will air its second, at-home episode this week. The sketch series announced the exciting news on Twitter Thursday, sharing that the all-new episode will air Saturday, April 25. No host or musical guest has been announced.
12.04.2020 - 06:55 / variety.com
By Danielle Turchiano
Senior Features Editor, TV
When something unfathomable happens, many try to make sense of it (or simply provide an escapist outlet from it) through humor.
And that is exactly what “Saturday Night Live” did when returning with original material on April 11, producing content remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tom Hanks, who went public with his own COVID-19 diagnosis last month, served as the host for the episode, and Chris Martin was the musical guest.
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will air its second, at-home episode this week. The sketch series announced the exciting news on Twitter Thursday, sharing that the all-new episode will air Saturday, April 25. No host or musical guest has been announced.
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Rita Wilson stopped by CBS This Morning on Tuesday (April 14) to describe what it felt like when she and husband Tom Hanks tested positive more than a month ago for COVID-19, and how the potential treatment made her feel even worse."I was very tired, I felt extremely achy, uncomfortable, didn't want to be touched and then the fever started," said Wilson in her first televised interview since the diagnosis.She also had "chills like I've never had before" to go with a nearly 102 degree fever and
returned this weekend with an unusual «at home» format featuring pre-taped sketches shot by the cast while they self-isolate amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Since its inception in 1975, “Saturday Night Live” has been broadcast live from Studio 8H in 30 Rockefeller Plaza. But if the rise of covid-19 has taught us anything, it’s that even our most hallowed institutions can adapt both quickly and deftly to our new reality.
The hilarious sketches were part of SNL’s special 'At Home' episode
Well, this was one for the ages!
This week’s episode of Saturday Night Live was entirely remote, with cast members broadcasting from their homes and a special appearance from host Tom Hanks. Coldplay’s Chris Martin served as the musical guest for the episode, offering up a cover of the Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks classic “Shelter From the Storm.” Watch it happen below.
Tom Hanks took on the responsibility of introducing America to the new format of “Saturday Night Live: At Home” with a monologue shot entirely in his own house.
The show also featured Coldplay's Chris Martin covering Bob Dylan
The show held a special 'At Home' episode last night (April 11)
Tom Hanks took on the responsibility of introducing America to the new format of with a monologue shot entirely in his own house.
US comedy show Saturday Night Live returned from a month-long hiatus this weekend, with host Tom Hanks presenting from home.
Saturday Night Live aired its first new episode in over a month on Saturday evening and came through with one major surprise right off the top: the night's host was none other than Tom Hanks. Hanks has hosted SNL several times in the past, but this time was particularly significant.
Tom Hanks took on the responsibility of introducing America to the new format of with a monologue shot entirely in his own house.