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Bettie

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162. That is my husband's all time favorite

Reply to big_dog (Reply #59)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 12:47 AM

Feb 2015

He was so happy to see it!

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Is everybody ready for the big show tonight? Live SNL thread. [View all] Elwood P Dowd Feb 2015 OP

Victoria Jackson? onehandle Feb 2015 #1

I hear she won't be there Beaverhausen Feb 2015 #2

Always the DU first responder there to torpedo a thread WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2015 #35

On the bright side, if Miller's name is there, I missed it. merrily Feb 2015 #4

With that guest list Jackson will be lucky to have 5 seconds LynneSin Feb 2015 #39

Oh, come on... cui bono Feb 2015 #166

Robert Downey Jr. lovemydog Feb 2015 #171

Hm... he's my #1 actor crush. cui bono Feb 2015 #206

Sorry she was 138 LynneSin Feb 2015 #196

Thanks. Yeah, I can see RDjr not being big on SNL. cui bono Feb 2015 #207

I am going to check it out. bigwillq Feb 2015 #3

PBS wins out, but I'll record SNL... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #5

Oh yeah shenmue Feb 2015 #30

*Another* good episode. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #152

Sad one tonight shenmue Feb 2015 #154

Yes, it was. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #157

I'd never heard of Grantchester until now. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #151

You're welcome. Bigotry, classism... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #158

same here! NCarolinawoman Feb 2015 #181

Did you watch all three? WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #198

I have become a recent fan of "Grantchester". smirkymonkey Feb 2015 #203

'My father would have been bemused and amused by Grantchester' WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #205

definitely going to watch - just don't know if I can stay awake for the whole show Siwsan Feb 2015 #6

That's what Hulu Plus is for LynneSin Feb 2015 #42

And I have that! Siwsan Feb 2015 #78

There is also a live SNL Red Carpet show prior to the Big Show. misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #7

Yep, 7:00 PM Eastern. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Feb 2015 #10

Same for Pacific Time Zone Leith Feb 2015 #49

I'll skip it dissentient Feb 2015 #8

They've Had Some Good Skits Leith Feb 2015 #40

If it is good, then I will catch it later on you tube some time dissentient Feb 2015 #43

Like most older people, you lost your sense of humor. nt Logical Feb 2015 #133

Must See TV! yallerdawg Feb 2015 #9

Same here. From the first episodes in the 70's. Funny stuff misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #20

I am sooooo in your court!!! ALBliberal Feb 2015 #73

Cannot wait to see Al Franken on there! TOO COOL! calimary Feb 2015 #104

Downton Abbey for me and then Masterpiece Mysteries.. Saw most of the older shows anyway..n/t monmouth4 Feb 2015 #11

live link big_dog Feb 2015 #12

What??????? No Don Novello??? GP6971 Feb 2015 #13

Eddie Murphy is second, not been a host in 30 years big_dog Feb 2015 #14

Is this going to serve as DU's LIVE SNL40 Thread? (nt) bigwillq Feb 2015 #15

Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi on now-looks like a blues brothers song tonight! big_dog Feb 2015 #16

Might as well be it I guess. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Feb 2015 #21

they are running a countdown clock, the show starts at 8:00pm est big_dog Feb 2015 #27

Was Sarah Palin drunk? dmr Feb 2015 #17

Is she ever not? bigwillq Feb 2015 #18

fans vote 'Mr Robinson's Neghborhood' the greatest sketch of the 1980's big_dog Feb 2015 #26

fans vote #1 sketch of the 1970's -- 'cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger'--Belushi big_dog Feb 2015 #19

She Ruined The Show This Evening For Me.... global1 Feb 2015 #24

our local station skipped Sarah-cuda for the weather big_dog Feb 2015 #25

And yet, as painful as it is to type Bettie Feb 2015 #160

The camera stayed on her too long messing up the joke with Larry David underpants Feb 2015 #182

I'm about as excited as someone can possibly be. tridim Feb 2015 #22

me too, this is like X-Mas morning in February big_dog Feb 2015 #23

Excited SNL is groundbreaking ALBliberal Feb 2015 #83

love Chris Rock worth staying up 9:00 in NM ALBliberal Feb 2015 #153

Glad you edited the title! bigwillq Feb 2015 #28

Mike Myers just said his all time fave Akroyd sketch was Fred Garvin Male Prostitute!! lolzz big_dog Feb 2015 #31

Are they just going to parade them out one by one? Egnever Feb 2015 #29

It will run from 8:00 until 11:30 Eastern time Elwood P Dowd Feb 2015 #32

Ahh Egnever Feb 2015 #80

Billy Crystal is on now talking about Fernando big_dog Feb 2015 #33

hahaa..cripe that was a funny character misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #37

Missing a few of the funniest. John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Phil Hartman misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #34

'More Cowbell' wins fan vote for best sketch of the 2000's big_dog Feb 2015 #38

damn i'm having a great night! misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #45

Bil Hader's 'Stephon' wins fans vote-- the best sketch of the 2010's big_dog Feb 2015 #47

