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Betty White to Host Saturday Night Live May 8
It's official: Betty White will host NBC's Saturday Night Live on May 8, WNBC News announced Thursday morning.
Besides featuring the Golden Girl, who was the subject of a Facebook campaign to get her the gig, the special Mother's Day episode will also reunite six former female SNL cast members, most of whom happen to be moms: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch.
The show's creator-producer, Lorne Michaels, tells USA Today that the Facebook campaign, which kicked in after White's Super Bowl commercial for Snickers, "took on a groundswell. [White as the host] isn't something we would have said no to, [but the campaign] validated that, 'Oh, that'd be fun' … It was the outpouring of affection from fans, and we feel the same way."
And while White, 88, has no children of her own – except for her golden retriever, Pontiac – Michaels justifies her Mother's Day appearance by explaining, "She's the mother of us all in comedy."
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can't wait!!!
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Re: Betty White to Host Saturday Night Live May 8
I'll be tuning in!
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Cpt2007
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Re: Betty White to Host Saturday Night Live May 8
I will be watching!!!
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Re: Betty White to Host Saturday Night Live May 8
Looking forward to this!!
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Cannot wait!!!!!!!!
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checka
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Re: Betty White to Host Saturday Night Live May 8
Now I just have to remember to watch it 
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Karen
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Awesome!!!!!
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MrsRivera
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That'll be awesome!!!
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Re: Betty White to Host Saturday Night Live May 8
That is going to be a great episode-I love all of them.
I just hope I can stay awake to watch (No DVR in my household)
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