Paul Rudd will host Saturday Night Live (SNL) on November 15, 2008, with musical guest, Beyonce Knowles. Rudd stars in the comedy Role Models alongside Seann William Scott. Beyonce releases her new double-album, I Am...Beyonce / I Am...Sasha Fierce, on November 18.National Ledger: Wildly Inappropriate Behavior from SNL Host Paul Rudd (November 10, 2008) The episode also welcomes new cast members Michaela Watkins and Abby Elliott,
Paul Rudd Career Highlights
- Paul Rudd's breakthrough role came in 1995 as Alicia Silverstone's love interest in Clueless. He also appeared on the popular sitcom, Friends as Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) boyfriend, Mike Hannigan. Since then, he has starred in several Judd Apatow-produced comedy films including, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. Rudd's other film credits include Romeo and Juliet, 200 Cigarettes and The Cider House Rules.
SNL 2008
- Saturday Night Live enjoyed a ratings serge in 2008 when 30 Rock creator and former SNL head-writer, Tina Fey, made several appearances on SNL impersonating Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin.EOnline: Alive From New York, Fey's Palin Paces SNL (October 6, 2008)
- Amy Poehler's last appearance on SNL was on October 18, 2008, when she manned the anchor desk and performed an Alaska rap with Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Poehler gave birth to a baby boy, Archie Arnett, in October 2008 and announced that she will not return to the show after her maternity leave ends.Houston Chronicle: Amy Poehler Gives Birth (October 28, 2008)