Charles Barkley will host Saturday Night Live this evening, which is kind of funny even before the acting and the sketches are revealed. In fact, there is no need to put Sir Chuck on a comedy show because all he has to do is walk into a room and everyone smiles.
The dude hangs out with Urkel and then gets a DUI... take away the DUI and that's comedy gold!
Anyway, I think Charlie needs his own show where he just sits there and tells stories. Having had the chance to hear a bunch of stories about Barkley from ex-players and former scribes that covered him, they are hilarious (and in a good way).
I wish they could all be repeated here.
You don't need me to tell you that Charles needs his own show. That's common knowledge. But if you're one of those sissies that likes proof and stuff, ask yourself this:
How many other athletes do you know that have been asked to host SNL twice?
Uh-huh.
The last time Chuck hosted the show, Nirvana was the musical guest. Check out this promo featuring the host and the band where it looks as if Novaselic is about to post up Barkley on the low block:
SNL-Nirvana outake
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From that first appearance I recall Al Franken doing his Stuart Smalley bit where he made fun of Charles for not winning any championships. I also remember a walk-on by Mugsy Bogues and a sketch where Charles beat up that purple dinosaur, Barney, as if he were an overmatched ballplayer from a small African country in the Olympics.
Now that's funny.