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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ego Nwodim said when she first table-read "Lisa from Temecula," she was breaking character "like crazy."</li><li>The SNL star also said she was concerned she wouldnt be able to shake the table hard enough. </li></ul>SNL's Ego Nwodim <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/ego-nwodim-interview-favorite-snl-characters-1235515469/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told The Hollywood Reporter</a> that the first time she performed 'Lisa from Temecula' at the table read with Lorne Michaels and other cast members, she was "breaking" character "like crazy."In the original sketch, Nwodim's character — the eponymous Lisa, who is from Temecula — orders a well-done steak while out to dinner with friends. Lisa seems completely unaware that she is violently shaking the table, and disrupting the entire restaurant, as she tries to cut into the rock-hard steak. The sketch, which first aired in February, became a viral sensation, racking in 5.2 million views on YouTube and inspiring <a href="https://youtu.be/xY_DeNYWtIo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a follow-up sketch</a> where Lisa tosses a salad in the most obliviously unhinged way. Nwodim told The Hollywood Reporter that when she first read the script, she was concerned she wouldn't be able to shake the table hard enough for the joke to land, despite having "oddly strong arms.""Our table-read table is gigantic," Nwodim told THR. "It seats all of the cast, Lorne [Michaels] and the host. I was delivered a steak at our table read, and I was shaking the table. So, like, your girl is kind of strong. But at the table read, I was breaking like crazy."Then she found out that during the actual live performance, there would be a person hiding underneath the table who would be shaking it. "I'm so grateful there is someone [under the table]," Nwodim told THR, "Because the first time I did Lisa From Temecula, I was like, 'I don't want to alarm anyone, but how heavy is this table going to be? Am I going to be able to shake it while doing it?'"Check out the full interview <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/ego-nwodim-interview-favorite-snl-characters-1235515469/">over at The Hollywood Reporter. </a>

SNL's Ego Nwodim says when she first did the table read for her viral 'Lisa from Temecula' sketch, she was breaking character 'like crazy'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="31081" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Saturday-Night-Live">Saturday Night Live</keyword>" made fun of Generation Z in a sketch called "Gen Z Hospital." </li><li>Social-media users said the show passed off African American Vernacular English as Gen Z slang.</li><li>John Rickford, a linguistics professor at Stanford University, called the sketch "an embarrassment."</li></ul>"Saturday Night Live" tried to poke fun at teens during Saturday's episode with a sketch called "Gen Z Hospital," but the scene garnered major backlash online, with critics saying it tried to pass off African-American Vernacular English as Gen Z slang. In the sketch, "<keyword id="280516" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="SNL">SNL</keyword>" cast members <keyword id="11235377" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="melissa-villaseor">Melissa Villaseñor</keyword>, <keyword id="11009826" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bowen-yang">Bowen Yang</keyword>, Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day, <keyword id="11235376" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ego-nwodim">Ego Nwodim</keyword>, and Heidi Gardner played members of Gen Z - broadly people born after the mid-1990s - seeking updates from a doctor (the host, <keyword id="6355315" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="elon-musk">Elon Musk</keyword>) on their friend's medical condition. The characters took turns using terms meant to evoke zoomers, such as "bestie," "gang gang," "catch hands," "the tea," and "sus."Those terms, critics said, are not just mainstream teen slang - they were popularized in African-American Vernacular English, or AAVE, also referred to as American Ebonics.John Rickford, a professor of linguistics at Stanford University who researches sociolinguistics, <a href="https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/what-ebonics-african-american-english">wrote in a publication for the Linguistics Society of America</a> that "at its most literal level, Ebonics simply means 'black speech.'" The term was coined by a group of Black scholars who disliked labels like "Nonstandard Negro English" that were used in the 1960s, Rickford wrote. Viral tweets criticizing the sketch accused "SNL" of appropriating the vernacular, following an ongoing debate about the use of AAVE by non-Black creators online. "The appropriation of AAVE by white people is gross," one Twitter user wrote about the "SNL" sketch, adding that "the mislabeling of AAVE as a 'Gen Z phenomenon' is also gross, but on top of that, the SNL sketch reads like they just pulled a list of terms from