This seems like a strange choice to me. I mean, I have nothing against Lance Armstrong… but an entertainer, he is not. A cameo in Dodgeball doesn’t qualify a guy to keep a television crowd on their toes for three hours. I saw him on Saturday Night Live, and he made Joe Montana look like Richard Pryor. Not that I care, but it’s a puzzling selection.
Last year, it was Matthew Perry… I don’t remember much about his performance, in fact, I don’t even think I watched it. The year before that, it was Jamie Foxx, who was awesome. I still remember him singing “I Want To Be Your Tennis Ball” to Serena Williams… and the fact that I remember anything at all about the ESPYs is remarkable. How do you go from Jamie Foxx to Lance Armstrong in the span of two years? Ben Stein wasn’t available? Couldn’t get John Madden to do it?
Could be a loooong night in that theatre.
VTHokie01
The face of EPO. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. NTM, dude leaves his wife for Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow gets Breast Cancer, now her and Lance are broken up? WTF?
February 28, 2006 at 1:17 am
UC
I can honestly say I’ve never watched more than five minutes of the ESPYs in my life. Combined. And I’m not exagerrating. I feel this is something to be proud of.
February 28, 2006 at 8:38 am
zevonfan
I seem to recall Norm McDonald hosting the ESPY’s a few years back and doing a great job. I think he told Peyton Manning that he should treasure his Heisman, that it would never be taken away from him–unless he killed his wife and a waiter. This ensured, of course, that he would never be asked to host again and that successive hosts must be as bland as possible.
February 28, 2006 at 1:05 pm