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Yesterday there was some excitement on the part of a certain Saturday Night LIve cast member about Michael Phelps hosting this weekend's season opener. However, the NY Times insinuates the athlete may be a bit too tuckered out from the excessive amount of travel he's been doing on a press tour, to deliver a 1st place performance. Oprah appearances! Touching strippers in Vegas! "Wooden introductions" at the VMAs! Ringing the opening bell at the NYSE! Oh my, oh my. Surely the shiny new eight gold medals and $1.6 million advance to write a book make it all worth it, but everyone is asking how he'll do on Saturday.
“I’m more excited than nervous,” said Phelps, who was hoping to squeeze in a three-hour nap before attending his first S.N.L. production meeting Tuesday afternoon.Reportedly, McDonald's-eating Bronze medalist Ryan Lochte will also be on the small screen this weekend, but he's being portrayed by an SNL cast member--he told the paper, “I bet it’s Andy Samberg. I could see that. That would be good.” As for Phelps, he finally gets to go home to Baltimore after his hosting duties are over on Sunday.Phelps’s friends seem unsure about whether he can deliver a winning performance in front of a live studio audience. They knew his earnestness played better in front of small audiences even before his wooden introduction of Lil Wayne at the Video Music Awards. “All my friends are like, ‘Yeah, you’re either going to kill it or you’re going to whiff it.’”
Photo of Phelps at the NYSE via WireImage.
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Who is this guy and what did he do? I know it has something to do with sports but I forgot.
Phelps doesn't seem like the acting type. To me he seems shy and introverted.
Good morning Mr. Phelps, the man you are looking at is yourself. Today you will act like a star and a hero. As always, should you or any of your Olympic swimming team be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape as well as your role as a celebrity will self-destruct in five weeks. Good luck, Michael.
If Phelps isn't great on SNL, I'm guessing it will not be because he's tired from all his travel, but because he has the personality of a block of wood.