Fran Tarkenton in Season 2. Joe Montana and Wayne Gretzky are tied in my book for worst hosting job on SNL. A few have done OK, like Deion Sanders. But I can only think of one athlete who hit it out of the park, and that was Peyton. Unless you count The Rock as an athlete, because he's great on SNL.

    Michael Jordan had some really funny moments as SNL host. The skit with the Superfans and the one with Staurt Smalley - "Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me!"
    I am not sure it was MJs acting ability, probably just good writing.

    Yeah, he didn't fall on his face, but he didn't really shine. He was in some great sketches, but he wasn't what made them funny. The Superfans sketch was funny because of the Superfans. Michael was droning on about some charity while the Superfans were thinking about Da Bears, Ditka and Polish Sausage. The Stuart Smalley sketch was funny because of Al Franken, and telling MJ he didn't have to "throw the ball into the basket good" to be a good person. He didn't really add much to the episode, but he did manage not to screw it up and get out of the way so the actual performers could be funny, which is sometimes a good thing.

    Edit: I almost forgot the best part of the Superfans sketch. Chris Farley in the grass skirt doing the dance.

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  • PJ-Cubs
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    On the topic of athletes hosting SNL, it is amazing how few baseball players have hosted. Jeter and Dion Sanders are the only 2 MLB players that I can remember hosting.
  • eeriepadave
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    PJ-Cubs wrote:
    On the topic of athletes hosting SNL, it is amazing how few baseball players have hosted. Jeter and Dion Sanders are the only 2 MLB players that I can remember hosting.

    i wonder if any hockey players have hosted SNL. If there was one it was probably Gretszky.
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  • AlbertaGirl70_
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    eeriepadave wrote:
    PJ-Cubs wrote:
    On the topic of athletes hosting SNL, it is amazing how few baseball players have hosted. Jeter and Dion Sanders are the only 2 MLB players that I can remember hosting.

    i wonder if any hockey players have hosted SNL. If there was one it was probably Gretszky.

    Ya Gretzky was on.....seriously bad!
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  • DS1119
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    AlbertaGirl70_ wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:
    PJ-Cubs wrote:
    On the topic of athletes hosting SNL, it is amazing how few baseball players have hosted. Jeter and Dion Sanders are the only 2 MLB players that I can remember hosting.

    i wonder if any hockey players have hosted SNL. If there was one it was probably Gretszky.

    Ya Gretzky was on.....seriously bad!


    Classic! :lol:
  • SatansFuton
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    AlbertaGirl70_ wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:
    PJ-Cubs wrote:
    On the topic of athletes hosting SNL, it is amazing how few baseball players have hosted. Jeter and Dion Sanders are the only 2 MLB players that I can remember hosting.

    i wonder if any hockey players have hosted SNL. If there was one it was probably Gretszky.

    Ya Gretzky was on.....seriously bad!

    May 13th 1989

    Host: Wayne Gretzky

    Musical Guest: Fine Young Cannibals

    For some reason this episode was actually released on VHS back in the day, and I owned it, so I know it well. It's seriously bad. Wayne looks so out of his element and uncomfortable. I think he would have been more comfortable watching a porno with his grandmother than hosting SNL.
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I know Eli wasn't in the "50 Shades of Grey" skit, but I couldn't stop laughing from that skit.

    :lol:
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