Ladies and gentlemen, Tom Hanks! #SNLAtHome pic.twitter.com/jCmEnBjSzq
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 12, 2020
Saturday Night Live has returned after a month-long break and with it, an incredibly surprising guest host. Shortly after NBC’s sketch comedy show debuted an entirely new intro for the occasion, Tom Hanks popped up to reveal he’d be tapped as the guest host for the episode. As Hanks points out in his opening monologue, he agreed to do it because he’s one of the most prominent celebrities that have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
After an episode in March that featured No Time to Die’s Daniel Craig and The Weeknd, SNL went a scheduled hiatus. During the hiatus, virtually all late-night productions shut down to adhere to social distancing standards handed down by the federal government. Tonight’s episode was pre-recorded entirely remote with cast members writing and filming everything on their own within the confines of their own homes.
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See what fans are saying about the surprise guest host below:
Tiger King
Tom Hanks saying “all you cool cats and kittens” was all I needed from this show thank you #SNLAtHome
— Rachel Witkin (@rachel_witkin) April 12, 2020
New Haircut
“Don’t be afraid, this shaved head was just for a movie”: Tom Hanks is somehow the host of this home version of @nbcsnl pic.twitter.com/4PGBpjkF8E
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) April 12, 2020
It’s an Unprecedented Time We’re In
Watching Tom Hanks hosting Saturday Night Live from his kitchen. These are surreal times. pic.twitter.com/OGiKB4ztNI
— george arthur (@cdtraderguy) April 12, 2020
Where’s Nic Cage?
Tom Hanks – national treasure. #SNLAtHome pic.twitter.com/xk0QXVwKjt
— Rachel Assisi (@rachassisi) April 12, 2020
THANK YOU!
Just what we needed this Saturday night: @nbcsnl – leading off with @tomhanks in his kitchen plus Kate McKinnon doing an #RBG exercise routine – and the rest of this amazing cast, thank you
— Judy Woodruff STAY AT HOME (@JudyWoodruff) April 12, 2020
Just What I Needed
Tom Hanks was just what I needed. #SNL pic.twitter.com/Qy1llmkBrk
— Curtis Kimberlin Jr (@ckimberlinjr) April 12, 2020
So Excited
I don’t know why I’m so excited about this!!! #SNLAtHome@nbcsnl Tom Hanks as host! pic.twitter.com/OpyZxQv2Qa
— Kathrina Marcelo (@katmarcelolewis) April 12, 2020
