Betty White to Host SNL For First Time at 88
Posted on March 11, 2010
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Some could say that this news has been 88 years in the making. It has been announced that Betty White will host Saturday Night Live’s Mother’s Day Special on May 8, along with Saturday Night alumns Tina Fey, Molly Shannon, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch. But wait, is Betty White even a mom? The answer is no, White has no children of her own, only a golden retriever, but SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels says she’s the perfect Mother’s Day host because “she’s the mother of us all in comedy, so it will be a celebration of Betty White.”
Although it marks White’s first ever hosting gig on the show, and puts her as the oldest host ever (she’s 88), it’s not exactly Lorne Michael’s fault. He told US
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