Michael Phelps' Abs To Join Not Ready For Prime Time Players

As predicted in this Michael Phelps post at the end of his medal run, Michael Phelps will, in fact, be making an appearance on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on Sept. 13th. What I didn't expect was that NBC would force him to warble through a hokey monologue and host the damn thing. Given Phelps' less-than-polished on-air persona this is an interesting choice. You would have a better chance of Fred Armisen medaling in the 100m butterfly than Michael Phelps getting a legitimate laugh in a sketch. But we'll see. The writers might make him look good. Most likely Phelps will bomb so badly that he'll make Lebron James' SNL appearance look like Carlin at Carnegie Hall. Over/under on sketches involving goggles: 2. Michael Phelps To Host Season Premiere Of SNL [Fanhouse]