A spike in coronavirus cases caused the comedy show to forgo a live audience and musical guest.
Rudd joked that he was"extremely disappointed" to earn such a milestone while hosting the pared-down version of"SNL."
"SNL" tweeted an announcement about the season finale on Saturday, saying that the show would be a lot more likeDue to the recent spike in the Omicron variant and out of an abundance of caution, there will be no live audience for tonight’s taping of “Saturday Night Live” and the show will have limited cast and crew.
"It's not what you think," Fey said, regarding why usual anchor Jost was absent."He's having work done."
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