Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 6: Episode 3
80c: Ellen Burstyn / Aretha Franklin, Keith Sykes
Ellen Burstyn’s Monologue
…..Ellen Burstyn
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen — Ellen Burstyn!
Ellen Burstyn: Hi! I’m Ellen Burstyn! I’ve got a lot of friends here tonight, because after the show we’re gonna have a little celebration because, at the stroke of midnight, it’s gonna be my birthday. [ the audience cheers ] And I’m gonna be 48 years old. [ the audience whoops ] And I want to tell you kids that are 20 and 30: You ain’t seen nothin’ yet! The 40’s are TERRIFIC! I’m having the BEST time I’ve ever had in my whole life! That’s why I wanted to do this show, you know. I’ve done all these heavy, dramatic parts:
In “Resurrection”, I play a woman who goes over a cliff in a car, dies, and comes back to life with both her legs broken.
Even in “Same Time, Next Year”. It was a comedy — I played an adulteress.
“The Exorcist”: I played the mother of a little girl with a slight personality disorder.
Uh — in “King of Marvin Gardens” I shot and killed Bruce Dern.
And in “Dream of Passon”, I murdered my three children all together.
So I say it is time to LIGHTEN UP!! [ the audience cheers ] Lets have some fun!! We’re gonna be right back!!
