Melissa McCarthy To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ On April 6

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• Great news! Last time was a hoot.

  Comment by Sisqo — Wednesday March 6, 2013 @ 5:01pm PST  Reply to this post

• I love Melissa but again? SNL has really been lousy this season in bringing in first-time hosts. It’s deja vu every episode.

  Comment by Michael — Wednesday March 6, 2013 @ 5:54pm PST  Reply to this post

• Wanna bet she plays an inebriated, over-sexed, plus-size loudmouth in the first half-hour? Typecasting, Melissa – watch for it!

  Comment by savvydude — Wednesday March 6, 2013 @ 6:43pm PST  Reply to this post

  • You are right. Melissa McCarthy is going to portray the same sloppy, messy, and fatty stereotype. Melissa was beyond obnoxious in Bridesmaids. Do she and her handlers realize , that this is limiting her career? I guess they are trying to find different ways to destroy her career. I don’t agree with Rex Reed’s harshness of McCarthy, but he did tell the truth about the roles she portrays.

    Comment by Absolutely Right — Wednesday March 6, 2013 @ 11:30pm PST  Reply to this post

• I am violently opposed to her hosting. I will be there in the audience to heckle her in person. I will post my review of her performance on Twitter as soon as the show ends. Nobody likes Melissa she’s a fat obnoxious hippo. Everybody loves me because I am so handsome and witty and talented. I hope they don’t make fun of me in any sketches if they do I will simply die from the humiliation and embarrassment. Please don’t make fun of me I’m just doing my job.

  Comment by Rex Reed — Wednesday March 6, 2013 @ 6:45pm PST  Reply to this post

  • The last time, McCarthy set a record for the largest number of hilarious skits by a host in a single episode of SNL– topping even Alec Baldwin. Should be great.

    Comment by zangadoo — Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 8:27am PST  Reply to this post

• Awesome news! She was by far the best host SNL had last season. If she is half as funny as she was last time it will be the best of this season as well. I hope K.Wiggles makes a cameo.

  Comment by Nerd — Wednesday March 6, 2013 @ 7:02pm PST  Reply to this post

• I hope her husband Ben Falcone makes an appearance!

  Comment by Casual Observer — Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 12:22am PST  Reply to this post

• Identity Thief was terrible. How?

  Comment by thomas — Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 2:37am PST  Reply to this post

• Smart move SNL.

  Comment by Sookie — Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 10:26am PST  Reply to this post

• Since Bridesmaids and Identity Thief are Universal properties and since NBC is part of Universal (NBCU), it is understandable how this gig may have been orchestrated. It might even be a contractual obligation as part of her agreement with Universal that she hosts SNL a certain number of times.

  But she needs to develop a more diverse repertoire other than the loud, obnoxious, large jerk. (Even Belushi and Farley tried to play against type.) We get it Melissa – girls can be as crude as guys. Now show us something more.

  Comment by Bob the Builder — Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 10:48am PST  Reply to this post

  • “Show us something more?”
    She does it every week in her sitcom and she did it in her first TV hit, Gilmore Girls, for seven seasons.

    She’s found a type of character that people loves and she’s taking advantage of that in SOME of her projects. What’s wrong with that?

    Comment by Gizamaluke — Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 4:56pm PST  Reply to this post

• Melissa gave comedy acting lessons to future actors during her last SNL appearance.

  Comment by Rome — Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 3:03pm PST  Reply to this post

• Get real folks: people love her and she’s playing it perfectly.
  She’s a female Belushi/Farley/LarryTheCableGuy.
  None of these negative comments would be appearing if she were just a crude dude.
  Her star power made IT (a minor film) into box office gold.
  This is her time to shine. Plenty of more broad comedy to be mined.
  Why must she “change” to win UR love?
  Maybe she’s never had any desire to be Meryl Streep.

  Comment by HARSH REALITY — Friday March 8, 2013 @ 8:39am PST  Reply to this post