Analysis: "SNL" went on the air last night freed of the many rules and traditions that have governed it for decades By Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor 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 pandemic and tried to give the world a substitute for its more traditional efforts.
The show was filled with attempts to emulate the look and feel of a regular “SNL” gig, with a quick introduction by Tom Hanks, 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
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