Barack Obama SNL!
Barack Obama on SNL premiere! Barack Obama will appear on the SNL season opener, with SNL alum Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Michael Phelps possibly joining him, says reports. Barack Obama is reportedly joining a huge opener than so far only has Michael Phelps confirmed. Lil Wayne is expected to perform. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin is in confirmed negotiations, but had not officially signed on as of yesterday. Barack Obama now is reportedly expected to join. Barack Obama meeting Tina Fey as Sarah Palin? Swee

Report: Obama To Appear Saturday On 'Snl'
The show, set to air Saturday, has already booked 14-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps as guest host and rapper Lil Wayne as musical guest.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/article_212171674.shtml"><b>More</b>

Barack Obama “Saturday Night Live” Appearance September 13
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will join Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and musical guest Lil Wayne on Saturday night’s season opener of SNL. According to PEOPLE Magazine, the Illinois senator will fly in from New Hampshire to be “live from New York.” “The details of the sketch are still being worked out,” a campaign source reveals. The Democratic presidential hopeful previously appeared on SNL during the primary in sketch where Amy Poehler played Hillary

Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance Due to Hurricane Ike
Barack Obama has cancelled a guest appearance on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live because of Hurricane Ike, which made landfall in Texas Friday night. "If it's serious, it will change everything for us," SNL creator-producer Lorne Michaels told Politico Friday, before Obama had cancelled. "The tone of the show will shift, and it would be inappropriate for the senator to do if it looks in any way like it's going to be a tragedy," Michaels explained. The Democratic presidential nominee has

Barack Obama Cancels ‘SNL’ Appearance Due To Hurricane Ike
Barack Obama has canceled his highly-anticipated appearance on tonight’s “Saturday Night Live” in consideration of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike, according to a report. It was believed that Barack Obama canceled his appearance out of respect to potential victims of the hurricane. The campaign of the Democratic presidential hopeful indicated: “In light of the unfolding crisis in Texas, Sen. Obama has decided it is no longer appropriate to appear on Saturday Night Live

Barack Obama Cancels 'SNL' Appearance
Barack Obama has cancelled his highly-anticipated appearance on tonight's "Saturday Night Live" in consideration of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike, says Reuters. "In light of the unfolding crisis in Texas, Sen. Obama has decided it is no longer appropriate to appear on Saturday Night Live tomorrow evening," the Illinois senator's campaign said. The Democatic presidential hopeful had reportedly planned on flying in from New Hampshire to appear in a sketch on tonight's "SNL" season premiere, h

Barack Obama to Star on Saturday Night Live
Live from New York it's ... Barack Obama! The Democratic presidential nominee is set to appear on this weekend's season premiere of Saturday Night Live, the Associated Press reports. Olympian Michael Phelps will host. It is Obama's second appearance on the show: He made a November 2007 cameo in an opening skit about a Halloween party at Hillary Clinton's house. Obama's campaign told the AP details of his new sketch were still being worked out. Meanwhile, another famous face may also return: T

Fred Armisen Gets the Night Off
You can add Barack Obama — who'll be making his second Saturday Night Live appearance this weekend — to the list of things making the SNL season premiere one of the more anticipated episodes in a while. For the record, that list also features the small possibility of Tina Fey dropping in to do Sarah Palin, the likely probability of Kristen Wiig making host Michael Phelps wear a wig while naked, and the 100 percent chance that musical guest Lil Wayne will be high while it all goes down. [AP]

Obama scales back campaign events in Ike’s wake
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama asked his supporters Saturday to help with recovery from Hurricane Ike and canceled his plans to crack jokes on "Saturday Night Live" in the aftermath of the storm. Obama didn’t put aside his differences with Republican rival John McCain. In an outdoor rally attended by thousands, he discussed the "quiet storms that are taking place throughout America" as people lose their jobs, health care and pensions, and he argued that McCain is out of touch wit

Barack Joins SNL Premiere!
Wow! Talk about history in the making here! Not only will Saturday Night Live open with Olympian Michael Phelps, but now the one and onl Barack Obama will be a part of the show! A spokesperson for him tells People mag, "The details of the sketch are being worked out." This will be Obama's second time at the show. He played alongside Amy Poehler last season when she depicted Hillary Clinton. The episode airs tomorrow September 13th so don't miss it!

In Ike’s wake, Obama drops SNL, Biden skips rally
AP - Barack Obama’s campaign toned down its events Saturday in response to Hurricane Ike, canceling plans for the Democratic presidential nominee to crack jokes on "Saturday Night Live" and for his running mate to appear at a joint rally. Obama was to appear in a skit on the NBC comedy show’s season premiere, hosted by Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps. Campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Obama decided it was no longer appropriate because of the devastation in Texas. Obama and Democratic

'SNL' recalls Fey for Palin duty
Live, from New York, it's Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. Fey, the former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and head writer, has agreed to return to the series Saturday night to play the Republican vice presidential candidate, the Daily News has learned. The episode is the first of the season and will also include an appearance by Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama and Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps as guest host. Buzz about Fey playing Palin surfaced almost immediately after the Alaska gov

One-Two Comedy Punch Of Phelps And Obama To Create Laugh Explosion On 'SNL' [Not That Strong A Swimmer]
newVideoPlayer("/Tina_Maybe.flv", 506, 423,"");Saturday Night Live certainly has balls. They already booked an unfunny guest host in Michael Phelps for this weekend’s season premiere, and now they’ve decided to compound the non-laughs by bringing in Barack Obama, an unfunny politician. At least he speaks clearly and doesn’t have an underbite like certain 8-time-gold-medal-winners we know. His sketch is still being worked out, but expect lipstick-on-a-pig jokes-a-plenty.Meanwhile the real question rema