UrbanDictionary and sprinkled them in, not caring that AAVE has a defined grammar!"Another person tweeted, "This Gen Z hospital skit on SNL is so stupid. I'm so tired of nonblack people throwing random AAVE terms in their sentences and calling that horse s--- 'Gen Z language.'"Rickford told Insider in an email that he felt the "SNL" skit was "an embarrassment."Rickford said that this type of use of AAVE in comedy "negates the powerful, positive ways in which African American English is used in everyday life and by writers, preachers, singers, etc., to capture the vicissitudes and aspirations of everyday life."The online outrage over the skit follows recent incidents of alleged AAVE appropriation by social-media influencers. TikTok star <a href="https://www.insider.com/brittany-broksi-tiktok-aave-internet-culture-slang-appropriation-chile-2020">Brittany Tomlinson, aka "Kombucha Girl,"</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-aave-twitter-tweets-2021-4">YouTuber Colleen Ballinger, aka Miranda Sings</a>, have both been criticized recently for using language that some have said comes from AAVE.Tomlinson posted a since-deleted video on TikTok in which she attempted to argue when it was appropriate for non-Black people to use AAVE."So when someone quoting that or when someone says 'period,' 'sis,' 'snatch,' all that, it's very much like internet <keyword id="24504" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="culture">culture</keyword>. Like stan Twitter. Stan culture has its own language," Tomlinson said in the video. She has since apologized and said she was "uneducated on the issue."Ballinger posted a tweet appearing to draw on AAVE and later apologized, saying, "I was trying to sound like an awkward mom who uses gen z slang, so I google 'gen z slang' and used all the words that popped up. I should have done more research and realized that the words were AAVE. I deleted it, and I'm sorry."As <a href="https://www.insider.com/brittany-broksi-tiktok-aave-internet-culture-slang-appropriation-chile-2020">Insider's Bria Overs previously wrote</a>, "those critical of the appropriation of AAVE by white or non-Black people say that the practice reinforces toxic racial power structures in society that have an actual cost for Black creators.""SNL" did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

'Saturday Night Live' faces mounting criticism for AAVE 'appropriation' in 'Gen Z Hospital' sketch

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Pedro Pascal said the viral Lisa from Temecula "SNL" sketch was almost cut from the show. </li><li>He told Seth Meyers it "bombed" during dress rehearsal and they had to beg to keep it in. </li></ul>Anyone who watched Pedro Pascal host "Saturday Night Live" on February 4 was likely laughing so hard by the end of the show that they had tears dripping down their face, and one sketch, in particular, stood out among viewers and promptly went viral online following the show: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxxCaw74ptk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lisa from Temecula</a>. In the sketch — which leans into "SNL's" sillier side of humor — Ego Nwodim plays the sister of Shayna, played by Punkie Johnson, at a birthday dinner with Shayna's friends, including Pascal, Bowen Yang, and Molly Kearny. At the dinner, Nwodim's character orders a steak "extra, extra well done" because she didn't want to get sick before going to court in the morning. When Nwodim's Lisa tries to cut her steak, she shakes the entire dinner table violently, causing a mess of food and wine and also causing all five cast members at the table to break character and erupt into giggles.Despite the warm reception to the skit from viewers, Pascal revealed that it was almost cut from the live show. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlz369f21zY">Speaking about his stint as host on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" on Wednesday night</a>, Meyers asked Pascal why they were all laughing so hard during the sketch as if they didn't expect it to go the way it did. "There was a dress rehearsal," Meyers insisted. "Was it markedly different on air?" As it turns out, it was."It bombed during dress," Pascal revealed. "There was a big bone in the middle of the steak that she couldn't saw through for one, and they were just being a little tame about the table moving and it really didn't work." Pascal said he and the other cast members begged for the sketch not to be cut from the live show. "We said, 'Oh, no. Please don't cut it. If you really really shake the table, and you give her a steak she can saw through — which ended up in her lap — it just kinda started to happen," Pascal recalled.He continued: "We felt the note suddenly occur. And it just — we all fell apart." Pascal blamed Yang for leading the charge of giggles, even though, according to Pascal and Meyers, Yang "never breaks."During the sketch, Yang notably throws his fork on his plate and bursts into laughter, seemingly not trying to hide his break in character.Pascal said he saw Yang breaking so much and couldn't help but laugh, too."We were done for," Pascal said.