I love Stephon! bigwillq Feb 2015 #48

Stephon always knows where the after party is big_dog Feb 2015 #50

I've grown to like Hader as an actor davidpdx Feb 2015 #180

Hahaaa..How would you choose just one as best. misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #51

I guess all of the legendary characters are suiting up big_dog Feb 2015 #54

Oh geez..wild & crazy guys..with Akroid misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #55

1st up Celebrity Jeopardy with Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds, Justin Bieber big_dog Feb 2015 #64

Oh Nooo..haaaha misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #66

now they are doing audition tapes, pretty cool big_dog Feb 2015 #69

I Swear to Odin Leith Feb 2015 #110

Oh that poor girl!! misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #132

Bill Hader gives me the creeps AndreaCG Feb 2015 #79

I enjoyed Gilda the most, watching some of the early shows. tridim Feb 2015 #61

Roseann Roseanna Danna..lol misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #63

Let us not forget Jan Hooks. eppur_se_muova Feb 2015 #192

More Cowbell! bigwillq Feb 2015 #36

omg Haahaaa misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #41

no dispute there, more cowbell is the champ big_dog Feb 2015 #44

Chevy Chase would be a good dick in the movie madokie Feb 2015 #46

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake open with a tribute song to SNL legends big_dog Feb 2015 #52

Haa yes.. misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #57

Tina Fey, Jane Curtain & Amy Poehler doing weekend update big_dog Feb 2015 #100

No G. E. Smith (NT) The Wizard Feb 2015 #53

Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, Peyton Manning ,Miley Cyrus now all up there big_dog Feb 2015 #56

Damn cool ! misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #58

Dan Akroyd doing his sea bass routine big_dog Feb 2015 #59

Lol.. omg those guys were crazy misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #62

That is my husband's all time favorite Bettie Feb 2015 #162

G.E. Is there! :) tridim Feb 2015 #74

GE SMITH ON GUITAR FACE! big_dog Feb 2015 #75

He was married to Gilda for a couple of years... PCIntern Feb 2015 #85

I heard Beyonce would be the host rocktivity Feb 2015 #60

Maya Rudolph as Beyonce with Martin Short! big_dog Feb 2015 #107

Great! let me know when Kayne West bumrushes the stage rocktivity Feb 2015 #126

Alec Baldwin makes me think of "Shwetty Balls" ..haaa misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #65

Robert Deniro on to introduce a New York themed segment big_dog Feb 2015 #71

Whore Ads, Le Tits Now bigwillq Feb 2015 #67

Oh dang! misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #68

"Celebrity Jeopardy" was fucking AWESOME!! bullwinkle428 Feb 2015 #86

Hysterical! bigwillq Feb 2015 #87

The Californians! LIVE big_dog Feb 2015 #92

I was actually was LOLing while watching that dflprincess Feb 2015 #95

HA! Taylor Swift just got BUH-BYE'd by David Spade as the airline stewards big_dog Feb 2015 #98

I loved Jane Curtin saying "I used to be the only blond reading fake news... dflprincess Feb 2015 #101

One of the best lines of the show. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Feb 2015 #105

Best line in the entire program. LOL! Complete with the Faux logo, it was perfect! LuckyLib Feb 2015 #109

agreed ... so far best line of the night! napkinz Feb 2015 #117

Oh Hell Ya!!! ALBliberal Feb 2015 #70

Which person (or segment), will Kanye West interrupt? VScott Feb 2015 #72

Keith Richards introduces Paul McCartney big_dog Feb 2015 #76

I'm amazed by the contrast in hair... VScott Feb 2015 #93

I probably would only watch it if RoccoR5955 Feb 2015 #77

McCartney can't sing any more. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #81

sadly, I thought the same napkinz Feb 2015 #84

The Maria Callas of rock. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #88

I know. It's like watching Ali coming back for one more fight. ClusterFreak Feb 2015 #90

It is so sad to see all the old Rockers still trying to sing Cryptoad Feb 2015 #82

Jack Nicholson introduces 40yrs of political segments big_dog Feb 2015 #89

and Paul tried to sing Cryptoad Feb 2015 #94

Ugh. I've always hated this Californians skit. bigwillq Feb 2015 #91

The best one they ever did with that was when Mick Jagger had a part in the skit nt dflprincess Feb 2015 #96

I'm loving this dflprincess Feb 2015 #97

Thank you - I thought they wasted an inordinate amount of time bullwinkle428 Feb 2015 #141

i like it. no accounting for taste. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #176

unless you have relatives who live hopemountain Feb 2015 #210

I wish Al Franken would show up live on tonight's show dflprincess Feb 2015 #99

Just thinking that too. El Supremo Feb 2015 #103

I couldn't continue to watch it. Fell flat. That Jeopardy sketch wasn't too good. EEO Feb 2015 #102

1975, I had 7 and 4 year old boys and a mean, drunk husband.. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #106

yup a much much better place. & SNL is here to help you with that.. misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #120

