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25 Huge Stars Who Never Hosted SNL

By Jimmy Greenfield, February 18, 2010 at 10:17 am

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  • alexquigley said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Wow...some of those are surprising.

    I disagree with your Bullock prediction; she'd be a solid host.

    Would love to see Uma Thurman, Ed Norton, and Leo DiCaprio give it a shot.

    And yeah, how the hell did Will Smith NOT host? Fresh Prince was even an NBC show!

  • JimmyGreenfield said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to alexquigley:

    Bullock? You could be right, she just seems so uptight.

  • feliciacago said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am

    FYI, Jack Nicholson did a quick cameo when Helen Hunt hosted (around the release of "As Good As It Gets"). Apparently a sign of his admiration for his co-star. Would love to see him host and spoof himself with costars a third his age.

  • JimmyGreenfield said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to feliciacago:

    Interesting, I missed that cameo. Thanks for pointing that out.

  • feliciacago said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to feliciacago:

    Hunt/Nicholson: Closest I can find is this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaYLdFE7s9Y (if you can stand all the Roxbury clips until 1:17)

  • feliciacago said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to feliciacago:

    Nevermind. Totally not worth it.

  • feliciacago said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to feliciacago:

    On a related note, thoughts on the Betty White movement?

  • JimmyGreenfield said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to feliciacago:

    At this point it's too orchestrated so can't say I'm too excited about it, know what I mean? But she'd be fun.

  • silkysoul said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to feliciacago:

    Morgan Freeman was "The Easy Reader" on "The Electric Company" around the time when SNL was just getting started. He was "serious" even on a kid's show, but that's what made it funny...ya know?

  • JimmyGreenfield said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to silkysoul:

    Absolutely. And now he's got the greatest voice in American. Love him.

  • broseph4 said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to silkysoul:

    He was a writer, but Conan has MOST DEFINITELY never hosted SNL.

  • JimmyGreenfield said February 19, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to broseph4:

    Conan hosted SNL on March 10, 2001.

  • Tresix said February 20, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to broseph4:

    You didn't say that they had to be funny comedies. I actually think Stallone is a very witty man for the type of guy that he is. OSCAR is quite funny, even if Stallone himself doesn't think so.

  • MaxGutnik said February 22, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to broseph4:

    wow, can you imagine the Fresh-Prince Will Smith hosting with that cast in the early 90s? woulda been classic.

  • Stevieguy said February 24, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to broseph4:

    Think about all the duds that have hosted SNL. Who can forget when Mark Harmon took off his shirt? Millions of women were REALLY disappointed!!!! He could have worked out a few weeks before SNL!!!

  • darkwater64 said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to silkysoul:

    Cusack sorta hosted, he played and SNL style host in the movie Bob Roberts...

  • Tresix said February 18, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to silkysoul:

    Comedies with Morgan Freeman: EVAN ALMIGHTY, BRUCE ALMIGHTY, 10 ITEMS OR LESS, NURSE BETTY.

  • JimmyGreenfield said February 19, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to Tresix:

    Yeah, and Sylvester Stallone did "Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot!" Doesn't make him funny.

  • IrishBearsFan said February 19, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to silkysoul:

    Class doesn't do SNL. Especially not with the current unfunny cast who believe their own hype.

  • IrishBearsFan said February 19, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to silkysoul:

    SNL is one step above "I'm a Celebrity Get me out of Here right" now. B listers in danger of becoming C and D listers ...

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