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Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps To Host 'SNL' |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
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 Season Premieres Sept. 13...Butterfly, freestyle, relay -- monologue? Michael Phelps is trading the pool for
the "Saturday Night Live" stage. The record-breaking swimmer, who took home eight gold medals at the
Beijing Olympics, will host the 34th season premiere of NBC's late-night
sketch-comedy series on Sept. 13. Joining the 23-year-old athlete as musical
guest will be rapper Lil Wayne.
It will be the debut "SNL" appearances for both.
The network will air seven new "SNL" episodes before November's presidential
election. The Sept. 13 premiere will mark the beginning of four new "SNL" shows
in a row. NBC will also air three prime-time episodes of "Saturday Night Live
Weekend Update Thursday," a special half-hour "Weekend Update" edition of the
show, beginning Oct. 9.
Source: ap
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