Jim Carrey has signed on to play Joe Biden in the upcoming 46th season of nbcsnl - TODAYShow
To stay on top of the 2020 election,"SNL" will kick off the new season with five consecutive live shows on Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.
“I made the decision early on, or at least about a month ago, that we would do something we hadn’t done before, which was five shows in a row. Because there are four debates and then it’s Halloween, and that’s the weekend before the election," explained Michaels. "And sadly, if the election gets extended, then we’ll be doing six or seven shows in a row," he added.
The show will also feature a limited live studio audience this season, with everyone on the set practicing safe social distancing. "We need the audience, obviously. With comedy, when you don’t hear the response, it’s just different. With the kind of comedy we do, which quite often is broad, timing gets thrown off without an audience," explained Michaels.
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