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January 04 2009

Neil Patrick Harris hosting Saturday Night Live next week. Hopefully we get some sort of Horrible shout out.

alcabongtv | Cast&Crew | 06:56 CET | 38 comments total | tags: neil patrick harris, saturday night live

Oh that is awesome, I hope he does get to sing something!

embers | January 04, 07:23 CET

A shout out? Heck, let's hope Joss writes a Dr. Horrible sketch for him!

Shiai | January 04, 07:49 CET

You guys need to think bigger- we could fit the whole darn SEQUEL in SNL's running time!

Seriously though, this is awesome and is going to be a great profile boost for NPH and for HIMYM. And here's hoping that Joe Plumber will see him on SNL and then proceed to Amazon to buy 'Dr Horrible' on DVD.

Will we see it at No 1 yet??!

missb | January 04, 08:09 CET

Joss wouldn't be writing the sketch, but it will certainly be interesting too see if SNL consider DrH mainstream enough to lampoon. My guess is not, but you never know.

AlanD | January 04, 08:12 CET

They could do it in a subtle "you'll get it if you know it" way that wouldn't even be noticed by regular viewers.

The One True b!X | January 04, 08:15 CET

Hopefully, it'll be Horrible to watch. :=D

mirrorshades | January 04, 08:40 CET

This is amazing news. Can't wait to see what he'll come up with!

Ameer | January 04, 09:42 CET

Yay!! :) That is amazing. I love that show, and NPH is perfect for it. I can't wait to see it. I'm sure that they will mention dr horrible, even if it will be in that subtle way b!x mentioned. I'm just sad that the funniest person on SNL (Amy Poehler) quit a few weeks ago.

angry_puppy | January 04, 09:54 CET

I'm so excited. I love SNL and was wondering when he would be making an appearance.

RheaM | January 04, 09:56 CET

Yay, yay, yay! Super excited! SNL has been hit or miss these past few years, but mostly hits this season. And no, not just because of Tina Fey's awesome Palin-pression. I have a feeling this will be another hit. I reckon he will sing, at least in his opening monologue. Usually when they have an actor who can sing (or thinks they can... I'm lookin' at you, Catherine Zeta-Jones), they have them do just that. Again, super excited.

XanMan | January 04, 10:06 CET

If only it could look like this.

Simon | January 04, 10:09 CET

Man, Simon, I don't know which transformation is scarier i.e. more awsome-r.

Mirage | January 04, 11:27 CET

I'm doin' the Snoopy Dance!! LOL!!

josswhedonaddict | January 04, 12:18 CET

I caught part of the (first ?) SNL with Hugh Laurie and frankly it was embarrassingly unfunny IMO so hopefully this one will be better. Either way, I guess it can't hurt NPH's profile any.

Saje | January 04, 12:25 CET

Outstanding news! Neil makes me laugh so hard. Great talent there.

Madhatter | January 04, 13:12 CET

Please God let him do a sketch with Kristen Wiig...I have such a crush on her. She can just do, like, anything.

And now I'm imagining a Dr. Horrible sketch with Kristen Wiig as Penny and Bill Hader as Captain Hammer. Best thing ever? Just about.

UnpluggedCrazy | January 04, 13:49 CET

Kristen Wiig? You and I both, UnpluggedCrazy.

BTW, Happy New Year to you.

Madhatter | January 04, 14:00 CET

me too Madhatter and UnpluggedCrazy! She's definitely my favourite cast member

I'm so excited! I was hoping that Eliza would be on at some point to promote Dollhouse but hey, this is just as good! :D

blueymcphluey | January 04, 14:15 CET

Cant wait to see NPH on SNL!!!!

WolfRamHart420 | January 04, 15:54 CET

I only see Paul Rudd at that link, not NPH.

Tonya J | January 04, 18:15 CET

This is going to be LEGEN...wait for it...keep waiting until next saturday for it...DARY!

Jayne's Hat | January 04, 18:27 CET

Woo Hoo!!! I'm so freakin' excited :)

Tonya, I think Paul Rudd was on last night (it was a rerun).