Pedro Pascal said the viral Lisa From Temecula 'SNL' skit flopped in rehearsal and was almost cut from the show

<ul class="summary-list"><li>New cast member <keyword id="12234841" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="james-austin-johnson" source="Orion">James Austin Johnson</keyword> made his "SNL" debut as <keyword id="99719" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="Orion">Joe Biden</keyword> in the season 47 cold open. </li><li>The featured player parodied Biden's effort to unite Democrats on his infrastructure bill and social agenda.</li><li>Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Pete Davidson, Ego Nwodim, and Melissa Villaseñor joined the sketch.</li></ul>

Watch 'Saturday Night Live' newcomer James Austin Johnson make his debut as President Joe Biden

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="12063261" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="saturday-night-live" source="Orion">Saturday Night Live</keyword>" took aim at the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard <keyword id="11899412" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trial" source="Orion">trial</keyword> in its cold open this weekend.</li><li>The cast played out a courtroom scene regarding the poop found in Depp and Heard's shared bed.</li></ul>The cast of "Saturday Night Live" took aim at the <keyword id="12154119" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="johnny-depp" source="Orion">Johnny Depp</keyword> and <keyword id="12154120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="amber-heard" source="Orion">Amber Heard</keyword> defamation trial this weekend, highlighting the incident where <a href="https://www.insider.com/amber-heard-admitted-poop-johnny-depp-bed-guard-testifies-2022-4">Heard was accused of pooping in the bed</a> she shared with Depp.Depp testified in April that <a href="https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-blames-amber-heard-poop-bed-blame-dog-fight-2022-4">Heard defecated in their bed</a> after a fight following her 30th birthday dinner, during which Depp said he was leaving her. One of Depp's security guards later alleged that Heard took responsibility and admitted it was a "horrible practical joke."This week's episode of "<keyword id="12063266" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="snl" source="Orion">SNL</keyword>," hosted by Selena Gomez, dove into the trial in its cold open, starting with an introduction from Kate McKinnon as MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace. McKinnon skipped over the major news of the week, including the <a href="https://www.insider.com/baby-formula-shortage-parents-searching-products-2022-05">nationwide shortage of baby formula</a> and the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/british-starstreak-missile-is-shooting-down-russian-helicopters-in-ukraine-2022-5">Russian helicopters being shot down</a> in Ukraine, to dive into what she called the "Johnny Depp-Amber Heard cuckoo trial.""Look, I know it's not the most pertinent story of the moment, but with all the problems in the world, isn't it nice to have a news story we can all collectively watch and say, 'Oh, glad it ain't me?'" McKinnon said.The sketch then jumped into coverage of the trial's defecation incident, with Kyle Mooney playing Depp, Aidy Bryant playing Depp's lawyer, and Cecily Strong playing Judge Penney Azcarte. Despite objections from Heard's lawyer Elaine Bredehoft (played by Heidi Gardner), Strong allowed surveillance footage of house staff discovering the feces to be played."I'll allow it, because it does sound fun, and this trial is for fun," Strong joked.Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, and Melissa Villaseñor played house staff who refused to clean up the mess in the footage and instead discussed taking pictures of the "boo-boo" they said resembled the poop emoji.<div type="image" title="Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, Melissa Villaseñor, and Chris Redd acting as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's house staff on &quot;Saturday Night Live.&quot;" height="1996" width="3000" msid="91580754" hostid="261"></div>Strong later asked Mooney if he found the trial amusing due to his constant smirking. When he responded, "A little," Strong pulled out a glass of wine and said, "You're bad, Captain Jack," referring to Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean" character.In the closing moments of the sketch, Strong handed down her judgment on the conflict: She believed Depp, but his smirk let her know "This is not the first woman you've made so mad that she pooped in your bed."

'Saturday Night Live' mocks Johnny Depp-Amber Heard pooping incident in cold open: 'This trial is for fun'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1688315" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Timothee-Chalamet">Timothee Chalamet</keyword> mimicked <keyword id="906199" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Harry-Styles">Harry Styles</keyword> during a sketch on this week's episode of "<keyword id="31081" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Saturday-Night-Live">Saturday Night Live</keyword>."</li><li>Pretending he was the "Fine Line" singer during a visit to "The Dionne Warwick Talk Show," Chalamet introduced himself as a "singer" and "sensual fashion man."</li><li>He also told Warwick (Ego Nwodim) that he thinks "Watermelon Sugar" is about "summer" but others "think it's about oral sex."</li><li>Fans of Styles and Chalamet had strong reactions to the sketch, with some calling it the "best thing" they'd witnessed and the crossover they "didn't know" they needed. </li></ul><a href="http://insider.com/category/timothee-chalamet">Timothee Chalamet</a> showed off his likeness to <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/harry-styles">Harry Styles</a> on this week's episode of NBC's "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a>."During his hosting debut, the 24-year-old actor impersonated Styles on a visit to the "The Dionne Warwick Talk Show." Chalamet spoke in a British accent and wore a white collar and high-waisted trousers, as the former One Direction member <a href="https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/style/harry-styles-and-the-case-of-the-highest-possible-waist">often does</a>. "I'm Harry Styles. I'm a singer. I'm told I'm a sensual fashion man. You could say I do it for everyone," Chalamet's Styles said with a wink. When Ego Nwodim's Warwick asked where she knew the British pop star from, Chalamet pointed to Styles' hit song "Watermelon Sugar.""I think it's just about summer, but some people think it's about oral sex," Chalamet told her, referring to the ongoing <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/what-is-watermelon-sugar-about-harry-styles.html">debate about the track's significance</a>. He clarified, "On a woman."When Nwodim asked Chalamet to weigh in on Warwick's feud with fellow television host Wendy Williams, he responded: "I'm sorry. I don't know who Wendy Williams is."Both Chalamet and Styles have large fan bases, so seeing the "Call Me by Your Name" actor nail the singer's mannerisms drew strong reactions. Many people said they were thankful for the crossover.One person joked that the sketch made it feel like "the world has come full circle," and another stated that it will "always be the best thing I've ever witnessed."After Chalamet left the stage, Melissa Villaseñor appeared dressed as Billie Eilish.She was followed by <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chloe-fineman">Chloe Fineman</a>, who <a href="https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/timothee-chalamet-joined-by-chloe-fineman-in-snl-sketch">revived her impersonation of Chalamet</a>, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/pete-davidson">Pete Davidson</a>, who pretended to be his longtime friend <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/machine-gun-kelly">Machine Gun Kelly</a>. At the end of the show, Chalamet drew inspiration from Styles again for his final send-off."I guess I could say one thing, is treat others with kindness. And you know, we've all been through a crazy year. That can be something that sounds corny," Chalamet said.He continued: "Somebody else famous made it really well known, that saying, but... Harry Styles did it. I impersonated him two seconds ago. But it's true, we could all do a little bit of kindness. Every little gesture counts."Fans were thrilled Chalamet ended the night with the reference to the "Adore You" singer and his iconic catchphrase.

