Kristen Wiig Would Love to Help Michael Phelps Out of His Speedo LZR

When Olympian gold medalist Michael Phelps was announced as the host of Saturday Night Live’s 33rd season premiere, we had a couple concerns about his acting ability — worries that, frankly, weren’t alleviated by his monotone presenting at last night’s VMAs. Fortunately, SNL all-star Kristen Wiig has the right idea about how best to utilise Phelps — and it’s by putting focus on his most unassailable trait, his body:

“I’m excited to meet Michael Phelps!” she told PEOPLE at a bash celebrating her film Ghost Town at the Toronto Film Festival. “He’s gonna be naked in all the sketches I write, for sure.”

…”There are some people that you can just picture with a wig on and it’s funny,” she said at the event sponsored by Hollywood Life magazine. “He’s one of those people.”

Michael Phelps with nothing on but a wig? Hmm… you know what, Kristen? We can picture it! We’d also like to encourage you to find inspiration in our Defamer casting notices — after all, who wouldn’t want to see the Olympic golden boy essay Mr. Spock, Dustin Diamond, and Timmy from South Park?

• SNL Star Gets Psyched for Michael Phelps [People]