Ed Helms, Paul Simon score May's middle 'Saturday Night Live'
Tina Fey and Justin Timberlake will also host in May
Ed Helms
Credit: NBC
NBC had previously announced that Emmy winners Tina Fey and Justin Timberlake will be hosting the first and last of three new May Sweeps episodes of "Saturday Night Live." Now we know who will be taking the stage for the month's other episode.
Ed Helms will be dropping by the May 14 episode, hosting for the first time, while promoting both the conclusion of the "Office" season and "The Hangover II." He'll be paired with one of the show's most venerable musical guests, Paul Simon, who will be making his eighth appearance as musical guest.
Former "SNL" star and head-writer Tina Fey will be taking the hosting reins for the third time on May 7, with Ellie Goulding making her first appearance as musical guest.
Then, two weeks later, "SNL" will have a big-name finale with Justin Timberlake's fourth hosting stint and a second musical appearance by Lady Gaga.
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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April 25, 2011 at 5:32PM EST Reply to CommentLove all three of these hosts but, you know who's funny? Jon Hamm. Why haven't they gotten him to host again? One of the better comedic actors around with a great ability to think on his feet.
alamble Probably because A. he hosted twice in less than a year; and B. he doesn't have anything to promote at the time.
April 25, 2011 at 5:46PM ESTStrangely, the original rumor was that Seth Green was hosting the 5/14 episode, which made no sense, although I would have liked to have seen him on the show.
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April 25, 2011 at 6:44PM EST Reply to CommentHelms strikes me as a guy who completely deserves his recent success. I know SNL isn't exactly an arbiter of taste anymore, but being selected to host is still a very cool honour.
jcpdiesel21 Ed Helms is a good choice for a host, but he was most likely asked to host to tie into promotion for The Hangover 2.
April 25, 2011 at 9:38PM ESTsteve125
April 25, 2011 at 10:19PM EST Reply to CommentEllie Goulding is a babe. An extremely talented babe. Very excited to see her episode with Fey.