Eli Manning prepares to host 'Saturday Night Live'

Eli Manning prepares to host 'Saturday Night Live'

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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 07: Quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants speaks on stage as the team is honored at City Hall Plaza following a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan for the second time in four years after winning the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots on February 7, 2012 in New York City. The Giants beat the Patriots 21-17 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on February 5. The New York parade started at Battery Place and continued through the financial district, an area known as the "Canyon of Heroes," to be followed by a rally at their home MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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by RACHEL COHEN

AP Sports Writer

Posted on May 2, 2012 at 2:12 PM

 NEW YORK (AP) -- Eli Manning says he didn't want to host "Saturday Night Live" after his first Super Bowl victory because it came so soon after big brother Peyton's appearance a year earlier.

Manning recalled Wednesday that he sent word back to the show's executives that perhaps he'd host if he won another championship. Sure enough, the New York Giants quarterback said yes after his second title and will star in the comedy sketches Saturday.

Manning says that in 2008, "I had not proven myself as much as I wanted to."

He says his favorite all-time SNL skit is probably the one where Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze appeared as Chippendales dancers.

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