Despite how it may appear to the audience, Saturday Night Live's guest host, a different celebrity each week, plays an integral role in the show. The chaos usually precedes the drama by a few days. He spends Thursday preparing for those sketches, deciding who among his staff will do what, and how live television could decide the sketches' order. The image might be humorous, but the logistics sometimes aren't. Along with Julianne Moore and Samuel L. Jackson, Broecker remembers several other guest hosts with whom he enjoyed working.
People range from being really great, to being professional, to being . . .
He pauses, trying to think of a diplomatic way to finish. Very few people have been dismissive and not very nice to work with. His job demands spontaneity-a constant need to be alert and aware of potential problems, and the ability to change or fix something at a moment's notice. When pushed, he decides that the downside is the time commitment. But then he pushes back.