Betty white played florence dusty a rock star in the confectionery world who brought the one thing that shes known for. Celebrate betty whites birthday with her death metal snl. Betty whites tasty muffin on snls the delicious dish. The episode garnered the shows highest ratings in over a year. The episode was a massive success, proving that, even while pushing 90, betty still had the razorsharp comedy chops needed to go down as one of snl s most memorable hosts. Aug 27, 2019 watch hot in cleveland, now streaming on pluto tv. Betty white, rachel dratch, tina fey, ana gastayer, amy poehler, maya rudolph, and molly sha. Nearly 500,000 fans reportedly signed the petition. The group was called betty white to host snl please. One of the greatest, and i love that many of the old cast members come back just for betty white.
Sep 23, 20 a census taker tina fey faces a woman betty white with confusing answers to her most basic questions. Whites confession in her opening monologue that she was uneasy with live television, she was right at home with the snl format. Saturday night live 1975 for episode with host betty white. Betty white will host nbcs saturday night live on may 8, wnbc news announced thursday morning besides featuring the golden girl, who was the. She is of danish, greek, english, and welsh descent. Betty whites smartest animals in america 2 episodes 20152015 betty whites off their rockers 52 episodes 20122014 betty white goes wild. Stacker compiled the top 100 saturday night live episodes as rated by imdb users. In early 2010, an online campaign was created on facebook to get white to host an episode of the show. Saturday night live betty whitejayz tv episode 2010 imdb.
Sep 23, 20 lorenzo mcintosh kenan thompson brings his grandma loretta betty white to scare some bullies straight with stories from their lives that sound suspiciously like willy wonka and the chocolate. The lawrence welk show presents a mothers day song, with betty white and an allstar cast of snl alumnae amy poehler, ana gasteyer, maya rudolph, molly shannon, tina fey, rachel dratch. On may 8, 2010, betty white became the oldest person to host saturday night live. Facebook fans watched their dream come true when betty white hosted saturday night live this week. The episode was a massive success, proving that, even while pushing 90, betty still had the razorsharp comedy chops needed to go down as one of snls most memorable hosts. Directed by don roy king, jonathan krisel, akiva schaffer. Tina fey, amy poehler, ana gasteyer, molly shannon, maya rudolph, and rachel dratch.
She went on to win her seventh emmy award for her performance on the. Whites hosting stint was a result of an internet campaign. May 10, 2010 back when lorne michaels decided to get betty white to cohost saturday night live in response to a facebook campaign, snl cast it as a mothers day womenofsnl night, with returning cast members including tina fey, amy poehler, maya rudolph and molly shannon, among others. Betty white became the oldest person to host saturday night live. May 09, 2010 with energy, enthusiasm and plain old laughs, ms. The rest of us who need dietary fiber to keep the system running smoothly should watch it a few times. Snls lorne michaels talks betty white, sarah palin. Lorenzo mcintosh kenan thompson brings his grandma loretta betty white to scare some bullies straight with stories from their lives that.
One of the greatest, and i love that many of the old. Best betty white bloopers of all time hot in cleveland. Her comedy in this episode is absolutely hysterical, and i love that most of her jokes are sexual. This season, the cast includes fred armisen, will forte, bill hader, seth meyers, andy samberg, jason sudeikis, kenan thompson, kristen wiig and features abby elliott, bobby. Saw the very first one and have missed very few over the years. Betty white is just right on snl viewer discretion. You can click on continue reading to continue reading. Although best known as the devious sue ann nivens on the classic sitcom the mary tyler moore show 1970 and the ditzy. And joining her for the momentous episode was a murderers row of amazing snl women. Last nights saturday night live was the most consistently good episode of the series in years. The cheers and applause that betty white received during the saturday night live coldopen sketch told you everything you needed to know about the momentum white had going into this week.
White and the snl cast and crew including an ensemble of recent alumnae more than delivered on this much promoted episodes promise. Watch may 8 betty white season 35, episode 21 of saturday night live or get episode details on nbc. For whites episode, lorne michaels brought back former cast members rachel dratch, tina fey, ana gasteyer, amy poehler, maya rudolph and molly shannon. Sep 18, 2018 tvs past and future collide as betty white, the fonz, snl, marriage and streaming highlight a weird emmy night. Transcript for unaired betty white skit draws laughs this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Betty white gets highest ratings in a year and a half as host. A census taker tina fey faces a woman betty white with confusing answers to her most basic questions. A starstudded collection of saturday night lives most hilarious mothersthemed sketches from various seasons, including the day you were born with amy schumer, lawrence welk with betty white. White displayed the talents that have made her a tv legend. Betty white becomes oldest saturday night live host.
