Judging from other guest appearances from the past, Al would be most likely to show up on SNL at a time when he has a new album out -- especially if the material generates a lot of interest or controversy [yeah, I think we missed the boat on PH; the Eminem video snafu did generate a few headlines, which would have been great fodder for SNL sketches, but its May 20th release was far too close to the end of the SNL season]. If you'll notice, nearly all of the guest hosts and musical guests appear when they've got a new TV show, movie, or album to shamelessly plug. What would likely be most effective is petitioning SNL around the time of Al's next release [which should absolutely include a letter writing campaign to Jimmy Fallon for his assistance in our efforts]. There is a person -- Josh Payne -- who is the Casting Director of SNL; I don't know if this guy is the one hiring SNL comedians to perform or if he also helps pick guest hosts or musical acts. I can't find anywhere on the net how guest hosts and musical acts are actually picked -- is it the mighty hand of Lorne Michaels going, "YOU!", or do the agents/movie studios/music labels foist these acts onto the show? Maybe Jimmy or even Victoria Jackson could shed some light on for us on that.
And BTW, if it
DID ever happen, Al would not the first demented artist to appear on SNL. Frank Zappa, Andy Kaufman, even Barnes & Barnes' "Fish Heads" video all appeared on SNL -- though admittedly those were all a
LONG time ago.
Interestingly enough, as I was surfing, I found a quote from Spin magazine from 2002 about Jimmy Fallon:
Like a lot of Fallon's humor, his music is charmingly goofball and just a little twisted. It's easy to see why bands like Blink-182 actually like to be spoofed by him.
Hmmmm ... sounds a lot like someone else we know ...
Doc