Timothee Chalamet did an impression of Harry Styles on 'SNL' and fans are saying 'the world has come full circle'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3715403" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michael-Che">Michael Che</keyword> responded to criticism surrounding the "Gen Z Hospital" sketch he wrote for "SNL."</li><li>Social-media users said the show passed off African American Vernacular English as Gen Z slang.</li><li>On Monday, Che said he was "stunned" and had to look up "AAVE," adding that he "meant no offense."</li></ul>On Monday, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/michael-che">Michael Che</a> addressed the backlash surrounding the "Gen Z Hospital" sketch he wrote for the May 8 episode of NBC's "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a>."In the sketch, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>, who made his hosting debut on Saturday, played a doctor delivering grave news to a group of Gen Zers, or those born after 1996. "SNL" cast members Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and Bowen Yang posed as the teens, rattling off terms such as "stan," "bruh," "bestie," and "no cap."As Insider's Moises Mendez II <a href="https://www.insider.com/gen-z-hospital-snl-skit-elon-musk-aave-backlash-2021-5">reported</a>, critics took issue with the show's attribution of the terms to Gen Z or internet culture as, critics said, such terms are used in and were popularized by African American Vernacular English, a dialect of English <a href="https://www.insider.com/brittany-broksi-tiktok-aave-internet-culture-slang-appropriation-chile-2020">created in Black communities</a>.Social-media users <a href="https://www.insider.com/gen-z-hospital-snl-skit-elon-musk-aave-backlash-2021-5">circulated tweets</a> accusing the comedy-sketch series of appropriating AAVE.Che, a cohead writer on "SNL" and a coanchor on the show's "Weekend Update" segment, identified himself as the writer behind the "Gen Z Hospital" sketch in a statement responding to the criticism on Monday.Che wrote on Instagram: "I've been reading about how my 'gen z' sketch was misappropriating AAVE and I was stunned cause what the f--- is 'AAVE'? I had to look it up," <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/05/michael-che-responds-to-criticisms-gen-z-hospital-snl-sketch-1234753569/">Deadline</a> reported. It appears that the post has since been deleted.Che continued: "Turns out it's an acronym for 'African American vernacular english.' You know, AAVE! That ol' saying that actual black people use in conversation all the time.""Look, the sketch bombed. I'm used to that. I meant no offense to the 'aave' community. I love aave. Aave to the moon!" he concluded.<div type="image" title="Michael Che" height="2000" width="3000" msid="82553498" hostid="261"></div>Che is no stranger to stirring controversy on the popular comedy-sketch series, particularly while telling jokes alongside coanchor and cohead writer Colin Jost on the "Weekend Update" segment.While some viewers brush off the at times exaggerated news updates as mere satire, others have taken offense at Che's statements and argued that he's punching down in his <keyword id="6359193" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="comedy">comedy</keyword>.In 2019, Che <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/10/28/snl-michael-che-misgendering-caitlyn-jenner-weekend-update/2486829001/">faced scrutiny</a> for misgendering Caitlyn Jenner, who had come out as transgender four years earlier, and deadnaming her on live TV.He was <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-che-is-being-accused-of-transphobia-on-snl-again_n_601840bec5b653f644d62a62">accused of transphobia</a> again this year when he made light of President Joe Biden's decision to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-to-lift-transgender-military-ban-enacted-under-trump-report-2021-1">lift the ban</a> on transgender people serving in the military enacted during the Trump administration. He referred to the new policy as "Don't Ask, Don't Tuck."Less than a month later, Che <a href="https://www.insider.com/michael-che-snl-israel-vaccination-joke-sparks-anti-semitism-debate-2021-2">ignited a debate</a> about antisemitism after making a controversial joke about Israel's vaccination rollout, saying, "Israel is reporting that they've vaccinated half of their population, and I'm gonna guess it's the Jewish half."

