Following her recent barnstorming speech in which Laura Bush widely mocked her husband, the President of the United States, Mr Damian can exclusively reveal that the First Lady has been invited to host the popular satircal show Saturday Night Live.

At a recent dinner in Washington, Mrs Bush told the audience that the president is 'usually in bed by now' and said she told him recently, 'If you really want to end tyranny in the world, you're going to have to stay up later.'

'Nine o'clock, Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep and I'm watching 'Desperate Housewives'.' To applause from the audience she added: 'With Lynne Cheney. Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife.'

The First Lady's turn won plaudits and coverage the world over and was enough to make the producers of the long running SNL sit up and take notice. 'She'd be perfect' one TV Exec told us 'we're always on the look out for new talent, and Mrs Bush would certainly meet that criteria.'

Funny Lady

Meanwhile in Hollywood it's understood that the producers of the annual Oscar's ceremony are considering replacing controversial host Chris Rock with the First Lady, 'she has a wide appeal, and would continue our theme of showcasing the best of America' a spokesman told us.

Chris Rock and Billy Crystal are said to be 'watching with interest'.

Posted by damian at May 03, 2005 01:40 PM