Michael Phelps to Host Season Premier of “Saturday Night Live”Filed Under: Television

Michael Phelps, still riding the Olympic waves from Beijing, has been announced as the host for the season premier of “Saturday Night Live” which kicks off on September 13.

Reserved for hollywood elite’s such as Tom Hanks and Steve Martin who are both members of the “Five Timers’ Club,” the 23 year old will open the show celebrating SNL’s 34 season. Ironically the musical guest Lil Wayne graced the song list of Phelps’ Ipod before his races in Beijing.

On top of SNL, the “Alltime Olympian” will also be making an appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno earlier in the week on September 8.

Catch “Saturday Night Live’s” season premier on Sept. 13 at 11:30pm ET/PT on NBC.

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New York, NY ˆ August 27, 2008 ˆ “Saturday Night Live” makes its 34th season premiere on Saturday, September 13 featuring two of the biggest names of the summer ˆ Michael Phelps and hip-hop superstar Lil Wayne.

US Olympic swimming phenomenon Michael Phelps will make his acting debut hosting the season premiere hot off his record-shattering performance in Beijing.

The SNL season premiere kicks off four live shows in a row, a rare practice that generated momentum for the show this past spring when the show returned after the WGA Strike-imposed hiatus. All told, seven all-new SNL’s will air on Saturdays prior to the election.

Phelps went a perfect 8-for-8 in Beijing, breaking Mark Spitz’s single-Games record for most gold medals won. In addition, Phelps broke another Olympics record, becoming the most decorated Olympian in history, winning a stunning 14 career gold medals. Phelps currently holds seven world records in swimming.

Unprecedented millions tuned in to watch Phelps in action, from the US Swim Team’s explosive victory over the French in the 4×100m freestyle relay, by just .08 of a second; to Phelps’ record-demolishing performance in the 4×200m freestyle relay breaking the record by more than four seconds and his seventh gold medal win, beating Serbia’s Milorad Cavic by the slimmest and most dramatic margin imaginable ˆ one-one-hundredth of a second.

Joining Phelps and also making his SNL debut is hip-hop superstar Lil Wayne.

 

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