Betty White Close to Hosting SNL along with Molly Shannon, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-21-2010, 08:17 PM

When a grassroots campaign involves both Facebook and a beloved Golden Girl, the scope of its influence cannot be underestimated. To wit: Sources confirm to me exclusively that Saturday Night Live is thisclose to signing TV legend Betty White to host the show for the very first time.

But there’s a catch — and a pretty cool one at that.

White would not be hosting alone. Rather, I hear SNL is putting together a “Women of Comedy” episode that would team the former Rose Nylund with several of her younger contemporaries. Ex-SNL MVP Molly Shannon is on board, I hear, and feelers have also been put out to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. (An NBC spokesperson insists no one has been confirmed at this time.)

This tag-team approach will allow Lorne Michaels to appease White-on-SNL zealots (half a million and counting!) without making the 88-year-old shoulder the burden of all 90 minutes on her own. And hey, anything that gives Fey an opportunity to dust off her Sarah Palin impersonation — as she’s rumored to be considering — is okay with me.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/...Betty+White%21

80sTrivia · 02-21-2010, 08:21 PM

It would be soooo great to have Betty co-host SNL!!!

catlover79 · 02-22-2010, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80sTrivia

It would be soooo great to have Betty co-host SNL!!!

Marvo301 · 02-22-2010, 02:45 AM

Since there would be four co-hosts they could play a game of Password! Betty rocks at that game!!

Zoneboy · 02-22-2010, 03:12 AM

I think it's great that Betty may host SNL but why the extra baggage? I wouldn't mind a women of comedy theme if the other 3 weren't SNL Alumni.
Betty should host the show solo and other than Miskel Spillman I don't recall a host being even close to Betty's age so if Miskel can host it by herself then why not Betty? That Ausiello clown may think it's a cool catch but I think it's a disgrace.

Retro4Life · 02-22-2010, 03:21 AM

I'm glad to hear they are considering having Betty host the show. God knows it needs something to attract people over the age of, well, 18.

But Fey and Poehler, though obviously talented, need to stay away for a while longer. They've both been gone, what, two weeks or something and yet every other week they're popping up in some skit or on the news. It's like the kid who finally moves away from home and then comes home every night to eat supper or do his laundry.

robyrob · 02-22-2010, 07:15 AM

so does this mean that the next time say Megan Fox hosts, they are going to bring in 8 extra co-hosts to "support" her?

Chocolate Moose · 02-22-2010, 01:11 PM

Hmmmmmmmmm

Family Ties Forever! · 02-24-2010, 03:37 AM

According to this Mary Tyler Moore and other co-stars from TMTMS would host SNL along with Betty White.

Quote:

link

For ‘SNL’ … Betty White + MTM?
Posted February 23rd, 2010 by Kim

EW.com reports that the fan campaign to get Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels to extend an invitation to the legend – no, the national treasure – that is Betty White, to host SNL, is close to becoming a success.

The catch? White wouldn’t host an episode an alone, because of concern that the 88-year-old Emmy winner shouldn’t have to “shoulder the burden” of hosting a whole 90-minute show by herself.

Fair enough, though, instead of bringing back a slew of former SNL-ers to co-star with White in a “Women of Comedy” episode, as EW.com reports is likely to happen, why not take the opportunity to make something truly awesome happen and reunite Betty White with fellow Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan (who turned 75 earlier this week) and Mary Tyler Moore Show cohorts Mary Tyler Moore, Cloris Leachman, Valerie Harper and Georgia Engel to host SNL?

That's a Women of Comedy line-up! Among them, Engel is the only one who hasn’t won an Emmy (though she’s been nominated five times, most recently for her stint as Robert’s mother-in-law on Everybody Loves Raymond).

And lest anyone complain that the Emmy-winning sitcom legends might not draw an audience to the show – a ridiculous statement, obviously, when nearly half a million people have signed on to the Betty-for-SNL Facebook campaign – consider that both White and Leachman are still active in primetime. White will star in TV Land’s fall sitcom Hot in Cleveland (with Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick), while Leachman is attached to the sitcom pilot Keep Hope Alive, My Name Is Earl creator Greg Garcia’s quirky comedy about a twentysomething guy who becomes a single dad when his one-night-stand babymama ends up on death row.

HuntingtonM15 · 02-24-2010, 04:55 PM

I think they were just suggesting that other MTM co-stars would be a better idea (which it would be).

catlover79 · 02-24-2010, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

I think they were just suggesting that other MTM co-stars would be a better idea (which it would be).

That would be a great idea.

So would Rue, but as she is recovering from a stroke she might not be up for it at this point.

McGillicuddy · 02-24-2010, 07:13 PM

I think if this actually happens it will be absolutely amazing!!! Ratings would be through the roof!!!!

McGillicuddy · 02-24-2010, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

I think it's great that Betty may host SNL but why the extra baggage? I wouldn't mind a women of comedy theme if the other 3 weren't SNL Alumni.
Betty should host the show solo and other than Miskel Spillman I don't recall a host being even close to Betty's age so if Miskel can host it by herself then why not Betty? That Ausiello clown may think it's a cool catch but I think it's a disgrace.

Ruth Gordon hosted SNL once, in the early years.

catlover79 · 02-25-2010, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markway895

Ruth Gordon hosted SNL once, in the early years.

Ruth Gordon ROCKED. Her guest spots as Kirk's grandma on Newhart were priceless.

