It's Official: Betty White Hosting 'SNL' on May 8

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 11th 2010 07:00AM

Now that over 480,000 Facebook fans have put in their request, Betty White will finally make an appearance on 'Saturday Night Live.'

The 'Golden Girls' actress will host the show on May 8, WNBC News announced Thursday morning (via PEOPLE). The special Mother's Day episode will also reunite six former female 'SNL' cast members: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch.

The show's creator-producer, Lorne Michaels, admits the Facebook campaign "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," Michaels added.

The Emmy-winning actress broke the news earlier this week at the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Viewing Party, but has remained tight-lipped on the full details of her appearance.

While she's hosting the Mother's Day special, White has not children of her own. Michaels has an answer for any critics, explaining "She's the mother of us all in comedy."

The 88-year-old earned big laughs while accepting her SAG Lifetime Achievement award in January. She followed that with a surprise appearance in a Super Bowl commercial for Snickers. Fans quickly took notice and launched the now-famous campaign.

Watch the Girls on Pop chat about the Betty White phenomenon.

Tags: betty white, saturday night live, snl

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Thursday 11 March

By Dan

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Yay! It's about time she hosted!

By John

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I haven't watched SNL in years because when I would check in and take a look it was the same.....NOT FUNNY. However with Betty White as host I will for sure watch...that one show. Betty White is a hoot and could make even a bad script good.

By CHUCK

WHAT ARE YOUR DEMOGRAPHICS YOU SEEK? 8-12 YEAR OLD BRAINS? MUST BE ACCORDING TO REPLIES WITH NAMES. "LOL", "LIKE", "AWSOME", ETC. THAT SAYS IT ALL FOR MINDLESS KIDS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GROW UP.
THE BUNCH ABOVE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BETTY WHITE AND WASTE SOMEONES MONEY SITTING AROUND A TABLE TRUYING TO IMITATE "THE VIEW". ALL AIRHEADS. YES, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE IN SHOW BIZ-- FOR THEIR 15 MINUTES.

By Marc

Can someone please explain the Betty White and SNL hoopla that AOL keeps throwing at us? What's the big deal?

By Clare

Sarah - I don't think J mentioned the fact she has stepkids and grandkids as an excuse for her not to do what she loves or to imply that she's too old or incapable otherwise to do what she does. No, the article stated that this episode of SNL is a special Mother's Day episode and that Betty While doesn't have any kids of her own because people may question "Why is she hosting a Mother's Day special if she's not a mother, herself?" So J just mentioned the fact she IS a mother... just not necessarily a biological one. That's all. It had nothing to do with talent nor ability.

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