After becoming the celebrity canary in the coal mine for coronavirus when he was diagnosed on the Gold Coast, Tom Hanks riffs on his time in Australia — and his lessons on Vegemite — while hosting the US late night show.
In reply, he really rolled out the Australian accent, mocking up a fake audience question from himself for his opening SNL monologue.
"I've got a question for Tommy Tim Tam. What's the right proper way to get a daily dose of your vegemite?" Hanks asked, dressed in a checked shirt and hat.He also joked that it was the first time he had worn anything but sweatpants since March and that his early diagnosis had made him the"celebrity canary in the coal mine".
"I have been more like America's dad than ever before, since no-one wants to be around me very long and I make people uncomfortable," he said.The world's new way of keeping in contact — Zoom meetings — was ripe for satire. The show's"cold open" had all cast members arrayed in an onscreen gallery familiar to many working from home.
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