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You know I was not going to let Peyton Manning’s appearance on SNL go by without posting a couple of videos for those of you who missed it (as well as for you Brady lovers. :- ) )

I’m proud to say that Peyton was damned good for a guy who isn’t an actor or an entertainer. In fact, he was better than some of the hosts who are actors. I might get me banished to the sofa for a few nights, but I have to say I thought he was funnier than Jake (except for the Dreamgirls opening. Never saw an opening monologue funnier than that).

Peyton also did a really good job of not staring at the cue cards the way a lot of other hosts (and cast members) do. Maybe he learned his lines, unlike a lot of other hosts (and cast members). As a quarterback he has to memorize a ton of plays and signals, so maybe it comes naturally to him.

Another thing that stood out was that he seemed to be in more skits than most hosts. He was in every single one except for the weekend news segment. But his best moments were when he was poking fun at himself. He even told a joke during his monologue about an old man who asked him “How is Tom Brady like the circus?” The punch line: “The both have two more rings than you, Peyton.” (For those of you non-sports, non-football types, Tom Brady has three Superbowl rings, Peyton has one. Circuses have three rings. Get it?”

Here is video from SNL’s hilarious commerical spoof that takes a jab at his squeaky-clean image:

In this ESPN spoof, he takes punches like a prize-fighter for his reputation as being one of the greatest to never win the big game (something Brady-philes love to point out). My only problem with this skit is that it begins with footage of final buzzer in Tennessee’s loss to Ohio State in the NCAA tournament. Grrrrrr.*

UPDATE: NBC had this one removed from You Tube. It has not popped up on DailyMotion yet.

*For the record, I am pulling for Georgetown in the Final Four in the tournament. I have nothing against UCLA, but it’s a west coast school. I can’t pull for Ohio State because of last week’s game. And I can’t pull for Florida because…well…it’s Florida. Need I say more? In fact, I would be perfectly happy to see Georgetown vs. UCLA in the final game. We already saw Florida vs. Ohio State in the football national championship.

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