Eli Manning has two Super Bowl MVP awards and two championships to older brother Peyton’s one of each, and now Eli might be pulling ahead in another race: the battle for laughs.
Tonight Eli will be the host of “Saturday Night Live,’’ four years after Peyton took a turn.
“He has a really good sense of humor,’’ "SNL" cast member Seth Meyers said of Eli in a video posted on Giants.com. “Obviously we worked with Peyton and I think people know he has a really good sense of humor but Eli’s just as good if not a little bit better.’’
Of course, the proof will be in the performance. Peyton received high marks for his hosting gig and Eli has been hard at work this week putting the finishing touches on his role in the show, which SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels said will be significant.
“Everybody’s been very supportive. That’s been the neat part, getting to know the cast members, get to kind of talk with them off-set, a lot of funny people here,’’ Eli said.
“Hopefully the crowd will laugh, that will be good to kind of get my first laugh. I think after that, I say in a football game it’s always good to get that first completion, I think come Saturday just getting that first laugh will help relax me.’’
Meyers offered this tip to maximize Eli’s enjoyment and help his performance:
“I think that’s part of the fun is just like relaxing and realizing this stuff works best when you’re out there enjoying yourself,’’ Meyers said. “If they can tell you’re out of your comfort zone and uncomfortable it’s not as much fun as if they can tell you’re out of your fun and you don’t really care.’’
paul.schwartz@nypost.com
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