Lorne Michaels was bound and determined to have Saturday Night Live return to Studio 8H with an audience this season. Speaking withWillie Geist for the upcoming episode ofSunday TODAY, the sketch show's creator and gatekeeper said remote episodes, like those done last season due to the pandemic, were not an option. "I think [returning to the studio] was all I talked about all summer," Michaels tellsGeist in a preview. "And leading up to it, it was, 'I need an audience.' Because, we're taking big swings, and they're hard jokes.
When you don't hear any sound, it throws the timing off. The thing that the audience does is it is the plug that makes the circuit work." Michaels also touched on the health and safety measures in place so the show.
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