Lil Wayne To Appear On Saturday Night Live’s 34th Season Premiere
“Saturday Night Live” makes its 34th season premiere on Saturday, September 13 featuring two of the biggest names of the summer – Michael Phelps and hip-hop superstar Lil Wayne. US Olympic swimming phenomenon Michael Phelps will make his acting debut hosting the season premiere hot off his record-shattering performance in Beijing. The SNL season premiere kicks off four live shows in a row, a rare practice that generated momentum for the show this past spring when the show returned after the WGA Strike-imposed hiatus. All told, seven all-new SNL’s will air on Saturdays prior to the election.
Phelps went a perfect 8-for-8 in Beijing, breaking Mark Spitz’s single-Games record for most gold medals won. In addition, Phelps broke another Olympics record, becoming the most decorated Olympian in history, winning a stunning 14 career gold medals. Phelps currently holds seven world records in swimming.
Not only one of the best rappers of his generation, Lil Wayne is arguably the biggest story in music for 2008. His sixth album “Tha Carter III” sold over 1 million copies in its first week of release, a feat not achieved since 2005’s “The Massacre” by 50 Cent. “Tha Carter III” has blazed up the singles charts as well with three top-five singles in “Lollipop,” “A Milli” and “Got Money.” In addition to the platinum debut numbers for the CD, Wayne is a tireless performer so prolific that in 2007, Vibe magazine ranked and graded songs to which Wayne contributed and the list was 77 songs long. Wayne is a constant presence on the internet, releasing his own mixtapes for free on a regular basis. He has been one of GQ’s “Men of the Year” for 2007 and was named the “Best Rock Star Alive” by Blender magazine (2008). Rolling Stone may have said it best: “The self-proclaimed greatest rapper proves he wasn’t kidding.”
In addition to the revved-up Saturday schedule, “SNL” is ready for primetime with “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday.” Three LIVE primetime half-hours beginning October 9 at 9:30pm ET. These primetime special editions will be anchored by the show’s signature “Weekend Update.” This marks a return to the NBC Thursday night lineup for “SNL,” which produced similar live “Update”-centered broadcasts in 2001.
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August 27th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
COOL,I HOPE HE GETS BOOED.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
It’s a good look….I hope he has a good performance
August 27th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
yea they kicked off last season wit lebron and kanye performing
they need to keep more hiphop acts up there on nbc
remember when jayz bleek and beans was blowing trees in the whip with will ferrell.
classic
kanye killed it last yr, i hope lil wayne dont make a mokery of this, wish him well thats a big look
August 27th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
but ludacris was the only rapper to actually HOST the show not just perform
thats big
August 27th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
#3 & 4
man will you please just shut the fuck up wit yo annoyin ass.
stick to other shit you bitch ass nigga always talkin tough on the net give me your address so we can do it from the shoulders. no bullshit.
holla at me cuz i wanna buss yo head you fake internet tough guy.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
#5 aint got no life.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
*Chanting* LiL Wayne is OVERRATED ! Jay-Z BLUEPRINT 3 coming soon. ITS DA ROC !!!
the most overrated hiphop artists:
1.Wayne
2.Game
3.T.I.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
why is this site flooded with 5 year olds who can’t just stick to the damn topic
August 27th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
This is a good look for SNL…They about to grab like every demographic with both Phelps and Wayne on.
Its interesting cause Phelps said he used to bump that “I’m Me” record hard before most of his races…Thinking about it that song fits him so much….No one can touch this dude in the pool.
August 28th, 2008 at 1:57 am
Phelps is overrated cuz hes white and there hasnt been a white superstar athlete is a while so they milkin it for all its worth
swimmin a fag sport dude look like a damn merman or some with his big ass feet and triangle torso
August 28th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Damn some peope are immature in here,
“swimmin a fag sport dude look like a damn merman or some with his big ass feet and triangle torso”
What ??????????????????????????????????
Human please !
“Phelps is overrated cuz hes white and there hasnt been a white superstar athlete is a while so they milkin it for all its worth”
What ??????????????????????????????????
Human please ! Overrated I dont think so. he is the most by any Olympian so far and Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics with the eight golds, if that does not impress you then I advise you to get som education.
My favourite at the Olympics was Usain Bolt.
But dont turn this is to a black or white thing, leave that to MJ - Black and White UNITE.
“COOL,I HOPE HE GETS BOOED.”
OK we get it you hate on Lil´Wayne, but let me also state my opinion, Lil Wayne is the man, a star and real Hip Hop.
so there you go.
Peace.
August 28th, 2008 at 9:54 am
wayne is overratted he aint no best rapper alive he wont beat cassidy, joe budden, fab.
August 28th, 2008 at 10:24 am
funny Mike, you didn’t name ACTUAL rappers better than him.
Cassidy, Joe Buddens and Fabolous? HAHAHA
August 29th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
It will also mark the 12th anniversary of Pac’s passing
*KILLUMINATI*