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GABOUREY SIDIBE TO HOST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ON APRIL 24

Posted by Adam

Friday April 2, 2010

Gabourey SidibeGABOUREY Sidibe has landed a new role — TV star!

The Oscar-nominated Precious actress has signed up to host Saturday Night Live April 24, the network confirmed Thursday.

Tina Fey returns to SNL on April 10 with musical guest Justin Bieber. Ryan Phillippe is slated to host the show April 17. Ke$ha will perform.

Betty White makes her debut May 8.

Sidibe’s mom, Alice Tan Ridley, recently revealed the rotund star is keen to lose weight.

“The truth is Gabourey would like to lose some weight but the reality is that she would not have gotten the role of Precious if she had not been heavy,” Alice said last month.

“As her mum I would like to see my daughter healthy but if she didn’t lose weight that’s not a problem either — it runs in our family.

“We have relatives that are 80 who are too heavy so it works in different ways for different folks.

“I’m proud of my daughter no matter what and the truth is that there are all kinds of acting roles for all sorts of people.”

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  • traci banville

    WOW ! WHEN AM I HOSTING ? IT MUST BE SOON (BECAUSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TINA FEY AND BETTY WHITE WHO ARE ACTUALLY EQUIPPED TO HOST A COMEDY SHOW) THE PRODUCERS MUST REALLY BE DESPERATE TO FIND HOSTS TO SCHEDULE THAT BUNCH OF NO NAME , NO TALENT, FLASH IN THE PANS. WHY DON’T THEY JUST THROW A DART AT PAGES FROM THE LOCAL PHONE BOOK OR DRAW NAMES OUT OF A HAT ? I GUESS AFTER 35 YEARS ON THE AIR YOU’RE BOUND TO RUN OUT OF ACTUAL STARS. CALL ME, LORNE MICHAELS. YOU REALLY COULD DO (AND HAVE DONE) WORSE.

  • booooooooo!

    Wow, you suck. We all know she is overweight. Why does it have to be mentioned in every article? This article is about Gabourey hosting SNL. Why did you make 2/3 of it about her weight?

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  • Jimbo

    I’m sure SNL wants to attract viewers. This show would probably attract more of a particular demographic.

  • http://www.flixster.com/user/tracibanville traci banville

    I NEVER MENTIONED HER WEIGHT. ARE ANY OF THE OTHER FAUX UPCOMING HOSTS (EXCEPTIONS FEY AND WHITE) OVERWEIGHT? NO. I JUST THINK THEY HAVEN’T “EARNED” A PLACE HOSTING THE SHOW.YOU USED TO HAVE TO BE SOMEBODY AND IT HELPED IF YOU WERE A COMEDIAN OR HAD DONE A COMEDY MOVIE OR SERIES OR STAND-UP. WAHT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH MISS SIDIBE? HOW DO YOU “SPOOF” A MOVIE LIKE ‘PRECIOUS’? I FEEL SORRY FOR THE WRITERS.THEY HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM. WHY DO YOU THINK STEVE MARTIN,TOM HANKS,ALEC BALDWIN,CHRISTOPHER WALKEN.ETC. HAVE HOSTED DO MANY TIMES ? BECAUSE THE WRITERS HAVE A LOT OF MATERIAL FROM THEIR PAST FILMS,TV,ALBUMS, AS WELL AS THEIR PRESENT FILMS AND TV SERIES. PLUS THEY HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES AS FUNNY PEOPLE.I WORRY WHAT IS NEXT-KATE GOSSELIN HOSTING SNL. OH,DON’T GET ME STARTED! ! !

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