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Colts QB to host Saturday Night Live on March 24, his 31st birthday

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Peyton Manning will celebrate his 31st birthday by hosting Saturday Night Live.
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updated 1:01 a.m. ET March 2, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS - Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning's acting credits will move beyond his numerous commercials in a few weeks as he'll be hosting NBC's Saturday Night Live.

The Colts quarterback said he would appear on the show on March 24, which happens to be his 31st birthday.

"I figure this is my one shot to be asked," Manning said. "I'm sort of looking forward to it, but I am a little bit nervous."

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Manning has most famously poked fun of himself in an ad for cell-phone company Sprint Nextel Corp., where he dons a fake mustache and toupee to "disguise" himself while rooting for the Colts. In a MasterCard commercial, Manning posed as a "fan of the fan," cheering on workers at a grocery store and coffee shop.

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