'SNL' ditches audience, limits cast and crew amid omicron

Here’s What "SNL" Looked Like After The Show Canceled Its Live Audience And Limited Its Cast And Crew Due To Omicron

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Paul Rudd hosts 'SNL' sans audience, Charli XCX amid omicron

NEW YORK (AP) — People's Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 was indeed inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on “Saturday Night Live,” but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus meant there was no live audience to see it happen. Instead, viewers at home saw new sketches taped earlier in the week, as well as highlights from years past.The long-running sketch comedy show announced on social media Saturday afternoon that the night's episode, fe…

'SNL' cancels its live audience, limits cast and crew due to Omicron variant

The Saturday night episode was set to be the last of 2021. The musical guest, Charli XCX, announced she wouldn't perform due to the limited crew.

Paul Rudd hosts Saturday Night Live sans audience amid omicron

Paul Rudd was inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on Saturday Night Live, but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus meant there was no live audience to see it happen.

'SNL' goes without an audience and airs pre-taped sketches due to rising Covid-19 cases

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business“Saturday Night Live” wasn’t exactly live from New York on Saturday night.The NBC variety show opened with Tom Hanks greeting a nearly empty studio since the show went without a live audience because of the recent rise in Covid-19 cases.“Tonight everyone at ‘Saturday Night Live’ planned to do our big Christmas show … but Covid came early this year,” Hanks said.Hanks continued, “In the interest of safety, we do not …

Paul Rudd hosts ‘SNL’ sans audience, Charli XCX amid omicron

By MALLIKA SENNEW YORK (AP) — People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 was indeed inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on “Saturday Night Live,” but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus meant there was no live audience to see it happen. Instead, viewers at home saw new sketches taped earlier in the week, as well as highlights from years past.The long-running sketch comedy show announced on social media Saturday afternoon that the night…