Steve Carell to host SNL in May
This is rather an early announcement but I do enjoy watching Saturday Night Live once and a while. So, I’m a growing with anticipation for its return tomorrow, especially with Tina Fey as host and Ellen Page for the following week. I also learned Steve Carell will be on the show sometime May and in time for the release of his new movie, Get Smart. Aside from Steve, these are the other guests SNL viewers can all expect in the coming months:
With an eye toward making the return show come off as smooth as possible — and because he knew the phone number by heart — Mr. Michaels asked Ms. Fey to step in as host this week. Ms. Fey first gained fame on “SNL� as a writer and performer before moving on to the show she created and now stars in, “30 Rock.�
Mr. Michaels acknowledged that Ms. Fey has enough on her plate in trying to get her own show ready to go. “It couldn’t come at a worse time for her,� he said. “But she didn’t know why I was calling.� So she answered the phone and sealed her fate.
Mr. Michaels said that even with her familiarity with the show, he picked Ms. Fey as host because “it was just the right time for her.� He noted that she had won a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild award and a Producers Guild award in recent months, “all in stealth fashion.� Next week’s host is Ellen Page, star of the Oscar-nominated film “Juno.� After that things get murky until May when Shia LeBoeuf and Steve Carell are committed, largely because both have films (“Indiana Jones� for Mr. LeBoeuf and “Get Smart� for Mr. Carell) opening this spring.
Other committed guests went by the boards over the 100-day strike, including actors like Edie Falco and Ben Affleck. The singer Amy Winehouse had also been scheduled to appear. “I don’t think anyone can put that back together,� Mr. Michaels said.
Despite the worries about whether fans can be coaxed back, Mr. Michaels and Mr. Meyers said they were delighted to be back to the “SNL� grind.
“We’re going to have to do Obama this week,� Mr. Michaels said. “We need to find our Obama.� | NYTimes
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