In a different era, the episode of “Saturday Night Live” that was broadcast last night would never be shown again. “SNL” took itself out of a weeks-long production hiatus spurred by the coronavirus…
, a Bob Dylan cover by Chris Martin, a low-fi “Weekend Update” with a Zoom-infused laugh track, and a series of quick sketches that had no in-studio audience to help them bounce along between commercial breaks. Of all the offerings, only’s “MasterClass” impressions of Timothee Chalmaet, JoJo Siwa and “Tiger King” figure Carole Baskin even approached the production quality of a “real” episode.
Many observers are calling the broadcast a first – a pre-taped show done remotely without the threat of live on-air mishaps. It’s not. As “SNL” has matured, however, it has developed into an institution. It’s hard to imagine today’s writers taking a shot at Brian Roberts, who leads NBC’s owner, Comcast, and the program never laid a hand on NBC News anchor Brian Williams when he went through his much-publicized 2015 fall from “NBC Nightly News.” This is a show that once savaged cereal commercials with parodies about products like “Colon Blow” or “Little Chocolate Donuts.
Last night’s “SNL At Home” didn’t have to follow any of those dictates. It just had to get on the air.
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