'SNL' writer Michael Che says he was 'stunned' by backlash against his 'Gen Z Hospital' sketch: 'I meant no offense'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A "<keyword id="31081" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Saturday-Night-Live">Saturday Night Live</keyword>" skit made a nod to Tessica Brown, who's become known as "<keyword id="10734419" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gorilla-glue-girl">Gorilla Glue Girl</keyword>."</li><li>Regina King and Kenan Thompson played lawyers who focused on suing the makers of <keyword id="8493881" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gorilla-Glue">Gorilla Glue</keyword>.</li><li>Their "clients" gave testimonies on times they used the adhesive in place of beauty products.</li></ul>A "Saturday Night Live" skit took inspiration from the viral social-media saga of Tessica Brown, the Louisiana resident <a href="https://www.insider.com/gorilla-glue-hair-woman-update-lady-girl-tessica-brown-video-2">who said her hair was stuck in place for a month after using Gorilla Glue spray in place of hairspray.</a> Brown rose to social-media fame after documenting her many attempts to remove the Gorilla Glue from her <keyword id="23927" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Hair">hair</keyword>. Recently, she <a href="https://www.insider.com/gorilla-glue-hair-removal-procedure-tessica-brown-2021-2">underwent a procedure by LA-based plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng</a> - who offered to try to fix her hair for free - and later <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/11/gorilla-glue-hair-woman-tiktok-undergoes-surgery-beverly-hills-plastic-surgeon/">could be seen in video footage running her fingers through her hair</a>.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT6NUxmUrvk">NBC's comedy show parodied the interest in Gorilla Glue</a> with a sketch about two lawyers - played by the episode's host, Regina King, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/where-are-they-now-snl-cast-members-2019-7">cast member</a> Kenan Thompson - who are dedicated to suing the makers of the adhesive products."Fact: Every day, as many as one people fall victim to using Gorilla Glue in place of a beauty product, and they deserve compensation," King said."We all do. You should not have to go through life with hair like a Lego man," Thompson added."We will get you money for Gorilla Glue, or the next best thing," King continued."...a lifetime supply of Gorilla Glue," Thompson said.The skit also shows a series of "victims" who shared their testimonies about using the adhesive in place of beauty and hair products.One character, played by Ego Nwodim, said: "I ran out of leave-in conditioner, so I reached for the next best thing - Gorilla Glue. Seems harmless, right? Well, it was not. And before you jokers on the internet say I should've read the damn label, I did. It just says 'really strong glue,' and 'dangerous.' That could mean anything, Gorilla Glue!"Cecily Strong, who portrayed the wife of a fictional victim of wrongly using Gorilla Glue adhesive, mentioned using other name-brand household products in place of toiletries.She said: "When we're done, we're coming for you too, Sharpie and Silly Putty."The "<keyword id="280516" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="SNL">SNL</keyword>" skit nodded to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/08/gorilla-glue-girl-unable-remove-glue-lawsuit-legal-action-sue-tiktok/">report from TMZ</a> about Brown that cited anonymous sources who said she was seeking legal advice around possibly suing the company. However, in an interview with <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment">Entertainment</keyword> Tonight, <a href="https://www.etonline.com/tessica-brown-is-not-just-the-gorilla-glue-girl-her-message-to-the-internet-exclusive-160369">Brown denied the claims that she was considering taking legal action against the brand</a>. <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/13/tessica-brown-donating-20k-gofundme-hair-restoration-gorilla-glue/">TMZ reported</a> that <a href="https://www.insider.com/gorilla-glue-girl-tessica-brown-says-give-20000-to-charity-2021-2">Brown will donate $20,000</a> of the roughly $23,000 she raised on a GoFund Me page to the charity run by the doctor who performed her procedure.

