Comics, Singers & Olympians Vie to Host ‘SNL’ Via Twitter
Saturday Night Live started an online riot the likes of a Black Friday sale on new iPhones when they tweeted:
Who do you think should host this season? Tweet us your suggestions with #SNLhost. pic.twitter.com/jUQysufHcG
— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) August 31, 2016
The not-so-humble proposals came pouring in for all walks of celebrities that fans insist would be “perfect” for the gig. And hey, no one can be worse than Rudy Giuliani, right? Oh wait, I forgot about Taylor Swift. That 10-minute “Californians” sketch was absolutely brutal.
Rachel Bloom, star of The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, was repeatedly nominated, and she responded with her own audition tape for SNL from 2012, in which she impersonated Katharine Hepburn auditioning for Space Jam… for some reason…
Ok @EW, here’s my SNL audition tape from 2012 in which I did Kate Hepburn auditioning for “Space Jam.” pic.twitter.com/eJj0R17mQO
— Rachel Bloom (@Racheldoesstuff) September 2, 2016
Billy Eichner from Hulu’s Difficult People was also suggested, and he responded with a photo of himself as a chubby extra in a 1992 SNL sketch with John Goodman.
Thx to those saying I should be an #SNLhost. I’ve already done the show. I was 12. In the yellow. With John Goodman. pic.twitter.com/f5Vs15Nt0b
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) September 1, 2016
Simone Biles also made the case for Team USA to be a five-headed host. If Lorne Michaels will let Michael Phelps do it, I’d say the gold medalist gymnasts have a shot.
#FinalFive PLEASE! We have been dying to do it https://t.co/1No4Dx6Pt7
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) September 1, 2016
Other suggestions were rapper Riff Raff, DJ Calvin Harris, Broadway star Laura Benanti, who does a killer Melania Trump impression, and Vine star *shudder* Shawn Mendes, who is currently leading a Billboard.com poll for the position.
SNL lost their Obama and Trump impersonators this year. Check out SuperFan TV’s goodbye to Jay Pharoah and Taran Killam…
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