Not sure that Eli Manning topped his brother Peyton’s performance, but he did have some moments as host of Saturday Night Live.
The most memorable came in an ad for “Little Brothers,” in which Eli, a little brother himself, got revenge against the evil big brothers of the world. It was topped by a wonderful kicker line at the end aimed at a certain future Hall of Fame quarterback.
It’s Eli Manning’s turn to host Saturday Night Live tonight. Brother Peyton had the duties in 2007.
Of all the SNL sports hosts, you could make the case that Peyton was the best. His spoof of the United Way commercial was a classic.
SNL didn’t have the actual link on its site, but I did find a clip of the bit that ran during a Fox News report.
Here’s a video of Peyton talking about the SNL experience. Interesting to note that Manning said there wasn’t much rehearsal of the skits prior to air.
Check back later today. I’ll have more videos from the ads Eli and Peyton did together.
The rivalry between the Giants and Jets has spilled over to the radio front in New York. Bob Raissman in the New York Daily News reports that Eli Manning no longer will be appearing on ESPN-1050. The QB had been a regular on the station for eight years.
It seems ESPN-1050 is the Jets’ radio outlet. Now, Manning will be appearing on WFAN, home of the Giants games.
Raissman writes:
Why did the situation change? Who put the kibosh on Manning continuing his relationship with 1050?
All paths lead to the increased flow of bad blood between the Jets and Giants. It finally occurred to Giants brass that having the face of their franchise as a featured voice on the radio home of the Jets was a terrible idea.
Although the Giants walked away from last season on top of the football world, management is still angered over Jet brass covering those Giants Super Bowl logos with curtains in MetLife Stadium before Jets hosted the Giants on Christmas Eve. They also haven’t forgotten how Gang Green put a picture of Manning being crushed from behind by Calvin Pace on the cover of their defensive playbook heading into that game.
“More than all that, I believe (Giants co-owner) John Mara was not exactly thrilled over Eli being on the Jets station throughout the Giants Super Bowl year,” the NFL source said.