Regina King and Kenan Thompson parodied the viral Gorilla Glue incident on 'Saturday Night Live'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="5601" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="NBC">NBC</keyword>'s "<keyword id="31081" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Saturday-Night-Live">Saturday Night Live</keyword>" will kick off its 46th season by filming at Rockefeller Center's Studio 8H on October 3, the network announced on September 10. </li><li>Production on season 45 was halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, leading the "SNL" cast and crew to pull together three episodes remotely. </li><li>The entire cast is set to return for season 46, along with the addition of three new featured players. </li><li>Here's everything you need to know about the return of "SNL."</li></ul>After season 45 of "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/saturday-night-live">Saturday Night Live</a>" was <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/snl-postponed-coronavirus.html">interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic</a> in mid-March, the cast and crew scattered across the country to quarantine.Instead of appearing together on the iconic Studio 8H stage together, they closed out the season by <a href="https://www.insider.com/saturday-night-live-remote-quarantine-show-weekend-update-2020-4">taping three episodes from home</a>. And while watching Pete Davidson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VubWlYr9Ek">lounge on his mother's couch</a> in Staten Island and Bowen Yang <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKqwy9bNjRk">play an overzealous SoulCycle instructor</a> from his apartment was welcomed <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword> in the first several months of the pandemic, the show's return to the studio for season 46 is highly anticipated."SNL" cast member Kyle Mooney said the remote episodes were a "cool change of pace" during an interview with <a href="https://collider.com/kyle-mooney-interview-snl-spree-movie/">Collider</a>, admitting that it wasn't quite the same as filming the show in the studio."You can't take anything away from collaborating and just being near these people who inspire you and inspire fun ideas," he said. Head writer Colin Jost echoed Mooney's sentiments about returning to the studio during an episode of "<a href="https://www.howardstern.com/news/2020/07/15/video-colin-jost-on-struggling-behind-the-scenes-at-snl-and-how-quarantine-brought-him-and-scarlett-johansson-closer-than-a-wedding-ever-could/">The Howard Stern Show</a>" in July, saying that he'd discussed the matter with his cowriter, Michael Che. "The COVID stuff has really affected how I feel about it because, you know, being away from people who make you laugh at work in that way for this long, really makes you appreciative of not only the job, but of the routine of being at work," he said. With the September 10th <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/arts/television/saturday-night-live-returns.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CSaturday%20Night%20Live%E2%80%9D%20is%20set,host%20or%20musical%20guest%20performer.">announcement</a> that "SNL" would, in fact, air live from its longtime home in Rockefeller Center, <keyword id="727224" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Lorne-Michaels">Lorne Michaels</keyword>, the show's creator and executive producer, <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-lorne-michaels-season-46-interview.html">confirmed that there would be safety regulations</a> in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. And though the backdrop and cast may strike you as familiar this season, there will be several changes on the Studio 8H stage. From the three new featured players joining the cast to the comedian portraying <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> this election season, here's what you need to know ahead of the season 46 premiere. <h2>'SNL' will return to its longtime home at Studio 8H in Manhattan</h2><div type="image" title="kenan thompson snl" height="900" width="1200" msid="78335588" hostid="261"></div>Following a seven-month hiatus from the studio, the show will resume filming live episodes at Rockefeller Center on October 3, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/arts/television/saturday-night-live-returns.html">NBC</a> announced on September 10.Michaels confirmed that there will be guest hosts during an interview with <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-lorne-michaels-season-46-interview.html">Vulture</a>, explaining that they will rehearse with the cast the week leading up to the show per usual.He said the team will work to keep things "smaller" and "tighter" as a safety precaution, however. On September 24, "SNL" announced that Chris Rock is set to host the first show on October 3, and Megan Thee Stallion will be the musical guest. <h2>There will be a live studio audience</h2><div type="image" title="snl" height="1994" width="3000" msid="78335592" hostid="261"></div>Michaels and his team have been working with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to have a live audience while following COVID-19 guidelines, he told <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-lorne-michaels-season-46-interview.html">Vulture</a>. "We've been getting support from the governor's office, which is important because the audience is a huge part of it," the screenwriter said.While some late-night shows have <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/colbert-corden-to-return-to-studios-during-covid.html">returned to empty studios</a>, an audience is an essential tool that allows the "SNL" comedians to try out material before the live taping, he explained.Because, before the live taping at 11:30 p.m., the cast and crew <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watching-saturday-night-live-in-person-2014-5">run through a full dress rehearsal at 8 p.m.