Michael Phelps to Host SNL Premiere
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps will make his acting debut as host of the premiere of the 34th season of Saturday Night Live.
Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, will join musical guest Lil Wayne for the September 13 premiere. Phelps cited Lil Wayne as one of the artists he was listening to on his iPod before his Olympic swims.
The SNL season premiere is the first of four live shows in a row, a rare practice that generated momentum for the show this past spring when the show returned after the writers’ strike. A total of seven all-new SNL’s will air on Saturdays prior to the presidential election, which is always great fodder for the not-ready-for-primetime players.
Phelps is also scheduled to visit The Tonight Show on September 8.