Watch may 8 betty white season 35, episode 21 of saturday night live or get episode details on. Tvs past and future collide as betty white, the fonz, snl, marriage and streaming highlight a weird emmy night. The episode was hosted by white, but it also played host to numerous female luminaries from saturday night lives past, including tina fey. The idea seemed to be to appease the online throng while hedging. Saturday night live season 35 episode 21 on may 8, 2010 with host betty white and musical guest jayz. Even though betty white s snl episode was pretty much perfect last night, there were a few of us in the comments who were disappointed that rachel dratchs debbie downer character didnt show up. If you are in to gluten free then you can skip this video. Explore betty whites characters and sketches on saturday night live.
With fred armisen, will forte, bill hader, seth meyers. She quipped that shed never heard of facebook before the movement started. Watch sketches from the saturday night live episode, snl season 35 episode 21 betty white, jayz on. In late december 2009, a 29yearold fan started a facebook campaign dubbed betty white to host snl please. Tvs past and future collide as betty white, the fonz, snl. Lorne michaels reflects on snls record emmy haul, scouting new talent and who could ever top betty white.
Back when lorne michaels decided to get betty white to cohost saturday night live in response to a facebook campaign, snl cast it as a mothers day womenofsnl night, with returning cast members including tina fey, amy poehler, maya rudolph and molly shannon, among others. Betty white s smartest animals in america 2 episodes 20152015 betty white s off their rockers 52 episodes 20122014 betty white goes wild. Saturday night live betty whitejayz tv episode 2010. Betty white was born in oak park, illinois, to christine tess cachikis, a homemaker, and horace logan white, a lighting company executive for the crousehinds electric company. Explore betty white s characters and sketches on saturday night live. Betty whites journey from former golden girl to saturday night live host started with a facebook campaign urging producers to consider her.
Lorenzo mcintosh kenan thompson brings his grandma loretta betty white to scare some bullies straight with stories from their lives that sound. White s hosting stint was a result of an internet campaign. May 08, 2010 directed by don roy king, jonathan krisel, akiva schaffer. Betty white hosted saturday night live last night, realizing the dreams of more than 500,000 facebook users. A true comedian, everyone needs to watch this episode.
Betty white hosted the season ending saturday night live and brought the house down. Not to mention amy poehler, tina fey, ana gasteyer, maya. Betty white saturday night live jay z snl video dailymotion. Betty white can control an audience like nobody else.
Unaired betty white skits on snl draw laughs video abc news. The campaign was started in early 2010 on facebook and the group was called betty white to host snl please. The lawrence welk show presents a mothers day song, with betty white and an allstar cast of snl alumnae amy poehler, ana gasteyer. The betty white episode in the books and seeing her grace the studio 8h stage was a delight. At 88 12 years old, hosted she scored the gig after hundreds of thousands of her fans petitioned for her to host snl via facebook. Its betty whites 95th birthday today, so lets celebrate by jumping into the pit with her. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she was one of the first women to exert control both in front of and behind the camera and is recognized as the first woman to produce a. Betty white ready for snl laughs the 88yearold actress is set to appear alongside jayz on the latenight show. I love the the way molly shannon clocks betty white. May 09, 2010 betty white joins forces with returning snl greats tina fey, amy poehler, and more to deliver a firstrate episode. Even though betty whites snl episode was pretty much perfect last night, there were a few of us in the comments who were disappointed that rachel dratchs debbie downer character didnt show up.
The episode garnered snl its highest overnight ratings in 18 months. Betty white joins forces with returning snl greats tina fey, amy poehler, and more to deliver a firstrate episode. The end result is an eclectic collection of episodes from every era of the shows history, and a reminder of why snl remains an essential viewing after all this time. Americas premiere sketchcomedy show returns for its 35th season live from studio 8h in new york city. Betty white in the mother of all saturday night live. Starting with the lawrence welk tribute to mothers day, continuing with a killer monologue and especially the delicious dish dusty muffin sketch, ms. Betty white was born in oak park, illinois, to christine tess cachikis, a homemaker, and horace logan white, a lighting company executive. Bettys snl appearance occured thanks to her fans on facebook, who started a movement to have the actress host the show. The movement was sparked by white s appearance in a snickers commercial aired during super bowl xliv. Betty white s journey from former golden girl to saturday night live host started with a facebook campaign urging producers to consider her. The campaign was successful, and white became the oldest person ever to host the show. May 08, 2020 the episode was a massive success, proving that, even while pushing 90, betty still had the razorsharp comedy chops needed to go down as one of snl s most memorable hosts. Actress betty white attends the opening of pinks hot dogs and the unveiling of the betty white naked hot dog at pinks universal citywalk on april 19, 2010 in universal city, california. Jan 17, 2017 its betty whites 95th birthday today, so lets celebrate by jumping into the pit with her.
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