Could Kristin Chenoweth host SNL?

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 2:58pm

I could see this so well. Because Madeline Kahn rocked SNL when she hosted (especially the first season when she sang "I Feel Pretty" as Frankenstein's bride -- obviously a reference to YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN).

Somebody back me up on this. Somebody should put Kristin on SNL. She would be great! Have her join the ranks of various Broadway people who have hosted before like David Hyde Pierce, Nathan Lane, and others.

[gumbo2]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 2:59pm

I'm sure she'd be charismatic and funny. But is she famous enough?

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:05pm

I can see a Studio 60 parody...

[madbrian]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:09pm

She's not famous enough...

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:12pm

Yeah, she's still pretty much unknown beyond Broadway circles. She'd have to star in a successful movie or tv series or have an album in the Top Ten to be considered as a host for SNL.

[justagirl2]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:14pm

I think she would be great, but it's true that not enough people know who she is. I have a feeling that everyone's seen her before, and would probably recognize that "short blonde woman with the annoying voice," but she'd have to gather a bit more of a mainstream fan base.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:24pm

She needs a couple more Razzie nominations before they'd let her host. She'd probably be brilliant though.

[lildogs]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:25pm

Of course she COULD do it, but they won't ask until she's a bigger name with a project to plug.

Pierce was on a VERY successful series and Lane has a film career.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:26pm

sure... but the show sucks so bad already. I

[gumbo2]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:29pm

I saw the first episode ever of SNL, hosted by George Carlin. It was probably the worst thing I've ever seen.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 3:44pm

I think she would be awesome. She does so well when she is on the talk shows...she really holds her own. Many celebrities do so bad on them.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:00pm

Any stage actor would be better on SNL than any of the celebrity guests. Stage actors are much more comfortable in the live medium. Any Broadway name would kick butt on SNL. Remember, Christine Ebersole was briefly an SNL cast member. It was where I first heard her sing at a piano. Glorious voice.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:00pm

I haven't heard of about half of SNL's hosts, so I think that she is famous enough.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:03pm

^ true. or the bad athletes they have on to host.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:03pm

Krisin should stick to theatre... She has already failed in television and film comedy countless times.

[mattnyc2]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:05pm

I've always thought that Chenoweth would make a great host. I don't think that she's too obscure to be the host, as many "up and coming" performers have hosted the show before they were super famous.

Off the top of my head I can name Dane Cook, Rosie O'Donnell, Lindsay Lohan, Laura Leighton, Nia Vardolas (sp?), Alan Cumming, who all hosted at times when they weren't household names. I'm sure someone else has some better examples.

So I say, why not Kristin?

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:21pm

I thought you had to play more than one character on that show.

[Danielm]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:24pm

It's too bad but the days when someone like Buck Henry or Kristin Chenowith would be asked to host SNL seem to be in the past.

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:28pm

would love to see her. She reminds me of megan mulally { actually Karen, voice wise

[MotorTink]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:29pm

Her best shot, I would think, at being on SNL would've been right after she left Wicked and joined West Wing. She had the Wicked popularity momemntum and West Wing was an NBC show so it would've cross promoted.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 4:32pm

Yes she could and she'd be her usual amazing self

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 5:54pm

Well, she's certainly got the fast costume changes down...

[jasobres]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 6:09pm

Right now, Kristin is not famous enough to be a host on SNL, despite having a big fanbase.

[PJ]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 6:09pm

She was in talks to host last year around this time. Since she has yet to appear, it must have fallen through. This was, of course, during her whole Old Navy commercial era. So she would have been more recognizable than usual.

[Freckles1329]

Posted: 1/30/07 at 6:14pm

I think she would be amazing if she hosted SNL. But I agree, not that many people outside the Broadway circle know who she is. Of course there are other hosts who some people haven't heard of, but then you say "oh he/she was in whichever movie." If you say Kristin was in Bewitched, Deck the Halls, RV, etc, some people might remember, but since she is usually a supporting part, I doubt it.