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    <em>Saturday Night Live </em>Misunderstands Its Role Right Now

    Amid extraordinary national uncertainty, the show’s season premiere offered up normalcy. It should have torn up the rule book.
    by David Sims Oct 04, 2020 3 minutes
    Source: NBC

    ’s return to television last night seemed intended to project a reassuring air of normalcy. Yes, there may still be a pandemic ravaging the nation, and the president is currently in the hospital afflicted with COVID-19, but Season 46 of was going to proceed much like the past 45, live from Studio 8H at 11:30 p.m. The show opened with a re-creation of Tuesday’s chaotic presidential debate; it introduced a new celebrity guest (Jim Carrey), in the recurring role of Joe Biden; and it mixed in plenty of goofy apolitical

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