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Report: Obama to appear Saturday on 'SNL' NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will appear on the season premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," People magazine reported. The show, set to air Saturday, has already booked 14-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps as guest host and rapper Lil Wayne as musical guest. A representative for the Obama campaign told People the candidate's role on Saturday's show had not been decided. "The details of the sket

TV this weekend: Everything from Sarah Palin and Joe Biden to "Gym Teacher" and "Coco Chanel" to Michael Phelps and Lil Wayne
Television this weekend: The biggest show is likely to be NBC's broadcast of the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Cleveland Browns. The game starts at 8:15 p.m. Sunday. Gov. Sarah Palin will receive a lot exposure this weekend. ABC's concludes Charles Gibson's interview with Sen. John McCain's running mate on "20/20" at 10 p.m. Friday. CNN will offer back-to-back profiles of Palin and Sen. Joe Biden, the running mate to Sen. Barack Obama, at 9 p.m. Saturday. The programs repeat at 9 p.m. Sunday. T

James Franco to host SNL + cameos galore.
If Michael Phelps is feeling exhausted from his week preparing to host SNL tomorrow, maybe he'll be pepped up by news that hope is on the way: Barack Obama Will be making his second cameo on the show's season premiere. The big question of the week though has been which SNL cast member Will play Sarah Palin? While both the Phelps-fantasizing Kristen Wiig and newcomer Casey Wilson have been suggested, there's been a shocking third party mentioned: Tina Fey. However, Lorne Michaels is playing coy and only sayi

This Time Obama Will Battle Tina Fey, Not Amy Poehler
'Sen. Barack Obama will make a cameo appearance on this weekend's season premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," a spokesman for the show confirmed. Olympian Michael Phelps is scheduled to host the show, but Sen. Obama will appear in at least one sketch.' [TVW] Sep 12, 2008 · posted by david · Link · Respond Related Posts • 09.12.08: Rupert Murdoch Does Not Want to Die (Comments: 0) • 09.12.08: Everybody Is Happy to

Weekend Update: Fey as Palin, Obama as Himself
If Michael Phelps is feeling exhausted from his week preparing to host SNL tomorrow, maybe he'll be pepped up by news that hope is on the way: Barack Obama will be making his second cameo on the show's season premiere. The big question of the week though has been which SNL cast member will play Sarah Palin? While both the Phelps-fantasizing Kristen Wiig and newcomer Casey Wilson have been suggested, there's been a shocking third party mentioned: Tina Fey. However, Lorne Michaels is playing coy and only sayi

Barack Obama On SNL
Barack Obama will be appearing on Saturday Night Live’s season premiere this weekend, along with 8 Olympic gold medal winner,  Michael Phelps [Website – Amy Grindhouse]. Dayum! An Obama spokesperson said, “The details of the sketch are still being worked out.” Meaning - ‘We have no f*cking clue how we are going to handle all of this hottness and milk this ratings winner, for all it’s worth.’ [Image credits to Patenylo and POTO] AmyGrindhouse.com written by Amy Grindh

SNL Premiere: Obama Will Play Obama. Who Will Play Palin?
Leading up to its season premiere tomorrow, “Saturday Night Live” is earning the kind of buzz that new shows always strive for. It has guest stars: Michael Phelps and Barack Obama. It has a fresh storyline: the Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. And it has the possibility of a surprise visitor: Tina Fey is in talks to play Ms. Palin on the show. The election year promises to make “SNL” especially relevant. The Associated Press notes that “the election-year observations and parodie

Barack will be on SNL
YES Barack Obama. That man has a sense of humor so we can expect tommorow to be a kick ass show.  I am super excited.  If you aren’t then go live in a cave.  Wait, I’m pretty sure those bitches are going to tune in tommorow to watch the show. Instant Del.icio.us Bookmark This - | | RSS for this post's categories: ">Celebrity Gossip & News, ">Michael Phelps, and ">Politiks This entry was posted on Friday,

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Michael Phelps will be sharing the spotlight with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on ...

Live, From New York: Barack Obama!
Michael Phelps isn't the only person hoping to make waves on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live this weekend. He will be joined by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who'll be jetting in from New Hampshire, PEOPLE has learned, but whose role in the show is like many of the voters he covets: undecided. "The details of the sketch are still being worked out," an Obama campaign spokesperson tells PEOPLE. This is not Obama's first appearance on SNL. During the primary, he ap

The Daily Squeeze: J. Lo Ditches PR, Obama On SNL, Banned Books, & Weight Gain At Fashion Week
Oh dang. Jennifer Lopez backed out of guest judging the Project Runway finale at the very last minute and Tim Gunn had to step in as a backup. We prefer his opinion anyway, so there! [MSNBC] Barack Obama is going to be on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live this weekend, alongside host Michael Phelps. Tina Fey is also in talks to play Sarah Palin on the premiere. [Perez Hilton] This may or may not be the list of books Sarah Palin wanted to ban as Mayor of Wasilla. Hey! It’s my

Obama Plans Cameo on 'SNL' Season Premiere
Sen. Barack Obama will make a cameo appearance on this weekend's season premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," a spokesman for the show confirmed. Olympian Michael Phelps is scheduled to host the show, but Sen. Obama will appear in at least one sketch. Details of his appearance were not immediately available, which is not surprising, given that "SNL" writers and producers assemble the show right up until airtime. Sen. Obama appeared last appeared on "SNL" in November. His opponent, Sen. John McCain,