Peyton Manning Was Supposed To Talk About The NFL Playoffs On "SNL," But Gushed About "Emily In Paris" Instead

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Peyton Manning Was Supposed To Talk About The NFL Playoffs On "SNL," But Gushed About "Emily In Paris" Instead

I'm sure you didn't have this on your 2022 bingo card, but Peyton Manning made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live last night...and kinda killed it.

He came out during "Weekend Update" to discuss the NFL playoffs, but it was clear he wasn't really interested in talking about that.

What Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning really wanted to talk about...was Emily in Paris.

His delivery of "A fresh take on feminism, finally!" will live in my head rent-free all week.

Colin Jost tried to get Peyton to talk about some football news, but not even Tom Brady's potential retirement could get him back on topic.

Peyton had thoughts on every aspect of the show, from Emily's career to the relationship drama to the fashion.

Colin seemed to be genuinely agitated that Peyton watched 10 hours of Emily in Paris and zero hours of football, but Peyton stood by his decision.

This was a truly unexpected segment, but let's not kid ourselves, it was delightful.

You can watch the whole thing right here:

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