Petition for Ron Paul to host SNL?

[Brian Defferding]

I think that is an extremely bad idea. When Palin was on, everyone was laughing AT HER, not WITH HER.

Ron Paul is not Sarah Palin.

 

[Knightskye]

I'd settle for an opening sketch, where someone's testifying before his panel.

 

[rancher89]

The whole Bruno thing makes me very wary of him getting involved with any uncertain media coverage.

Don't get me wrong, Sacha is very funny and very smart.

BUT those around RP should have known about him and never put RP in that position.

For this reason, and this reason only, I nix any posible guest position on any comedy show. All we need is a Bruno off take.....

 

[cajuncocoa]

I'm not crazy about the idea.

 

[Nate-ForLiberty]

how about Thomas Woods on snl? that would be funny. 2 hours of economic skits.

 

[rawful]

The whole Bruno thing makes me very wary of him getting involved with any uncertain media coverage.

Don't get me wrong, Sacha is very funny and very smart.

BUT those around RP should have known about him and never put RP in that position.

For this reason, and this reason only, I nix any posible guest position on any comedy show. All we need is a Bruno off take.....

Cohen does "gotcha" comedy. SNL is all scripted and rehearsed and Ron would know what to expect. Completely different.

Plus I don't think they would be that harsh due to his social stances.

 

[Morgan Brykein]

A skit where Ron Paul is in the Oval Office, telling Americans that he'll be handing over command of the U.S. Armed Forces to Osama bin Laden comes to mind.

 

[anaconda]

George McGovern hosted SNL and I thought he was super cool.

 

[Cap]

I think it is a fabulous idea.

 

[RCA]

No, it was definitely south park. But it was just a walk on type thing. I will look a bit more but while I found a southpark episodes player I'm not finding it.


arrgh, can't find it. youtube or it didn't happen I know, but.....sorry. I don't watch that show generally and am not familiar with the episodes.

I've never seen that episode either.

 

[pmbug]

Ron doesn't seem like much of an actor. I expect he has a good sense of humor, but I don't know that he could handle the delivery well.

 

[RCA]

Ron doesn't seem like much of an actor. I expect he has a good sense of humor, but I don't know that he could handle the delivery well.

If they just spoof him, I'll be happy.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I wouldn't want Ron to host it, but I do think that when SNL finally parodies him, that will be the moment that essentially tells the world that Ron Paul is a household name.

qft

 

[teamrican1]

Ron Paul is not a particularly funny guy. He's also pretty square and has zero knowledge of modern pop culture. When Ron Paul goes on a comedy program I root for him to just avoid embarrassing himself. That's easier on shows like Colbert and Daily Show because they have pretty intelligent writers and since their viewership skew heavily young and internet savvy, they have a strong incentive to avoid making Ron look stupid. Saturday Night Live on the other hand, doesn't have particularly strong writers and it's a total MSM, general audience production. It was funny in the 1970's and parts of the 80's and 90's, but not now. So you'd have a guy who isn't very funny to begin with going on a very unfunny show. In other words, a recipe for disaster. The pinnacle of Ron Paul's comedy career is and will forever remain his 1988 Morton Downey Jr. appearance. He's never going to top that smack down of the fascist fat kid in the audience.

Ron Paul's appeal is his authenticity. He just isn't suited for a show like SNL. I could see Lew Rockwell being funny in a hyper straight guy role. And I think Andrew Napolitano has a certain Belushi like charm and could see him really shinning in a variety of different kinds of skits. But Ron Paul, no. He shouldn't be the standard bearer for libertarian comedy.

 

[Matt Collins]

how about Thomas Woods on snl? that would be funny. 2 hours of economic skits.

YouTube - "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem

 

[Matt Collins]

The pinnacle of Ron Paul's comedy career is and will forever remain his 1988 Morton Downey Jr. appearance. He's never going to top that smack down of the fascist fat kid in the audience.

YouTube - Ron Paul on Trash TV, 1988 - Pt. 1


I asked him about his appearance on this show and he looked down, turned red, became real embarrassed and actually gave me a facepalm. ha ha ha ha ha


.

 

[Valli6]

Snl?

Ron Paul has a thorough mastery of monetary policy, the US Constitution and the inner workings of our government past and present. An accomplished statesman, he is extremely hardworking and revered by many for his wisdom. He could be the finest president this nation has ever seen! But let's face it - he's no Betty White!

 

[BuddyRey]

I asked him about his appearance on this show and he looked down, turned red, became real embarrassed and actually gave me a facepalm. ha ha ha ha ha

Why in the world would he be embarrassed at that performance? He completely owned that guy!

In fact, watching that clip was one of my "lightbulb" moments early on when I finally said, "this Ron Paul character is just too much. I must vote for him!"

 

[NightOwl]

No shit! What's with all of this sudden loving of the Repukes and the GOP? How soon people forget, eh?

Ron Paul hosting SNL? lol. Ron's great but he isn't funny.

Steve Forbes was positively robotic on SNL, but somehow that made him all the funnier.

 

[Bruno]

Ron Paul is not a particularly funny guy. He's also pretty square and has zero knowledge of modern pop culture. When Ron Paul goes on a comedy program I root for him to just avoid embarrassing himself. That's easier on shows like Colbert and Daily Show because they have pretty intelligent writers and since their viewership skew heavily young and internet savvy, they have a strong incentive to avoid making Ron look stupid. Saturday Night Live on the other hand, doesn't have particularly strong writers and it's a total MSM, general audience production. It was funny in the 1970's and parts of the 80's and 90's, but not now. So you'd have a guy who isn't very funny to begin with going on a very unfunny show. In other words, a recipe for disaster. The pinnacle of Ron Paul's comedy career is and will forever remain his 1988 Morton Downey Jr. appearance. He's never going to top that smack down of the fascist fat kid in the audience.

Ron Paul's appeal is his authenticity. He just isn't suited for a show like SNL. I could see Lew Rockwell being funny in a hyper straight guy role. And I think Andrew Napolitano has a certain Belushi like charm and could see him really shinning in a variety of different kinds of skits. But Ron Paul, no. He shouldn't be the standard bearer for libertarian comedy.

I disagree. I just saw him at his Des Moines appearance, and he made a number of jokes about his plane being delayed. He really warmed the audience up to him. Perhaps he is too focused on getting his message across and not on jokes. But given the opportunity, I can see him not only as a good sport willing to play along, but good on delivery with some SNL coaching, as well.