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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
In the past 10 years, I bet I've laughed more at the occasional appearances I've seen of Betty White in roasts, etc., than the bits I've seen from SNL.
I've enjoyed her since I was a little kid, watching old b&w game shows she appeared on 50-something years ago (she was quite a fox) |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Betty White going from The Golden Girls to today's SNL would almost be like a kick in the face!
This really should have happened years ago when SNL was actually popular -- like The Golden Girls used to be... Although, she did do The Golden Palace too, so the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Saturday Night Live nowadays is just as bad as The Golden Palace, but why take a step down? |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by Cocacoladude78
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Betty White going from The Golden Girls to today's SNL would almost be like a kick in the face!
This really should have happened years ago when SNL was actually popular -- like The Golden Girls used to be... Although, she did do The Golden Palace too, so the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Saturday Night Live nowadays is just as bad as The Golden Palace, but why take a step down? |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Molly Shannon? Has she done anything of note since leaving SNL?
Why wouldn't Betty White be able to handle on her own? It's not like 90 minutes of non-stop pratfalls. I hope she gets to host, who doesn't love Betty White? |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
exactly. Betty White is great. It would be a great tribute to her career. There is already enough filler for SNL. We don't need random co-hosts. Betty White would be a million times better than some of the stiff, cue-card reading actors/actresses that are the flavor of the month. I really hope they can get her to host ... none of this co-host BS.
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
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Molly Shannon? Has she done anything of note since leaving SNL?
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by JasonF
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I agree with this. Unless it's Betty herself saying she doesn't want to shoulder a whole episode, I say let her host.
Although if they are going to do the Women of Comedy thing, somebody check to see if Carol Burnett is willing to participate (and I second MLBFan's nomination of Vicki Lawrence). Also Ruth Buzzi, Jo Anne Worley, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Jane Curtin and Penny Marshall. Because if we're going to do this shit, let's do it up big. |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
They should get the Go Gos or the Bengals to reunite to be the band for that show.
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by slop101
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They should get the Go Gos or the Bengals to reunite to be the band for that show.
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
If they had to get someone to team with her, I'd choose Cloris Leachman who did Phyllis and co-starred with Betty White on the Mary Tyler Moore show. That Cloris is plain crazy (have you seen her on DWTS?).
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by big whoppa
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If they had to get someone to team with her, I'd choose Cloris Leachman who did Phyllis and co-starred with Betty White on the Mary Tyler Moore show. That Cloris is plain crazy (have you seen her on DWTS?).
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/0....html?hpt=Sbin
Originally Posted by People.com
(PEOPLE.com) -- Betty White fans, your prayers have been answered. The former "Golden Girl" will appear on "Saturday Night Live" in the near future, she confirmed to PEOPLE at Elton John's annual Oscars viewing party on Sunday night.
Fans have been clamoring for White, 88, to do "SNL" -- an idea she called "ridiculous" just a few weeks ago -- ever since her comic turn in a Snickers ad during the Super Bowl. One Facebook page devoted to the cause has attracted half a million fans. When asked by PEOPLE, "Are you doing 'Saturday Night Live'?" she answered, "Yes," even if she remains perplexed by the groundswell of support. "I don't know why or how," she says, "but it's been wonderful." White didn't offer any details about the "SNL" gig, and it remains unclear when she will appear -- or what it will entail. Entertainment Weekly said she might appear on a special "Women of Comedy" episode with former "SNL" cast members Molly Shannon, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler -- but executive producer Lorne Michaels reportedly denied that. White's career resurgence hasn't come completely out of the blue. She did star with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in the romantic comedy "The Proposal," and was recognized with a lifetime achievement award at the Screen Actors Guild. |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
This will air May 8th.
Originally Posted by Zap2it
It's official! Betty White is gracing the "Saturday Night Live" stage May 8 -- please do a "Golden Girls" sketch. Please.
People is reporting that WNBC in New York reported Thursday morning (March 11) that Betty White is confirmed as the host for the May 8 episode (just in time for Mother's Day!). The episode will also reunite former female cast members Tina Fey, Molly Shannon, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch. Lorne Michaels says in a statement, "I can't think of a better way to spend Mother's Day weekend than with Betty White." There has to be a "Golden Girls" sketch, right? Should Betty White play Rose Nylund, as she did on the show? Or take on one of the other "Golden Girls?" Based on the jokes at the Screen Actors Guild awards, she'd be better off as senior playgirl Blanche Devereaux. Either way, we can't wait. Looks like the Facebook campaign paid off! Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Facebook and Zap2it Andrea on Twitter for the latest movies, TV and celebrity news. |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
:banana:
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
I don't understand what is the attraction of having her host SNL? I'd be interested in how many of the animal rights whackos were being the push? If they let her have a platform for that, I'm done with the whole network. Then again, I don't understand the attraction to Cloris either.
The only reason I'll go anywhere near this show is because I'm sure they'll be doing a What's Up With That! sketch. They ought to team her with the original NRFPT females and a couple of the SCTV females. She can't carry a show on her own and really shouldn't have more than a sketch or two on SNL. Much of her act is about the senile old lady who's clueless....which to some of us with parents who have alzheimers is slightly offensive if handled the wrong way. |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by jpb07
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Much of her act is about the senile old lady who's clueless....which to some of us with parents who have alzheimers is slightly offensive if handled the wrong way.
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by RichC2
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This will air May 8th.
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Can't wait.
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
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Umm...that's kind of a long time from now. Just saying. Time is of the essence.
