Saturday Night Live season 46 explained

Season Number:46
Bgcolour:
  1. 00CDD5
Num Episodes:20
Network:NBC
Episode List:List of Saturday Night Live episodes

The forty-sixth season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on October 3, 2020, during the 2020–21 television season with host Chris Rock and musical guest Megan Thee Stallion,[1] [2] [3] and concluded on May 22, 2021, with host Anya Taylor-Joy and musical guest Lil Nas X. With the previous season cut short amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the show instead airing three remotely produced episodes referred to as Saturday Night Live at Home, the season premiere marked the return to Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Lorne Michaels said that the show aimed to have a "limited" in-studio audience, and that they would "work closely with Gov. Cuomo's team."

Cast

On September 15, 2020, it was announced that the entire cast from last season would be returning, with Ego Nwodim, who had been a featured player since 2018, being promoted to repertory status, while Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang, both of whom had been hired in 2019 for the previous season, remained as featured players.[4] [5]

On September 16, prior to the start of the season, SNL staff writer Andrew Dismukes, Upright Citizens Brigade alum Lauren Holt, and stand-up comedian Punkie Johnson were added to the cast as featured players.[6] The same day of Dismukes, Holt, and Johnson's additions to the cast, it was announced that Alec Baldwin and Maya Rudolph, though not members of the cast, would reprise their respective roles as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris,[7] while Jim Carrey would take over impersonating Joe Biden.[6] Biden had been portrayed by Jason Sudeikis while he was vice president and by Woody Harrelson, John Mulaney, and Sudeikis the previous season. On December 19, Carrey announced he would step down from playing Biden, stating it was the original intention that he would play Biden for only six weeks.[8] Current cast member Alex Moffat succeeded Carrey to portray as Biden during the cold open of the episode hosted by Kristen Wiig.[9]

Cecily Strong was absent from the first six episodes of the season due to filming commitments for her Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon!. Aidy Bryant appeared in the season premiere before taking an extended absence due to filming commitments for her Hulu show Shrill.[10] [11] Both Strong and Bryant were still credited as cast members throughout the season.

This was the final season for longtime cast member Beck Bennett, who had been on the show since 2013, a total of 8 seasons. It was also Lauren Holt's only season on the show.[12]

Cast roster

Repertory players

Featured players

bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor

Writers

Prior to the start of the season, Anna Drezen was promoted to co-head writer alongside Michael Che, Colin Jost, and Kent Sublette, making her the first female head writer since Sarah Schneider.[13] Celeste Yim was added to the writing staff.[14]

Episodes

See main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Saturday Night Live' To Return To Studio 8H In October. Peter. White. Deadline. September 10, 2020. September 14, 2020. September 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911163841/https://deadline.com/2020/09/saturday-night-live-to-return-to-studio-8h-in-october-1234574549/. live.
  2. Web site: NBC Plans to Launch 46th Season of 'Saturday Night Live' October 3. Brian. Steinberg. Variety. September 10, 2020. September 14, 2020. September 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915131802/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/saturday-night-lives-season-46-nbc-1234765431/. live.
  3. Web site: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Chris Rock, Megan Thee Stallion Set for Season Premiere. September 24, 2020. September 24, 2020. October 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026105833/https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2020/09/24/saturday-night-live-chris-rock-megan-thee-stallion-set-for-season-premiere/. live.
  4. Web site: 'Saturday Night Live': Entire Cast To Return For Season 46, No Departures After Pandemic-Interrupted Season. Peter. White. Deadline. September 15, 2020. September 15, 2020. September 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916182922/https://deadline.com/2020/09/saturday-night-live-entire-cast-to-return-season-46-no-departures-1234577430/. live.
  5. Web site: 'Saturday Night Live' Promotes Ego Nwodim To Main Cast Member For Season 46. Nellie. Andreeva. Deadline. September 8, 2020. September 10, 2020. September 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200909172038/https://deadline.com/2020/09/saturday-night-live-promotes-ego-nwodim-main-cast-member-season-46-1234572686/. live.
  6. Web site: Jim Carrey to Play Joe Biden on Season 46 of 'SNL'; Show Adds 3 to Cast. Tony. Maglio. The Wrap. September 16, 2020. September 16, 2020. November 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001220/https://www.thewrap.com/jim-carrey-to-play-joe-biden-on-snl-season-46-lauren-holt-punkie-johnson-andrew-dismukes/. live.
  7. Web site: Saturday Night Live Tapes Jim Carrey to Join Season 46 as Joe Biden. Michael. Ausiello. TVLine. September 16, 2020. September 16, 2020. Michaels also confirmed that Alec Baldwin will be back as Trump, with Maya Rudolph set to once again play Biden's running mate Kamala Harris.. September 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917212421/https://tvline.com/2020/09/16/jim-carrey-snl-joe-biden-season-46-saturday-night-live/. live.
  8. Web site: Saturday Night Live: Jim Carrey Bows Out as President-Elect Joe Biden. Nick. Caruso. TVLine. December 19, 2020. December 19, 2020. December 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219183757/https://tvline.com/2020/12/19/saturday-night-live-jim-carrey-exits-president-elect-joe-biden/. live.
  9. Web site: 'SNL': Alex Moffat Replaces Jim Carrey as Joe Biden in Cold Open . . December 20, 2020 . December 20, 2020 . December 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201220052250/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snl-alex-moffat-replaces-jim-carrey-as-joe-biden-in-cold-open . live .
  10. Web site: Cecily Strong's New Musical-Comedy Series Has a Stacked Cast. October 19, 2020. October 1, 2020. October 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027214509/https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/cecily-strong-apple-tv-musical-comedy-series-cast.html. live.
  11. Web site: Hulu series 'Shrill' returns to film in Portland this fall, and extras are needed. October 19, 2020. September 25, 2020. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021202937/https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2020/09/hulu-series-shrill-returns-to-film-in-portland-this-fall-and-extras-are-needed.html. live.
  12. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/09/27/snl-lauren-holt-beck-bennett-exiting-kate-mckinnon-staying/5885453001/ ‘SNL’ cast members Beck Bennett, Lauren Holt exit; three new cast members announced
  13. Web site: 'SNL': Jim Carrey Set To Play Joe Biden As NBC Show Adds Three Featured Players & Will Have Limited Audience. Peter. White. Deadline. September 16, 2020. September 16, 2020. November 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109002632/https://deadline.com/2020/09/snl-nbc-show-adds-three-featured-players-will-have-limited-audience-jim-carrey-joe-biden-1234578073/. live.
  14. Web site: Wright. Megh. 2020-10-04. Here's the Writing Staff of Saturday Night Live Season 46. 2020-10-12. Vulture. en-us. October 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008044202/https://www.vulture.com/article/snl-season-46-writers.html. live.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Saturday Night Live season 46".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.