Al Sharpton to Host 'Saturday Night Live'

[MrRant 0]

WASHINGTON - Democrat Al Sharpton, whose one-liners and pointed rhetoric have added laughs to the presidential campaign, will host "Saturday Night Live" next month.

 

Sharpton will host the Dec. 6 show, which also will feature Pink as the musical guest. It could be a natural fit for the preacher, who often uses humor to promote his long-shot candidacy and is known to crack up his rivals during debates.

 

"He said he was actually _ for the first time _ nervous," said Sharpton spokeswoman Rachel Noerdlinger.

 

Other political figures who have appeared on the show include Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, Jesse Jackson and former Vice President Al Gore.

 

Although none of Sharpton's rivals for the Democratic nomination have been on, at least three have been depicted. Actors playing John Kerry, John Edwards and Joe Lieberman courted a real Gore for the vice presidency during Gore's appearance on the show last year

[bob_barron 0]

Why do you say nothing good can from this?

 

John McCain hosted last season and was very funny. It ended up being the second best show of the season.

 

The Steve Forbes show was also good.

 

Sharpton has a sense of humour and I think this is a good thing. They can do a lot of political sketches, which I always thought was SNL's strongpoint.

 

This also means Jim Downey will probably be doing some writing that week- and that's a good thing

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

I think he meant that no good could come of Pink as the musical guest.

[Mecha Mummy 0]

Good luck to Sharpton; he's in luck because the writers tend to work harder when there's a politician as host as opposed to an actual actor/comedian.

[Slayer 0]

Why do you say nothing good can from this?

 

John McCain hosted last season and was very funny. It ended up being the second best show of the season.

 

The Steve Forbes show was also good.

 

Sharpton has a sense of humour and I think this is a good thing. They can do a lot of political sketches, which I always thought was SNL's strongpoint.

 

This also means Jim Downey will probably be doing some writing that week- and that's a good thing

Did Bob Dole ever host the show, or was he just a one-sketch-only guest a couple of times

[Mecha Mummy 0]

I think he only did a couple guest appearances.

[Guest JMA]

Sharpton can be a pretty funny guy. This COULD be good.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

This is going to be wonderful and'll mark the first time I tune into SNL this year. Sharpton came to speak at my school, and while half of his ideas are way out-there and there's no way he's should win the Dem nomination, he's a wonderful speaker and he's got great comic timing. I also think he's ballsy enough to go along with whatever political jokes they throw him.

[bob_barron 0]

Did Bob Dole ever host the show, or was he just a one-sketch-only guest a couple of times

 

Bob Dole appeared in two skits in the November 16th, 1996 episode hosted by Robert Downey, Jr.- He was in the cold opening and Weekend Update- each time with Norm Macdonald.

 

 

This is going to be wonderful and'll mark the first time I tune into SNL this year. Sharpton came to speak at my school, and while half of his ideas are way out-there and there's no way he's should win the Dem nomination, he's a wonderful speaker and he's got great comic timing. I also think he's ballsy enough to go along with whatever political jokes they throw him

 

I assume Sharpton is doing this to show how cool he is and all that- so I'm sure there will be lots of self-deprecating humour.

[Youth N Asia 0]

ehhh...I think I'll take a pass

[Lando Griffin 0]

Yay, a racist scumbag hosting SNL! Let's get David Duke on the next week.

[Guest El Satanico]

Hell I'm a cracka ass cracka and I hate white people sometimes, so I can't hold that against Sharpton If he does.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

WASHINGTON - Democrat Al Sharpton, whose one-liners and pointed rhetoric have added laughs to the presidential campaign, will host "Saturday Night Live" next month.

Actually, Poo-Face's ideas get more laughs from me than his "one-liners and pointed rhetoric..."

[Richard 0]

Well at least Keenan will probably get used.