</a> to decide which segments to cut or amend, and choices are sometimes based on the audience's reaction. "We need the audience, obviously. With <keyword id="6359193" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="comedy">comedy</keyword>, 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. He didn't specify exactly what the makeup of the audience will look like but said his team was having conversations about the "sheer physical challenge of what we can do within protocols," like the number of people in the control room and the space between the band members. <h2>The entire cast signed on for season 46</h2><div type="image" title="saturday night live season 45 cast" height="1618" width="3000" msid="78335594" hostid="261"></div>The entire season 45 ensemble will return to the studio for season 46, <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/09/saturday-night-live-entire-cast-to-return-season-46-no-departures-1234577430/">NBC</a> confirmed. It's the first time in 13 years that there's no cast turnover between seasons, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/entire-saturday-night-live-cast-set-to-return-for-season-46">The Hollywood Reporter</a> wrote. Because of several of the cast members' outside projects — like Kate McKinnon's shows "Dropout" and "Joe Exotic" and Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd's comedy series — fans worried that the "SNL" comedians wouldn't return.However, Michaels told <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-lorne-michaels-season-46-interview.html">Vulture</a> that they plan to work around the casts' other obligations and may even turn to green screens if needed."People will stay involved, but they may not physically be in the studio," he said. The returning cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, Melissa Villaseñor, and Bowen Yang.<h2>Ego Nwodim was promoted to repertory player </h2><div type="image" title="ego nwodim" height="900" width="1200" msid="78335596" hostid="261"></div>Nwodim was promoted from featured player to repertory player ahead of the show's 46th season, <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-cast-ego-nwodim-repertory-player-season-46.html">Vulture</a> reported. The actress first joined the comedy sketch series for season 44 in 2018.Before making her mark in roles like L'Evanka Trump in a political satire skit called "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOABHShgGjg">Them Trumps</a>," Nwodim was a cast member at Upright Citizens Brigade and recognized as one of the new faces at the Just for Laughs festival in 2016.<h2>There are three newcomers to the cast </h2>Michaels announced that three new featured players will join the cast of "SNL" for season 46 during his interview with <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-lorne-michaels-season-46-interview.html">Vulture</a>, meaning there will be a total of 20 cast members. The newcomers include Lauren Holt, an actress and Upright Citizens Brigade performer, Punkie Johnson, a Los Angeles-based standup comic, and Andrew Dismukes, a standup comic and writer for "SNL.""All three of [the new cast members] are people with original voices and talent," Michaels told Vulture. "They're bringing something that we now don't have."<h2>Anna Drezen has been added as a new head writer </h2><div type="image" title="anna drezen" height="1678" width="2238" msid="78335599" hostid="261"></div>Drezen was named one of the show's head writers for season 46, Michaels told <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-lorne-michaels-season-46-interview.html">Vulture</a>, meaning she's joining Colin Jost, Michael Che, and Kent Sublette.She previously served as a writer and writing supervisor on the show, working on skits like "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=306&amp;v=jwM_RVT9rhk&amp;feature=emb_titlemb_title">Film Panel</a>" and "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb7b5-31LFY&amp;feature=youtu.beu.be">Nephew Pageant</a>." <h2>Maya Rudolph and Alec Baldwin will return for election coverage</h2><div type="image" title="maya rudolph alex baldwin" height="900" width="1200" msid="78335603" hostid="261"></div>As soon as Biden announced that Sen. Kamala Harris was his running mate for the 2020 presidential election, the internet <a href="https://www.insider.com/snl-maya-rudolph-kamala-harris-joe-biden-news-reaction-2020-8">celebrated the potential reprisal</a> of Rudolph's "SNL" role as the Democratic vice presidential nominee. "Oh s---," Rudolph said when she heard the news, <a href="https://ew.com/tv/exclusive-maya-rudolph-reacts-to-kamala-harris-vp-pick/">Entertainment Weekly</a> reported. The former "SNL" cast member, who <a href="https://www.emmys.com/bios/maya-rudolph">earned an Emmy nomination</a> for her portrayal of Harris, continued, "I love going to the show. Any excuse I can get, I love. I just didn't really anticipate traveling during a pandemic, but if there's anyone that can work it out I'm sure Lorne has some sort of invisible helicopter that can get me there."During his interview with Vulture, Michaels confirmed that Rudolph would continue her role as Harris.He also said that Alec Baldwin was all set to return as President Donald Trump, a role he's done around "25 or 30 times."To Michaels, these aren't "<keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Celebrity">celebrity</keyword> cameos." Instead, he said he prefers to think of them as "part of an extended group." <h2>Jim Carrey will portray Joe Biden </h2><h2><div type="image" title="jim carrey" height="1992" width="2657" msid="78335607" hostid="261"></div></h2>Carrey will take on the role of Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, on season 46 of "SNL," Michaels revealed during his interview with <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-lorne-michaels-season-46-interview.html">Vulture</a>. "Jim Carrey is going to do Biden," he said. "There was some interest on his part. And then we responded, obviously, positively. But it came down to discussions about what the take was."Michaels said that he personally discussed the role with Carrey, as did Jost."He will give the part energy and strength," Michaels said, adding, "Hopefully it's funny."In previous seasons of the show, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/woody-harrelson">Woody Harrelson</a> and Jason Sudeikis portrayed the politician. Because of the pandemic, there were multiple things to consider before casting the role on season 46."Part of it also is whoever does it has to basically relocate to New York because of quarantine. So, there were a lot of factors involved in that. But I'm thrilled Jim's doing it," Michaels said. <h2>There will be five shows in a row for the first time in the show's history</h2>Because of the grueling schedule leading up to the show's live weekly taping, it's customary for the cast and crew to take breaks every couple of weeks to re-energize.Michaels said that this year, the show would air for five weeks straight, a historically long stretch for "SNL.""