I’m still not sure why Jon Bon Jovi was selected as host instead of musical guest, but I won’t complain if it gets us another Foo Fighters appearance (their sixth). Making the situation even stranger is when NBC announced back in September that Jon will actually be joined by his band mates at some point during the show to perform the title track from June’s “Lost Highway” album. Not sure if this will happen in the monologue or if we’ll get three separate musical performances. Let’s just hope Foos don’t get cheated out of two segments to make room.

Jovi is no stranger to the show though. Bon Jovi has acted as musical guest three times in the past (’93, ‘95 and ‘01), and his last appearance saw JBJ and Richie Sambora show up in a sketch together (remember those old bits where Parnell and Kattan used to dance as an “audition” to join bands?). Jon’s music was also the center of a sketch in last season’s Jamie Pressly episode that saw Will Forte’s band “Jon Bovi” attempt to get a record deal by recycling the real Bon Jovi’s hits. Best.

My first reaction upon discovering that Jon Bon Jovi was hosting the upcoming episode of SNL was simply, “Huh?” What exactly is Bon Jovi doing at the moment to warrant his selection as this week’s host? I still don’t know the answer to that one, but whatever it is, my fingers are crossed that he can pull it off. Fortunately, Jovi does have some acting chops, so hopefully that, along with some good quality material, will help him out.

As for the Foo Fighters, they have earned a place as one of my musical acts to ever grace the stage in Studio 8H. They have never failed to deliver high-energy performances and I anticipate that this time around will be no different. If Lorne could somehow work these guys into a skit as well, I would be one happy camper.