SNL is a constant. Not always great, but always there. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #168

lovely post same but I was neglected teen ALBliberal Feb 2015 #142

Strange to have such a connection to a tv show mountain grammy Feb 2015 #169

so many white guys to fit into 210 minutes! tishaLA Feb 2015 #108

You know the last 25 minutes had Maya Rudolph right? Renew Deal Feb 2015 #113

Chris Rock on. NOW! (nt) bigwillq Feb 2015 #119

Damn racists Renew Deal Feb 2015 #121

We're all just racists watching SNL. bigwillq Feb 2015 #123

Wrong. I wasnt watching. tishaLA Feb 2015 #130

Chris Rock is on Renew Deal Feb 2015 #118

yeah, the show can trot out a couple sucess stories about people of color tishaLA Feb 2015 #128

The biggest fawning came from Chris Rock about Eddie Murphy, who just stood and did nothing. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #187

LOL, ok. nt Logical Feb 2015 #137

yeah the dearth of people of color and the horror stories women on the show have told tishaLA Feb 2015 #139

yet curtin's here at the anniversary show. i guess she got over it. or the money is good. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #177

you should read what Tina Fey had to say about it. do you suggest women just quit or STFU about it.. bettyellen Feb 2015 #195

seems like you like to put words in people's mouths. and with <200 posts to your name. interesting ND-Dem Feb 2015 #197

26,00 is less than 200 posts? Pls do continue about this "get over it" concept and how it relates bettyellen Feb 2015 #199

my error on your post count. i have brain damage. i told no one to get over anything; ND-Dem Feb 2015 #201

so just a snide denunciation of a woman recounting her workplace experience, got it. Fey is a great bettyellen Feb 2015 #209

Tonight is a good night� TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #140

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #200

Who was the guy that played Sinatra? Renew Deal Feb 2015 #111

Joe Piscopo. n/t Tom_Foolery Feb 2015 #112

Thanks Renew Deal Feb 2015 #115

You're welcome... Tom_Foolery Feb 2015 #124

Joe Piscopo napkinz Feb 2015 #114

Thanks Renew Deal Feb 2015 #116

Hasn't aired on the west coast yet but I'll definitely be watching! Initech Feb 2015 #122

Isn't live...live? WinkyDink Feb 2015 #186

That's all Eddy Murphy gets? Really? a kennedy Feb 2015 #125

I think he used up his time in the intro Chris Rock did... Sparkly Feb 2015 #136

They should have had Tracy Chapman sing. Hers was the most amazing solo performance I ever KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #179

"gets"?? Are you serious?! EM NEGOTIATED to do nothing but receive praise and a standing O. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #188

how do you know this?? Curious..... a kennedy Feb 2015 #194

I bailed thirty minutes in. NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #127

Wise idea. GoCubsGo Feb 2015 #129

Who just sang 50 ways? djean111 Feb 2015 #131

Miley Cyrus (nt) bigwillq Feb 2015 #134

Miley Cirus I'm sure I spelled her name wrong. mucifer Feb 2015 #135

Thank you both. She was good. djean111 Feb 2015 #138

She did a pretty good job on that Paul Simon song. a kennedy Feb 2015 #144

That song brings back a LOT of memories.....so does the show. djean111 Feb 2015 #148

Yes, it's "Cyrus," as is commonly spelled. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #189

She picked the worst fill-in Paul Simon song ever underpants Feb 2015 #183

"She picked..."?? OMG---ANOTHER post that somehow doesn't know that LORNE MICHAELS CHOSE WinkyDink Feb 2015 #190

OMG --- I used the wrong wording underpants Feb 2015 #193

Amazing how the show has held together for 40 years brooklynite Feb 2015 #143

Nope. X_Digger Feb 2015 #145

Kanye West? Really??? a kennedy Feb 2015 #146

Awful... njlib Feb 2015 #149

WTF mountain grammy Feb 2015 #161

Ugh. I can't stand Kayne (nt) bigwillq Feb 2015 #147

I had to mute it. GoCubsGo Feb 2015 #150

I do appreciate that a few times they have done jokes from 1975 mucifer Feb 2015 #155

so many dead hollysmom Feb 2015 #156

And poor, poor Jon Lovitz... Bettie Feb 2015 #163

That was funny Renew Deal Feb 2015 #164

I'll take "Whore Ads" for $200... Initech Feb 2015 #159

Sean Connery: I'll take "The Rapists" for $200... TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #165

Jeff Goldblum is apparently doing tai chi.... Initech Feb 2015 #167

King Tut and Operaman in the same sketch - awesome! Initech Feb 2015 #170

My favorite skits were The Californians lovemydog Feb 2015 #172

I like the one where Jane Curtin said back in 1975 Elwood P Dowd Feb 2015 #173

Yeah, she really gave it to Faux news! lovemydog Feb 2015 #174

Just okay - the new shtick was dissapointing tho. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2015 #175

Yeah but at least they did new schtick underpants Feb 2015 #184

I meant like the Californians; it went WAYYY too long & SO not funny. JMHO... InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2015 #185

Loved it! zappaman Feb 2015 #178

I spent quite a bit of time with Nelson in the 80s�. blm Feb 2015 #202

Yes! zappaman Feb 2015 #204

So, we were parts to a circle�. blm Feb 2015 #208

I started watching SNL in 1975 when I was 27 years old. Greybnk48 Feb 2015 #191