SueAnn_Rose · 03-01-2010, 11:46 AM

I honestly don't want this to happen. I would prefer Betty to host alone but I don't know if the things that have been said is true but Lorne Michaels said that it might be a bit too much for Betty to host alone at her age. But I think she could do it alone cause she can accually get people to watch her she's that HILarious when she wants to be. And I know there are tones of skits she could do on that show as host.

But, at least Lorne Michaels knows about this campaign and will get her on the show. I want to see her host but alone and not with the other 3 women.

02-21-2010, 08:17 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Betty White Close to Hosting SNL along with Molly Shannon, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler When a grassroots campaign involves both Facebook and a beloved Golden Girl, the scope of its influence cannot be underestimated. To wit: Sources confirm to me exclusively that Saturday Night Live is thisclose to signing TV legend Betty White to host the show for the very first time. But there’s a catch — and a pretty cool one at that. White would not be hosting alone. Rather, I hear SNL is putting together a “Women of Comedy” episode that would team the former Rose Nylund with several of her younger contemporaries. Ex-SNL MVP Molly Shannon is on board, I hear, and feelers have also been put out to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. (An NBC spokesperson insists no one has been confirmed at this time.) This tag-team approach will allow Lorne Michaels to appease White-on-SNL zealots (half a million and counting!) without making the 88-year-old shoulder the burden of all 90 minutes on her own. And hey, anything that gives Fey an opportunity to dust off her Sarah Palin impersonation — as she’s rumored to be considering — is okay with me. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/...Betty+White%21
	__________________ The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven: John 3:3 *Money Doesn't Buy Happiness...But I'd Rather Cry in My Private Jet*

02-21-2010, 08:21 PM	#2
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,714	It would be soooo great to have Betty co-host SNL!!!
	__________________ Perfect Gift Books for Pop Culture Fanatics: Thank You for Being a Friend: A Golden Girls Trivia Book The Bouquet Residence: A Keeping Up Appearances Trivia Book Cooking With the Golden Girls: Fun & Delicious Recipes from a Hilarious Miami Kitchen Love in the Afternoon: The Ultimate Soap Opera Trivia Book The Last Great Decade: The Ultimate 90s Trivia Book Betty White: A Celebration

02-22-2010, 02:45 AM	#4
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Since there would be four co-hosts they could play a game of Password! Betty rocks at that game!!
	__________________ Only a life lived for others is worth living. Albert Einstein A life isn't worth living unless it has impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

02-22-2010, 03:12 AM	#5
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,416	I think it's great that Betty may host SNL but why the extra baggage? I wouldn't mind a women of comedy theme if the other 3 weren't SNL Alumni. Betty should host the show solo and other than Miskel Spillman I don't recall a host being even close to Betty's age so if Miskel can host it by herself then why not Betty? That Ausiello clown may think it's a cool catch but I think it's a disgrace.
	__________________ 'Twas The Night Before Christmas And All Through The Full House Not A Creature Was Stirring, Not Even Mighty Mouse. All My Children We're Nestled All Snug In Their Beds While Visions Of Sugarbakers Danced In Their Heads. Last edited by Zoneboy; 02-22-2010 at 03:30 AM.

02-22-2010, 03:21 AM	#6
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I'm glad to hear they are considering having Betty host the show. God knows it needs something to attract people over the age of, well, 18. But Fey and Poehler, though obviously talented, need to stay away for a while longer. They've both been gone, what, two weeks or something and yet every other week they're popping up in some skit or on the news. It's like the kid who finally moves away from home and then comes home every night to eat supper or do his laundry.
	__________________ Alex Reiger :[Trying to convince Louie not to antagonize Bobby] "It's not hard to make people feel bad about their lives. What's hard is making people feel good about their lives."

02-22-2010, 07:15 AM	#7
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,200	so does this mean that the next time say Megan Fox hosts, they are going to bring in 8 extra co-hosts to "support" her?
	__________________ * firefox * AdAware * HiJackThis * CoolWebShredder * Spybot * SpywareBlaster * Spyware Terminator * * GeeksToGo * AntiVir * Avast antivirus * Housecall Online * Sysinternals Security Utilities * * ZoneAlarm * Agnitum-firewall * Comodo Firewall * AVG Anti-Rootkit * RootkitRevealer * ParasiteCheck * * Annoyances * FreeCodecs * Mikes-Hosts-File * GRC.com * MSAntispyware * DVD's * TradeList * myspace *

02-22-2010, 01:11 PM	#8
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,901	Hmmmmmmmmm
	__________________ How long a minute is, depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on.

02-24-2010, 04:55 PM	#10
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	I think they were just suggesting that other MTM co-stars would be a better idea (which it would be).

02-24-2010, 07:13 PM	#12
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	I think if this actually happens it will be absolutely amazing!!! Ratings would be through the roof!!!!

03-01-2010, 11:46 AM	#15
SueAnn_Rose Sue Ann Nivens BFF Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 03, 2010 Location: WJM news room/The Big Potata Posts: 336	I honestly don't want this to happen. I would prefer Betty to host alone but I don't know if the things that have been said is true but Lorne Michaels said that it might be a bit too much for Betty to host alone at her age. But I think she could do it alone cause she can accually get people to watch her she's that HILarious when she wants to be. And I know there are tones of skits she could do on that show as host. But, at least Lorne Michaels knows about this campaign and will get her on the show. I want to see her host but alone and not with the other 3 women.