Justin Bieber's reported "SNL" appearance on Saturday will continue his invasion of television. Apparently Bieber's "SNL" appearance will be a cameo, but it's unknown if it will be during a skit, during the opening segment from host Dana Carvey, or during the "Weekend Update" portion of the show. This is in addition to all of his daytime and late night talk show appearances.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of an appearance by Bieber, and it comes just days after he appeared on "The Daily Show." That appearance was extremely funny, as the opening credits ran, the camera pulled back, and suddenly it was Bieber sitting in the chair instead of host John Stewart. It turned out to be a funny skit to open the show, but it showed that Stewart (once again) is still good at poking fun at himself.
All of these appearances by Bieber are of course tied to his film "Never Say Never" coming to theaters soon, and it is working pretty well. He is really doing a good job at crossing demographics, but it's hard to believe that many viewers of "The Daily Show" are actually going to go see "Never Say Never" now. Hopefully he just had fun doing the guest appearance, because many fans of Stewart certainly did.
When Bieber appears on Saturday night (if THR got it right), he is sure to be there to plug his movie one last time. Maybe he will play a younger version of Dana Carvey in some form during the opening monologue, or maybe he will just be there as himself to discuss something during "Weekend Update." Either way, NBC has to be pleased Bieber wanted to be on the show because more of his fans will tune in to find out than if it had just been a regular episode.