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," he told <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/snl-lorne-michaels-season-46-interview.html">Vulture</a>. Between the four presidential debates, Halloween, and the election, there isn't a free weekend to take off. If the election doesn't wrap up under a normal timeline due to the pandemic, the show could stretch into six or seven weeks, Michael said. "Fatigue has been part of it, so we're trying to make sure that everyone is safe and protected and looked after," he said."The show will be compromised on some levels of production, but it will be recognizable as the show you've seen all these years."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354525" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="healthcare">Healthcare</keyword> workers said SNL inaccurately portrayed <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> hesitancy in Black communities.</li><li>In a skit, 4 Black game show contestants turned down the COVID vaccine, even with cash incentives.</li><li>Critics said the skit did not address the lack of vaccine access and historical <keyword id="44060" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Racism">racism</keyword> in healthcare</li></ul><keyword id="6378833" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health-care">Health care</keyword> workers are questioning why SNL aired a skit that stereotyped Black Americans' views of the <keyword id="8904563" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19-vaccine">COVID-19 vaccine</keyword>. Actor and SNL host Daniel Kaluuya starred in a skit called "Will You Take It" on April 3, featuring three Black cast members (Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Ego Nwodim) and guest Punkie Johnson.Kaluuya played a doctor who offered money to four high-risk people in exchange for the COVID-19 vaccine. None of the four Black contestants took the cash offer, which grew to $5,000, for the vaccine. Uncle Derek, played by Thompson, said the vaccine wasn't "worth it" for him despite having two heart attacks, and Aunt Shauna, played by Johnson, said she cannot take the shot because a Facebook post told her Christians can't take it.Black physicians criticized the skit's stereotypical depiction of vaccine hesitancy among Black people, who are the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/older-women-less-likely-covid-19-vaccines-than-older-men-2021-3">fastest growing demographic</a> to say they have either taken or will take the vaccine. Critics also said the skit did not address the lack of access to vaccine sites among Black people and historical racism in healthcare.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-chief-medical-officer-dr-thomas-van-gilder-is-leaving-2021-3">A top Walmart healthcare exec is leaving the retail giant</a>"How did this skit even make it on air?" Dr. Uché Blackstock, the founder of <a href="https://advancinghealthequity.com/about/">Advancing Health Equity</a>, wrote on Twitter. "It's deeply problematic - making fun of Black folks declining the vaccine, especially without any context - past and ongoing racism within and outside healthcare institutions. You all should know better by now.""This s*** aint funny, @nbcsnl," said emergency medicine physician <a href="https://health.usnews.com/doctors/benjamin-thomas-2321343">Benjamin Thomas</a>. "Playing on stereotypes and generalizations is a dangerous game especially when 75,000 Black lives lives have been lost to #COVID19. Polls show that over 80% of black people want the shot.""This skit is irresponsible as it further perpetuates vaccine disparities as being due to Black Americans being ignorant for a good laugh and portrays black healthcare providers as manipulative," said family physician Krys Foster on Twitter. "The more I think about it, the more my stomach turns."Black, Hispanic, and American Indian communities had higher rates of death from COVID-19 relative to their population in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/racial-ethnic-disparities/disparities-deaths.html">reported</a>, suggesting they had a "disproportionate burden" during the pandemic.Though 55% of Black people indicated they wanted the COVID-19 vaccine in a survey, <a href="https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/latest-data-on-covid-19-vaccinations-race-ethnicity/">KFF reported</a> white people still have a higher rate of receiving shots in 40 states.Along with skepticism of healthcare institutions among Black people due to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/doctors-petition-journal-of-the-american-medical-association-on-racism-2021-3">historical inequality</a>, experts <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-black-latino-poc-are-getting-fewer-covid-19-vaccines-2021-2">told Insider</a> a lack of access to vaccine sites in communities of color and less targeted outreach could account for the racial gap."There really are extreme concerns around access, even for folks that are in the healthcare system," Dr. Utibe Essien, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, told <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-black-latino-poc-are-getting-fewer-covid-19-vaccines-2021-2">Insider</a>. But CVS recently <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cvs-administered-more-than-10-million-covid-19-vaccine-shots-2021-4">reported</a> Black, Hispanic, and Native American individuals represent 34% of all in-store vaccine appointments, which is 12% higher than its stores' baseline community representation for those groups. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/white-republicans-more-likely-to-reject-covid-19-vaccine-2021-3">White Republicans</a>, on the other hand, make up the largest demographic of those who said they are unsure or will not get the COVID-19 vaccine according to a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/white-republicans-more-likely-to-reject-covid-19-vaccine-2021-3">recent poll</a>.NBC was not immediately available for comment.

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