With the season over and the NFL celebrating Super Bowl weekend, J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans will be making folks laugh away from the football field as he’ll be starring as the special guest host on Saturday Night Live.
Watt is the latest professional athlete to take a swing at being the guest host for the 40-plus year SNL show, as past athletes such as Charles Barkley, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter and many others have taken the world-famous stage to make comedy.
Watt this week tweeted the following message as he prepares to make his show debut:
“9 years ago, a lifelong dream came true in the building on the left.