SNL tonight was great! The whole show was funny. Usually the opening monologue is silly, and the skits during the last 45 minutes are lame. But not tonight! The entire 90 minutes was hilarious. If I'm not mistaken, Betty was in every skit. They gave her solid material that was tailor made for her, and she knocked it out of the park. She hasn't lost her skill and timing at all! It was also great seeing all those SNL alums.

Yeah,it was pretty good,and a lot different than most SNL's.Overall,I'd give it an 8 out of 10.

And that last skit in which she was with that befuddled census taker was something Rose Nylund of "The Golden Girls"would do--without the St.Olaf Story,of course.And that bit at the end when she kissed that black singer was a twist,and very unexpected,and funny.A definite touch of class for "SNL".

And that last skit in which she was with that befuddled census taker was something Rose Nylund of "The Golden Girls"would do--without the St.Olaf Story,of course.And that bit at the end when she kissed that black singer was a twist,and very unexpected,and funny.A definite touch of class for "SNL".

I don't ever remember laughing at an opening monologue on SNL, and I definitely don't remember laughing at the final skit of the evening (usually I have to turn off the show after the Weekend Update segment because it goes downhillfast after that), but tonight I laughed at both . . . and at everything in between!

the last time i laughed at an snl ep that much was when will ferrell came back to host last year betty was great and i loved how they didnt go for the predictable parrodies and did things that you didnt expect from betty

Betty was absolutely brilliant last night on SNL! She knocked the opening monologue out of the park, which is hard to do for most stars! I loved the "Delicious Dish" radio show about Betty's muffins, and it was wonderful to see Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon return! Betty does raunch with such style! :lol: I was thrilled to see so many former female cast members return, just to honor Betty hosting the show! Way to go, Betty!!! So very proud of you! :)

And the reviews are in. No surprises!

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2010/05/09/saturday-night-live-betty-white-2/

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/betty-white-in-the-mother-of-all-saturday-night-live-episodes/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100509/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_snl_betty_white

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/05/saturday-night-live-betty-white-still-golden.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/09/betty-white-snl-video_n_564292.html

Betty is ratings gold for SNL :D

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/09/mea-culpa-saturday-night-all-right-for-betty-white-as-snl-laps-nascar/50881

The Betty White hosted episode of Saturday Night Live scored a preliminary 8.8 household rating in the 56 largest metered markets, and a preliminary 5.1 rating with adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters. Those were the best SNL numbers since the episode on November 1 2008 scored a preliminary 9.0 household rating in the 56 metered markets.

That was the funniest SNL in recent memory. Betty just ROCKS. Next time, SNL should get Rue to host!!! :cool: :D

I missed the first few minutes of it, but thakfully, watched some of her monoluge on the MSN homepage a few minutes ago. I loved how she called Facebook a big waste of time and in her day poking was something you did on a hayride. :lol:
Great to see, too, the ratings did so great. I watched it and I seldom (if ever) watch SNL.

I missed the first few minutes of it, but thakfully, watched some of her monoluge on the MSN homepage a few minutes ago. I loved how she called Facebook a big waste of time and in her day poking was something you did on a hayride. :lol:
Great to see, too, the ratings did so great. I watched it and I seldom (if ever) watch SNL.
Same here!!! :D

I don't ever remember laughing at an opening monologue on SNL, and I definitely don't remember laughing at the final skit of the evening (usually I have to turn off the show after the Weekend Update segment because it goes downhillfast after that), but tonight I laughed at both . . . and at everything in between!

Last night had an actual monologue -- just the host telling jokes and talking to the audience. Most of the "monologues" on SNL are really skits, with cast members playing audience members, or cast members joining in and/or doing a musical number with the host.

Betty White is old school and I mean that in the nicest way, because she can go out in front of a live audience (at 88, no less) and hit her monologue right out of the park without looking like she's reading the cue cards.

It must be very gratifying to have this kind of career revival and success so late in life -- especially after you've been in the business for over 60 years!

Think about it! That woman is 88 YEARS OLD, and she was in every sketch, including weekend update, on a 90 minute live television show, after flying from Los Angeles to New York, and rehearsing all week! Talk about never slowing down!!!!!!

Think about it! That woman is 88 YEARS OLD, and she was in every sketch, including weekend update, on a 90 minute live television show, after flying from Los Angeles to New York, and rehearsing all week! Talk about never slowing down!!!!!!

I was thinking about that last night. She's got some amazing stamina. And obviously she's not suffering dementia. And no senior moments from her last night! She delivered every line with perfection. She's absolutely remarkable.

Isn't it unusual for a guest host to appear in every skit? They certainly got their money's worth from her, putting her in all of them. And there are actually two additional skits that she was in that were not included in the actual broadcast last night. One is a Bronx Beat skit and the other is a Debbie Downer. They're both posted on nbc.com. I'm a little confused by them, though, as they were taped in front of the studio audience. When would they have been performed, right after the regular show (which would have been after 1:00 AM)?

(To ZKS: Thanks for posting about the ratings. It's terrific she drew such a big audience, and viewers were not disappointed!)

I missed the first few minutes of it, but thakfully, watched some of her monoluge on the MSN homepage a few minutes ago. I loved how she called Facebook a big waste of time and in her day poking was something you did on a hayride. :lol:
Great to see, too, the ratings did so great. I watched it and I seldom (if ever) watch SNL.

