# Saturday Night Live will be back on April 11th **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456 "2020-04-09T20:19:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/41 "2020-04-26T11:59:16Z")
In general I liked last night’s episode more than the previous one. Even in “normal” times SNL can vary, so I’m not sure its because they are getting better at it or just random chance. Last time I found the laugh track during Weekend Update disconcerting. This time was without one which I also found disconcerting (and I thought there were funny bits both times) Brian ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/42 "2020-04-26T14:51:32Z")
Last night’s episode had alot of good laughs. The Brad Pitt opening was great! Also liked: The Porn hub “at home” sketch The Paul Rudd cousin video Kate McKinnon’s cat sketch was hysterical. “This cat is into BDSM…bitin’ dem silly mice!” ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/43 "2020-04-26T15:03:50Z")
Kate McKinnon looked like she had a bad cold. At least, I hope it’s a cold. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/44 "2020-04-26T15:25:38Z")
Was that the only sketch Kate was in? I hope she’s OK. This was definitely more polished than the last episode. Weekend Update is better without the weird laugh track. I think this format is it for the rest of the season. Maybe the lockdown restrictions loosen enough to do a show in studio without an audience, but I wouldn’t count on it. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/45 "2020-04-26T15:36:35Z")
During the intro credits showing the cast at home, I was surprised to see a small child with Mikey Day; I assumed he was very young. So I looked him up. He’s forty and has one child. And some of the sketches, like Kate McKinnon’s with her cat, involved wigs. So I assume someone on the technical crew sent them out, along with a few props. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/46 "2020-04-26T15:41:41Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So I assume someone on the technical crew sent them out, along with a few props. I thought this as well. Also, the video quality was much better, so perhaps they got actual tech as well. Did anyone notice the odd art diptych behind Aidy Bryant’s couch? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/47 "2020-04-26T16:20:22Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > During the intro credits showing the cast at home, I was surprised to see a small child with Mikey Day; I assumed he was very young. So I looked him up. He’s forty and has one child. And some of the sketches, like Kate McKinnon’s with her cat, involved wigs. So I assume someone on the technical crew sent them out, along with a few props. Ha! I had the exact same thought about Day and did the same thing! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/48 "2020-04-26T16:24:45Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Was that the only sketch Kate was in? She was also in the grocery store sketch with Aidy (possibly inspired by the SDMB thread [“Foods that nobody buys, even in a pandemic”](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=892474)?) ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/49 "2020-04-28T14:46:01Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Nothing about these at-home shows, nor in the history of the show, makes me think they’d do use old footage. Bill Hader’s Lindsey Buckingham was in full makeup, so that was definitely old footage. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/50 "2020-04-28T14:48:55Z")
I don’t think it was even footage, but just a still photo. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/51 "2020-04-28T15:20:05Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > Bill Hader’s Lindsey Buckingham was in full makeup, so that was definitely old footage. You noticed he was in full makeup, but missed the part where he was a still photo that was only shown in an, “opening credits” context? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/52 "2020-04-28T17:07:55Z")
I was entertained. Also impressed with Miley Cyrus’ “Wish you were here”. Never paid much attention to her, but that was an excellent combo of talent and craft. I thought Airbnb and pornhub were very funny, and “what’s up with that” every bit as good as any “true” live bit. I’m glad they’re doing this. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/53 "2020-04-28T18:07:19Z")
Was Miley Cyrus actually singing in real time during the show? The smoke from the fire obscured her at times. It’s hard to believe that would be true if it was prerecorded. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/54 "2020-04-28T18:47:50Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Was Miley Cyrus actually singing in real time during the show? The smoke from the fire obscured her at times. It’s hard to believe that would be true if it was prerecorded. I don’t think anything was actually live. It was all prerecorded. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/55 "2020-04-28T18:53:24Z")
So there was no attempt to do a second take on the song despite the smoke obscuring her? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/56 "2020-04-28T19:23:47Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > I’m a few minutes behind via the DVR right now, but so far I thought the cold-open was a homerun, and the Whats Up Wit Dat was a triple. > > Nice surprise with the PD music video. Call that one a double. I thought the supermarket sketch and Air BnB ones were both line-drive singles. The musical performance is starting out fine. > > Seems like two weeks ago was the trial run and tonight seems much more polished. > > Halfway through - I’d be shocked if this one is given lower “ratings” than two weeks ago. > > Dewey Finn, thank you for the heads-up! I agree with your baseball ratings, and also with everyone who said it was better overall than last time. Colin Jost did seems a bit off, but I’m sure it’s hard to do that without an audience. Speaking of him, bidding on the “write a joke for Michael Che” charity is up to $55,000! That’s a little nuts. ETA: though looking at it, there’s a lot that goes with it, for example attending the show and the cast party. [Access Denied](https://www.fanatics.com/submit-a-joke-for-the-weekend-update-on-snl-visit-snl-studio-and-meet-cast/p-36547704977325+z-9302-3895520402?irclickid=RDbT2cUv1xyOWmR0TbWK8Xs3Uki2%3ASSuNzzs0Y0&irgwc=1&_s=afl_impact&utm_source=Impact&utm_medium=affiliates) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/57 "2020-04-28T21:33:26Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > So there was no attempt to do a second take on the song despite the smoke obscuring her? Why? They probably just thought, “Hey, that’s a cool effect.” ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/58 "2020-04-28T23:25:03Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Did anyone notice the odd art diptych behind Aidy Bryant’s couch? I did. It was hypnotically distracting. Like was there more to it? Or was it just animals? They reminded me of the oh-so-funny-at-the-time shirts and posters that were super popular in the early-mid90s with sex positions but in an “edgy” way. Beer bottles. Vegetables. You know how that era was. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/59 "2020-04-29T03:06:19Z")
One was animals, one was people. Same artist, I assume. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456/60 "2020-04-29T12:59:23Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Was Miley Cyrus actually singing in real time during the show? The smoke from the fire obscured her at times. It’s hard to believe that would be true if it was prerecorded. I watched the episode over again, because. . . you know. . .all this time. . . and I saw that the smoke that obscured her does not seem to be coming from the fire, but from the opposite side of the fire from her. A smoke machine, I guess, so it was likely an intentional effect. She was singing a Pink Floyd song by a campfire at night. Artistic tendencies were likely heightened. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-will-be-back-on-april-11th/851456.md?page=4)