Interesting choices here by the "Saturday Night Live" folks for their Sept. 29 fall premiere. (Note: Sarcasm to follow.)
NBA-er LeBron James will host the NBC fave's 33rd season return. Shrinking violet Kanye West has replaced shrinking head Amy Winehouse as musical guest.
The Cleveland Cavaliers star follows in the footsteps of such hallowed "SNL" athlete hosts as Fran Tarkenton, Derek Jeter, Charles Barkley and Joe Montana, whose excuse for excusing himself to go upstairs remains an "SNL" classic.
And who could forget Peyton Manning's inspirational "SNL" United Way spot from earlier this year? (What the bleep?!)
While fall-premiere anticipation builds, "SNL" repeats shows from earlier this year featuring Molly Shannon and Linkin Park (this Saturday) and Jake Gyllenhaal and The Shins (Sept. 22).