Never fear. Go to this link and you'll find most (if not all) of the skits from last night posted there. And in a couple weeks, they will put up there entire show for you to watch.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/

And,(although I've seen the show many times in the past,and it was okay,)this one was totally different:It was funny-something SNL seldom is-And my mother,who is in her '70's,but still,like Betty ,has spunk,and is from the old school,and has never seen SNL before,watched the first part,where she was showing those young girls her "muffins",and a fan of "The Golden Girls"and Betty White,and was howling with laughter.I wonder what Rue MacClanahan ,and,if they'd been alive,the late Bea Arthur and the late Estelle Getty thought of it?I bet they would've thought Go,Betty,Go.

The full episode is already up for viewing.

Yes, and it's great. I especially enjoyed the Lawrence Welk sketch. :lol:

For you Golden Girls fans, this one's a freakin' HOOT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlavZybJ6zM

NBC has put up some video of schetches that didn't make it to air! They Recorded the rehearsals. Wow, even more Betty!!!!!

[QUOTE=LittleRickyII]I was thinking about that last night. She's got some amazing stamina. And obviously she's not suffering dementia. And no senior moments from her last night! She delivered every line with perfection. She's absolutely remarkable.

Isn't it unusual for a guest host to appear in every skit? They certainly got their money's worth from her, putting her in all of them. And there are actually two additional skits that she was in that were not included in the actual broadcast last night. One is a Bronx Beat skit and the other is a Debbie Downer. They're both posted on nbc.com. I'm a little confused by them, though, as they were taped in front of the studio audience. When would they have been performed, right after the regular show (which would have been after 1:00 AM)?

(To ZKS: Thanks for posting about the ratings. It's terrific she drew such a big audience, and viewers were not disappointed!)[/QUOTE they were done in dress reharisal wich are always taped]

NBC has put up some video of schetches that didn't make it to air! They Recorded the rehearsals. Wow, even more Betty!!!!!
:cool: :D

they were done in dress reharisal wich are always taped]

Oh, thanks for explaining. I was worried they kept her up after 1:00 AM to do those two sketches, as if she hadn't done enough already!

And,(although I've seen the show many times in the past,and it was okay,)this one was totally different:It was funny-something SNL seldom is-And my mother,who is in her '70's,but still,like Betty ,has spunk,and is from the old school,and has never seen SNL before,watched the first part,where she was showing those young girls her "muffins",and a fan of "The Golden Girls"and Betty White,and was howling with laughter.I wonder what Rue MacClanahan ,and,if they'd been alive,the late Bea Arthur and the late Estelle Getty thought of it?I bet they would've thought Go,Betty,Go.And I forgot to add:I also seldom-if ever-watch SNL.This one was different,however.And maybe-but I doubt it--SNL will get high-caliber guests.

Oh, thanks for explaining. I was worried they kept her up after 1:00 AM to do those two sketches, as if she hadn't done enough already!your welcome

NBC has put up some video of schetches that didn't make it to air! They Recorded the rehearsals. Wow, even more Betty!!!!!

SNL does two shows every Saturday -- a live dress rehearsal with a live audience from 8-10PM, then the live show at 11:30 with a different live audience. They always film both shows.

The purpose of the live dress rehearsal is is to determine which sketches aren't working and which ones are. The ones that aren't are either cut or re-written.

From 10-11:30, the show is re-written and tweaked one last time. The order of sketches is also changed.

In fact, many times in reruns, a dress rehearsal version of a sketch is substituted for the live, aired version if they feel it's better.

And I forgot to add:I also seldom-if ever-watch SNL.This one was different,however.And maybe-but I doubt it--SNL will get high-caliber guests.
We can only hope!!

Think about it! That woman is 88 YEARS OLD, and she was in every sketch, including weekend update, on a 90 minute live television show, after flying from Los Angeles to New York, and rehearsing all week! Talk about never slowing down!!!!!!
.....and now I find out they do a whole 2- hour dress rehearsal with a live audience earlier in the day, plus there was an after show party, plus Betty went to some gala during the week, how in the world does she do it???? Betty is beyond amazing!!!!

.....and now I find out they do a whole 2- hour dress rehearsal with a live audience earlier in the day, plus there was an after show party, plus Betty went to some gala during the week, how in the world does she do it???? Betty is beyond amazing!!!!
I guess it keeps her young!!! :D

.....and now I find out they do a whole 2- hour dress rehearsal with a live audience earlier in the day, plus there was an after show party, plus Betty went to some gala during the week, how in the world does she do it???? Betty is beyond amazing!!!!

I got exhausted just reading that post. I couldn't keep up with Betty White. And I'm not joking, either!

.....and now I find out they do a whole 2- hour dress rehearsal with a live audience earlier in the day, plus there was an after show party, plus Betty went to some gala during the week, how in the world does she do it???? Betty is beyond amazing!!!!

PLUS, I read rehearsals began on Monday for her new TV series, just two days after the SNL appearance. And I think the new show is taping in L.A. That means on Sunday, after that exhausting day (and week) doing SNL, she had to hightail it back to L.A. so she could go to work Monday morning. I hope she's going to relax this weekend.

PLUS, I read rehearsals began on Monday for her new TV series, just two days after the SNL appearance. And I think the new show is taping in L.A. That means on Sunday, after that exhausting day (and week) doing SNL, she had to hightail it back to L.A. so she could go to work Monday morning. I hope she's going to relax this weekend.
God bless her!!! I'm over 55 years younger than her and she has more stamina than I do. :eek: :crazy: :lol:

PLUS, I read rehearsals began on Monday for her new TV series, just two days after the SNL appearance.

Technically, it's really one day. SNL ends at 1 am Sunday morning.

She's got more energy than I do and I'm about half her age!

^ Tell me about it, i'm 26 and have no energy but Betty has more energy than most do.