After winning his first Super Bowl, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning hosted NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
After winning his second, Giants quarterback Eli Manning will do the honors.
Eli will host the show on May 5, according to ESPNNewYork.com.
He’ll be the third currently active NFL quarterback to host, joining Peyton and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The timing is a bit surprising, given that Eli will likely miss a week of the team’s offseason program as he prepares for the show. On-field work isn’t expected to begin, however, until the middle of May.
During the 2011 season, Tim Tebow was being pursued to host the show, but he didn’t want to do anything to make himself anything other than one of the guys. (Now that he has become the first backup quarterback in NFL history of have his own press conference, perhaps his position on blending in has changed.)
Peyton’s stint as host was widely praised, with his United Way Digital Short one of the funnier moments of the past decade.
It’s too bad they never got Brett Favre to do the show. He and Andy Samberg could have recreated the funniest moment of the past decade.
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Can’t wait for this! Love Eli like crazy. He’s so funny and so different from his post game interviews. People are going to be surprised by how well he does!
Speaking as a Giants fan who’s seen plenty of interviews and press conferences with Eli, I can safely say: this is not going to end well.
I remember joe Montana being pretty funny on snl. Was he not the host?
Eli is gonna kill it. He hosts a few dinners and things for charity in the off season and he’s quite entertaining. His interviews and press conferences show, maybe, one tenth of his persona. You would think a Giants fan would know this by now. Smh.
He’s going to kick ass, and the patriots know it
And as is always the case with the 2-time Super Bowl MVP, he is an afterthought in an article about him.
I guess if Paris Hilton can do it, Eli shouldn’t be too terrible.
Didn’t Vince Young have his own press conference last year?
I thought there was a law against using the mentally handicapped like this? I feel so sorry for Eli.
Tebow did not choose to have presser. The jets made him. but you know that.
So I doubt his position on the matter changed, he always has been a do as he is told guy.
Pretty sure you should remember VY’s press conference. You only mentioned his ‘Dream Team’ comment several thousand times. Literally.
The Jets wanna know why SNL hasn’t called, I mean between them they have the ‘Sanchize’ and the savior himself, Tim Tebow.
Woody is outraged!!!
#WINNING
Why would he miss any of the offseason program?
I’m not sure if you know this, but SNL is filmed in New York, which conveniently enough, is actually rather close to where the Giants have their off-season program.
Most teams “off-season programs” when there is no mini-camp mostly consist of personalized work outs that take a couple of hours a day. There really isn’t a lot of football related work, if any.
He could easily do both.
I think Fran Tarkenton hosted while he still was playing
Its gona be hard for him to out do his brothers skits when he hosted it, classic united way skits and others
Why put Peyton on the pic then ? Put Eli !
With no acting skills required, Eli could do Forrest Gump. “Shrimp scampi, shrimp kabobs, shrimp gumbo…
buddybowl69 says: Apr 15, 2012 9:44 AM
I thought there was a law against using the mentally handicapped like this? I feel so sorry for Eli.
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If there was a law against it, you would be unemployed
Oh wait, you probably are. Don’t feel pity for Eli, dude. He’s got 2 rings, and more jack in the bank than your feeble mind can ever comprehend. Trust me…he feels much more sorry for you, and the rest of the Eagles fanbase.
I think you linked to the wrong SNL clip.
flyguy53 says: Apr 15, 2012 9:47 AM
Pretty sure you should remember VY’s press conference. You only mentioned his ‘Dream Team’ comment several thousand times.
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Dream Team
*once more wont hurt
Eli is actually pretty funny but he has a somewhat dry/deadpan wit. Cooper is the funniest though.
I wish Eli the best. He is a class act and I respect the heck out of him. And that is coming from a die hard Redskins fan.
Hope he does well and represents The NFC East in fashion.
Who’s picture is that? It damn sure isn’t Eli.
akd1287 says: Apr 15, 2012 12:38 PM
Who’s picture is that? It damn sure isn’t Eli.
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It’s Peyton Manning, which is what the first paragraph of the article is talking about.
Too bad he couldn’t have been on it when ‘funny’ was more than a hit or miss occurrence – nearly always miss, though, for anyone who evolved beyond age 14.
Peyton is that surgon with a sharp scapel that will cut up a defense quick and clean.
Eli, on the other hand, is a cold-blooded killer, with a rusty knife and will kick you as you fall.
They both have the skills on the field and I bet Eli will be great on SNL.
This coming from a Packer fan….one that got Eli-ed last year (and a few years ago, also) in NFC playoff games.
Eli needs to do SNL skits on the following:
1. United Way – “Get back in that port-a-potty!” part 2 after Peyton’s skit.
2. “ESPN – Brother butt kicking” behind the scene exploration – What really happened.
3. Drunk Eli skit.
4. Eli and Tebow become best friends
Sheli better have Archie there to get him ready for this.
nflhof says:
Apr 15, 2012 1:53 PM
Sheli better have Archie there to get him ready for this.
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After Eli winning his 2nd ring – your post is comical.
It’s comical because it leaves me wondering, are you a certified retard?
buddybowl69 says: Apr 15, 2012 9:44 AM
I thought there was a law against using the mentally handicapped like this? I feel so sorry for Eli.
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Let me get this straight. The Giants QB has 2 rings, stays out of trouble, and spends his time with his family.
The Eagles QB thought he could make it rich on the side by running an illegal gambling ring, in which disgusting crimes were committed against helpless animals.
And Eli is mentally hadicapped?
Someone should punch you in the mouth.