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Saturday Night Mystery: Who Will Play Tim Tebow On SNL Tonight?

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It seems that Tim Tebow, the football person who really likes to talk about God, has finally made it– he’s getting his own sketch on Saturday Night Live tonight, if this AP report on the program is any indication. The report, on tonight’s program hosted by SNL alum Jimmy Fallon and hosting musical guest Michael Bublé, reports that the studio was being prepared for a sketch mocking the over-the-top religious displays of the famous player.

The report notes that, following executive producer Lorne Michaels around the set, the topic of at least one sketch was fairly clear:

In the studio, a sketch was being blocked for the cameras: Denver Broncos quarterback (and famously devout Christian) Tim Tebow confronts Jesus in the locker room.

“It’s been rewritten since last night when we read it,” Michaels said. “We read 40-some-odd sketches yesterday, and narrowed them down to the pieces over there” — he pointed to a board with a tentative rundown — “and that’s about 15 minutes (too) long. By the time `(Weekend) Update’ gets done, the show will be maybe 25 minutes long, which is what we’ll go into dress rehearsal with.”

It is still a mystery who will take up the Tebow mantle on the SNL cast, if the sketch airs. Our sister site Sportsgrid predicts it’s either Jason Sudeikis (that’s “Mitt Romney” to most of you) or “this guy” amazing dancing Robyn aficionado/atrocious Jon Huntsman impressionist Taran Killam (and, if you can’t tell, your author’s favorite new cast member). But the odds that host Jimmy Fallon will play the role, if SNL isn’t planning on making him a recurring character, are just as likely.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jj-Wisniewski/100002654075475 Jj Wisniewski

    The one to imperanate Tebow will be the same guy who played Rick Santorum last week during that mock debate moderated by madman Trump.

  • http://twitter.com/Cherryice1988 Liz Dyer

    What ever, Andy Samberg is the only one I could see playing Tebow, Sudekis please he doesnt even look like him

  • Anonymous

    None of the punk sissy metro-males on SNL is nearly man enough to portray Tim Tebow. Tawdry Tina Fey might try. She resembles  Tebow more than she looks like Sarah Palin.

  • Anonymous

    Stoneyjack, I have been advised by Pokey that you have the “hots” for both Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin!  Although I admire your taste in women, I do not approve of your suggestiion that Tina Fey “resembles” Tim Tebow.  Tina Fey is feminine and delicate and needs protection form alpha-males. Tim Tebow can offer that protection.  Best suggestion – bring in Tim Tebow to host the show and potray himself in the sketches!

  • 12voltman1

    Bill Hader.

  • Anonymous

    FRANCES MARTEL SAID:

    “mocking the over-the-top religious displays of the famous player.”

    I don’t follow football anymore but what I’ve seen and read of Tebow doesn’t strike me as “over the top”.

    He seems reserved, quiet, self confident and quite comfortable with himself.  He makes his beliefs clear but has not preached or prosthelytized as far as I can tell.  If I’ve missed any such behavior perhaps some of you could give citations.

    I’m completely irreligious.  I have no problems with those who take their religion very seriously nor those who have no religion.

    The only people who bug me are those who scream, rant and rave trying to remove every vestige of religion in public life.  Let the individual decide what

  • Anonymous

    Once again, SNL has the “courage” to mock someone’s Christian faith.  Just once, I’d love to see a sketch where Mohammed makes a cameo on the set.  Just once.

    I wonder why that never happens?

  • 12voltman1

    Please give me a break.
    Do you really wonder why?

  • Hout Bosques

    I agree. It’s surprising he wasn’t named at all by Frances Martel, when he should have been named Most Likely. Fallon maybe as Jeebus.

    (Even though Hader’s got the correct looniness quotient down; Hader doing Jeebus as Stefon would be inspired … but maybe too soon, assuming SNL wants to avoid an Xian jihad. I, on the other hand, subscribe to the Bill Hicks school of rock-n-roll comedy – Do it from the HEART or don’t bother. Happy 50th Bill – some of us miss you@USS_Republitarian:disqus 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd2QYxE-UWA 

  • Anonymous

    He’s not over the top at all. That’s just Frances’s interpretation, which is obviously very anti-christian. As noted by many, if Tebow was a devout Muslim that turned and raised his arm to Mecca after each touchdown this wouldn’t be on anybody’s radar at all.

  • Anonymous

    Youtube is not only free but at your disposal .

    You are free to make your own SKIT .

    I wonder why you dont ?

    LMAO

  • Anonymous

    If Fallon is hosting, Justin Timberlake will probably also show up… I think he can pull this role off.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    Oh, boo-hoo.  Your faith isn’t under attack. it’s just that comedians are naturally going to mock an unlikable, sanctimonious arse like Tebow.

    If you want to see religion maligned in our culture, then look no further than the conservative bigots on the right who freaked out and threatened boycotts because TLC’s “American Muslim” showed the faith in a positive light and didn’t portray the family as a bunch of fundie terrorists with bombs strapped to their chests.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    I suspect the blowhards at FOX News would be going crazy under that scenario.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CVZ24EXEXQKJ2YZ45S3E72SP6E JOSE-RAFAEL

    I am not a fundamentalist Christian but I have to say that it is pretty disgusting that SNL would get into the Tebow bashing and it is outrageous that they would have the nerve to portray Jesus in a such disrepectful way! Religious beliefs command respect even if they are CHRISTIAN !

  • Anonymous

    i wonder why SNL feels that they can do spoofs on Christians, but I have yet to see one on Muslims, and I’m not including Obama.

  • Anonymous

    SNL has never spoofed Muslims!

  • Anonymous

    Are you drunk Hagzilla or just a senile old fool?

  • Tan

    Why should religious beliefs command respect? Seriously, that doesn’t make sense. There’s nothing about a belief in something that cannot be shown to be true which is admirable and should be worthy of respect. Now; if a religious person was doing good works in the name of their belief system that would command respect. But a belief in itself does not. It’s the same as if I commanded respect for being agnostic and not believing. That in itself does not deserve respect, but if I do good works in the name of simply being a good person then I do have grounds to claim respect.

    Now; unfortunately from what I see those with very strong religious beliefs (fundies) actually do net BAD in the world and therefore command disrespect. Individual people with moderate beliefs regularly do good and I respect them. Tebow isn’t hurting anyone but he also isn’t doing anything to command respect. He’s proclaiming his beliefs which is fine, but others have the right to say it’s obnoxious if that’s what they think. That’s how free speech works. Righties and fundies seem to think free speech means that they can say whatever they like whenever they like and if anyone points out the absurdity or stupidity in what they said then that person is ‘taking away their first ammendment rights’. You seem to think the same way and it’s hilariously incorrect. We have the right to point out silliness. I think who cares about Tebow he can do what he wants, but I can totally understand people thinking he is being obnoxious and facetious, or even buying popularity by appealing to a very popular belief system and therefore cynically building his profile and wealth..

  • Anonymous

    Doesn’t Taran Kilam play Tebow? He played Tebow in that Jesus locker room skit.

  • Anonymous

    Do you believe that the character playing me is manly enough?

  • Anonymous

    Now you know how I felt when South Park made fun of Mormons

  • Anonymous

    Don’t worry, I don’t like the 1st amendment either.

  • Anonymous

    Does Tebow profess his faith to Mohamad?

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