And yes, Kristen Wiig really can do no wrong. Even when the sketches aren't the greatest, she is always the best part. Her characters are so colorful!

Harmalicious | January 04, 21:25 CET

Wow, I might have to actually watch SNL for the first time in YEARS! Now I know what I am doing next Saturday night.

Aurra | January 04, 21:28 CET

Saje - If you're talking about the Hugh Laurie episode a couple of weeks ago, that was his second time hosting. And yes, there was a bit to be desired, but coming off of the soul-hurtingly John Malkovich episode the week before, it was all right. Seriously, you know how they say funny folk often make great actors? Well, Malkovich proved that it doesn't always work the other way around. Anyway, do check out Hugh Laurie's first episode, if you can. It may not actually be as good as I remember it, but I do remember it being good enough to watch.

XanMan | January 04, 21:44 CET

Out of interest, what accent did Hugh Laurie use when he was hosting...?

MattK | January 04, 22:37 CET

MattK, why would use any accent besides his natural one? Do you think Americans wouldn't be able to understand him? People do realize that House is a character and that Laurie is British. We expect him to have a British accent.

TamaraC | January 04, 22:52 CET

Yeah he used his own voice as you'd expect since he was hosting as Hugh Laurie rather than House (he apparently maintains it while he's working but not outside of that - Stephen Fry tells a story that Laurie was a bit ambivalent about seeing his old mucker while filming because he'd feel daft talking to him in an American accent but doesn't like to drop it during the working day, presumably in case he has trouble picking it up again).

It may not actually be as good as I remember it, but I do remember it being good enough to watch.

Heh, maybe it's not as bad as I remember then cos this was a while back that I watched it, certainly further back than a few weeks, so it's probably his first appearance. Not much is as subjective as humour though I reckon.

Saje | January 04, 23:03 CET

Who's the 'we' you're talking about TamaraC? I'm sure there are plenty of casual House viewers who don't know.

Let Down | January 04, 23:03 CET

Let Down, and there are also plenty of idiots who think Obama is Muslim. The ill informed are everywhere, but that has no bearing on whether Laurie would for some strange reason put on an American accent to host SNL.

TamaraC | January 04, 23:49 CET

Geez, I had no idea that my not caring about "House" and my only knowing that Laurie is British through some mysterious kind of osmosis lumps me into a category of "idiots" and "the ill informed."

phlebotinin | January 05, 01:08 CET

Let's all cool our jets. I'm not sure Hugh Laurie's birth accent is a subject worthy of unpleasantness. The topic is NPH on SNL. Ta.

SoddingNancyTribe | January 05, 01:37 CET

Whatdya mean, Alexis Denisof is American!?!?

I stopped watching SNL after the Dennis Miller/Kevin Nealon/Jan Hooks era. It just wasn't funny for me any more. It got to rely far too much on "bathroom humor." I'm not amused by bodily function jokes, sorry. Toonces the Driving Cat is much more chuckle-inducing than some neurotic schoolgirl who crashes into things and sniffs her armpits.

Oh well. TEHO.

ShadowQuest | January 05, 05:59 CET

I soooo hope for a HIMYM sketch. Would make so very happy.

NuVanessa | January 05, 06:55 CET

OT : For those like me who didn't know. The official lyrics to Dr Horrible Commentary! now available on Drhorrible.com

jpr | January 05, 12:09 CET

Well, I haven't seen SNL in years. But I'm seriously thinking about taking a peek for NPH. He makes everything better. :)

korkster | January 05, 17:22 CET

Balls! I totally have tickets to the dress rehearsal on Saturday, but I'm stuck at work in Massachusetts until 6 PM. *cough sniff* I think I feel a cold coming on...

yellowcrayon | January 06, 04:31 CET

British accents, whee!

John Darc | January 07, 01:00 CET

I always love SNL.. but this episode was really really GREAT!! I loved NPH, but I have to say that I still miss Amy.

angry_puppy | January 12, 21:36 CET

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