Betty White continues to brilliantly hype her Saturday Night Live hosting this weekend, which will include skits with Jay-Z. Meanwhile, she’s not just helping the show actually be funny; she’s also helping beat its terrible record on women hosts.
It’s not in our imagination: According to the number-crunchers at Book of Odds, by the end of this season of Saturday Night Live, men will have hosted 482 episodes, and women 194. This season is surprisingly different: Despite overall odds of 1 in 3.48 of a woman being picked to host the show, the 2009-2010 season will have reached rare near-parity by its end. “If the season finishes up as planned, it will have featured 12 male and 11 female hosts,” according to Book of Odds.
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