Eli Manningmight sound like he's from the South, but the Giants quarterback says he is all about New York. So much so that during his Saturday Night Live opening monologue, he invited tourists to ask him for suggestions of what to do in the city.
Where is the best Italian food?
Theres a great place called the Olive Garden, Manning said. Youve got to go to New Jersey, but its worth it.
Whats a good Broadway show to catch?
Cats, Manning said.He saw a commercial for it as a child and it looked great.
Manning appeared in a surprisingly large portion of the nights sketches, where he mostly stuck to playing mild-mannered guys in awkward situations. As a defendant in a murder trial, Mannings character is proven innocent after his lawyer reads the court dozens of text messages the defendant sent from home the night of the murder.
The vapid communiqus involved Mannings character desperately searching for a booty call, and included a text to a woman in a coma. When the defense lawyer enters the defendants Internet searches into evidence, Manning says hed rather confess to the crime than have them read allowed. His searches for old butts and really old butts are entered into evidence over his protestations.
Manning appeared as himself in a public service announcement for Little Brothersa Big Brothers Big Sisters type of organization in which Manning teaches young boys how to take revenge upon their spotlight stealing older brothers. The ad devolves into Manning tormenting children, referring to one of his victims as Peyton.
The NFL stars turn as a grungy Occupy Wall Street protester was one of the few times his clean cut NFL persona didnt seep through in his performance. Looking like a younger Eddie Vedder, Manning goes mono e mono with Bill Haders curmudgeonly old newsman. Manning loses, getting hit in the head with a microphone.
Musical guest Rihannas performances had some of the highest production values seen on SNL this season, performing first in front of an elaborate spider-web back drop and later in an ancient Egypt-like set.She surprisingly did not appear in any of the nights sketches, not even to reunite her and Andy Sambergs musical act Shy Ronnie.
The episode also featured a tribute to Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys member who died Friday after a three-year battle with cancer. A clip from a classic Beastie Boys SNL performance was shown before a commercial break.
SNLis new next week with host Will Ferrell and musical guest Usher.
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