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Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
Originally Posted by JasonF
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She did Kath & Kim and has a role on Glee. She's also done some movies (she received some critical acclaim for one called Year of the Dog)
I will watch SNL if Betty is hosting. |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
The Betty White Meme: When Then Internet Stopped Making Sense
Betty White is a talented comedic actress who has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years. This is a screengrab of a Digg.com search of “Betty White.” The top three results, all within the last month, are about Betty White and the show Saturday Night Live. The bottom article, the one with the most diggs, describes a Facebook campaign demanding that SNL let Betty White host the show, the one in the middle lays out a few sketches she should appear in. (That Facebook group, by the way, has almost 500,000 fans.) The most recent story in that screengrab links to the story confirming that Betty would in fact be hosting the show. The day that article went live, Betty White was a trending topic on social networking site Twitter, just below the show Skins and above something called a justin bieber. The Facebook campaign starts it, Digg.com keeps us posted and Twitter celebrates. Congratulations, Internet, you got Betty White to host SNL. Quick question though: Why did we do this? This is one of the most perplexing Internet things I’ve seen in a while but, before we get into that, I wanted to quickly get something out of the way. I Have Nothing Against Betty White No problems with her whatsoever. I thought she was great on The Golden Girls, and as far as old people go, it doesn’t seem like she’s completely lost her mind, which is good. She’s a terrific entertainer and seems like a pretty sweet lady (though I have no idea what that means). I’m not a Betty White hater. I’m not sure if I’d call myself a fan, exactly. I guess if I had to answer the question, “What do you think about Betty White?” I’d respond, “I don’t.” But still, nothing against the old broad. Meanwhile, Why Did We Do This? I work for the Internet. It’s sort of my job to know why we do the shit that we do, and this one leaves me stumped, I just don’t understand. This wasn’t a small campaign. This was a massive, giant campaign that hit every big Internet site. The mainstream media specifically described it as “the Internet crusade,” like we all got together and voted. If the Internet will go down as the responsible party behind Betty White’s spot on SNL, I just want to know why. The Internet is a fickle, complicated and delicate beast of omnisexuality. It can be confusing or alienating at times but, in general, I think I understand it, I have a pretty good handle on why it does what it does. It’s not surprising to me that Rick Rolling became a thing. When you and your friends become so desensitized that nothing shocks you anymore, it makes sense that you prank your friends by making them watch something completely, utterly and nonsensically random. And Rick Astley’s otherwise entirely forgettable tune hits the sweet spot of pop obscurity (popscurity). And it snowballs from there, and I get that. And I even got lolcats, despite my best efforts. But somehow over the last few months, we made Betty White the darling of the Internet, and I have absolutely no idea why. Her Contribution to Comedy The Facebook page brings up the fact that White is entering her eighth decade in show business and has been an important mark on the face of comedy in that time, and deserves honor and recognition for it. Sure. But since when is Saturday Night Live the show to honor anyone for anything? How did someone make the leap from “Betty White sure is a comedy icon” to “Betty White NEEDS to host SNL immediately,” and, further, how did the Internet collectively say “Oh, absolutely.” SNL used to be about bringing in interesting and funny relevant people to host, and now it’s about finding whatever hot-right-now actor or actress has a new movie to promote and having them host. That’s why Megan Fox has hosted twice and Eddie Izzard has hosted never. Since when is Saturday Night Live (the show that last year ran a sketch involving January Jones as a Grace Kelly who couldn’t stop farting on the set of Rear Window), the destination to honor someone’s career? Christopher Plummer’s had a long career, but he’s never hosted. Let’s get on that pronto, I think he and Kenan Thompson are a comedic match made in laughter heaven. Hey, Robert Gates has been serving America on an administrative level through, like, six presidents. Let’s get him in a MacGruber sketch. Musical guest: The Boston Pops. Does Betty White Even Want To Host? Hey, there’s a good question. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind, but I’d lean towards “Not really.” Saturday Night Live’s writing, rehearsal and performance schedule is a hectic, maddening week-long process. I don’t want to make assumptions about what old people can and can’t do, but she needs to be in the building all day, every day keeping up with a bunch of twentysomethings who’ve been living this schedule for years. The show that makes it to TV? She has to perform that twice on Saturday, did the Internet consider that? This is why she’s not technically hosting, she’s just “appearing” and co-hosting with a number of other women in comedy. Thankfully. 11:30 is late for an old gal. “What skits should she perform in?” Jesus, I don’t know, the ones that keep her safe? She’s 88 for Christ’s sake, just let her relax. Seriously, Why Did We Do This? Was it just to prove the power of the Internet, or the power of numbers? Like, “If we get enough people doing something, a thing will happen!” Is that the thesis we were trying to prove? I just worry, because there were clearly a lot of people who really wanted this to happen. Maybe they even celebrated when the announcement came that Betty White would be hosting. I’m worried that when they throw their Betty White party the night her SNL gig arrives they’ll be disappointed because, seriously, what can they expect to happen? Betty White will play a sweet old lady, or a shockingly inappropriate old lady, because that’s mostly what’s left in her bag of tricks at this point, right? I suppose if SNL did a spoof on the show Wings, Betty White could play Fay, but I think I just described the worst skit in hypothetical Saturday Night Live history. I’m just trying to understand you, Internet, because it’s my job and I kinda like you. Help me out here. |
Re: 'SNL' close to landing Betty White (CNN)
^Completely agree.
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