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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:44 pm 
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Not counting former cast members

Steve Martin
Alec Baldwin
Christopher Walken
Tom Hanks
John Goodman

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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:57 pm 
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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:20 pm 
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You can't beat Steve Martin's first appearance...


Justin Timberlake does a good job.


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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:22 pm 
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Monk wrote:
Not counting former cast members

Steve Martin
Alec Baldwin
Christopher Walken
Tom Hanks
John Goodman

You nailed it.


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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:02 pm 
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Uncle Twitchy wrote:
Monk wrote:
Not counting former cast members

Steve Martin
Alec Baldwin
Christopher Walken
Tom Hanks
John Goodman

You nailed it.


Yep, but I would sub out John Goodman for Justin Timberlake.

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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:08 pm 
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Buck Henry was underrated as a host.


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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:09 pm 
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Hanks probably has the best average, with Baldwin a close second.


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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:48 pm 
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Uncle Twitchy wrote:
Monk wrote:
Not counting former cast members

Steve Martin
Alec Baldwin
Christopher Walken
Tom Hanks
John Goodman

You nailed it.


Yeah, there's not much left to discuss :-D


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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:50 pm 
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Goodman never thrilled me. Hanks had some misses on his appearances.


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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:51 pm 
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How about best female hosts then? I remember being surprised at how well Teri Hatcher did on her one shot.


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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:52 pm 
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Or we could list the worst hosts.

Or the best and worst musical guests.


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 Post subject: Top Five SNL Hosts
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:53 pm 
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Too many to list on both counts.


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In the early days, Candace Bergen was a popular favorite.


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In the early days, Candace Bergen was a popular favorite.


And the menfolk on the show were all drooling over her.

She was a hottie back in the day! :thumbsup:

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