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​In the Benjamin Buttoning of Betty White's reclaimed celebrity (see: comeback to fame by way of SNL by way of social networking site), we now have rumors of Betty White sex photos. Because video wasn't so popular back then. God, imagine having to Polaroid your illicit deeds! What a hassle!

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​By all accounts, last night went pretty damn well for the 88-year-old Golden Girl, the oldest host in the show's 35 year history. If we're gauging immediate critical reaction chiefly online -- and why shouldn't we? -- then White came through in a big way on the penultimate episode of this season's Saturday Night Live. Echo chamber, be damned.

If we're judging based solely on Twitter, White singlehandedly saved comedy, stopped time, cemented lasting peace in the Middle East, performed the Lost finale as a one-woman show, cleaned up the oil spill in the Gulf and offed Justin Bieber. All set to a Jay-Z medley.

The Internet (re-)made her, now the Internet can praise her. And, indirectly, themselves.

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​If you read the Internet at all this week, you might be inclined to think there's a cross-generational, interracial sex tape about. As it turns out, all of the buzz is just based on an episode of Saturday Night Live, airing tonight, with host Betty White and musical guest Jay-Z. The show will also feature appearances from SNL veterans Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph, and Rachel Dratch.

The Golden Girls' Rose and Password star landed the hosting job thanks to a viral campaign online beginning in January called "Betty White to host SNL (please)," which hit about half a million members before the show agreed to let it happen. White, 88, will be the oldest host in the show's history.

So sure, it's a bit of a senior citizen Cinderella story, but everyone endlessly hyping the episode is choosing to willfully ignore just how uneven and disappointing Saturday Night Live tends to be. But more importantly, it speaks to the age in which we live, with regard to television, and especially comedy.

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