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in an interview published Wednesday."There was some interest on his part. And then we responded, obviously, positively.The 46th season of the sketch comedy show will be"live from New York" once again on Oct. 3, airing from Studio 8H in its usual 11:30 p.m. EDT time slot after coronavirus forced the show to take a hiatus last season, later producingThere will be at least five episodes, back to back, which is something Michaels said they've never done before.
Of course, Biden needs his running mate Kamala Harris and Republican rival President Donald Trump, and Michaels reassured that both Maya Rudolph and Alec Baldwin will be reprising those roles. "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," Michaels said.
The"SNL" creator added that returning to the studio will provide a sense of normalcy amid the COVID-19 crisis, and though the show will obviously look different, the essence will be the same.
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