No Doogie Howser, MD (the show, not the unfortunately named city in Maryland) fan in their right mind would have ever expected Neil Patrick Harris to become one of the funniest people on television in the late 2000s. In fact, NPH’s dead-on timing is the only reason why I tune into the tragically mediocre How I Met Your Mother (yeah, hardcore fans, I went there).

He also has the ability to instantly woo women and men alike, which automatically makes him the most powerful man in show business right now (you may not have noticed, but your pants actually removed themselves during the course of this paragraph). It looks like Saturday Night Live is next in line to get the goods when it returns on January 10th for its first 2009 show, because NPH is finally hosting.

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