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Saturday night Live Honored the late film director Rob Reiner, one of the early hosts of the long-running comedy show.
during saturday episodeWith Ariana Grande hosting and Cher as the musical guest, the sketch comedy show took a time to remember Rainer, who was killed Last weekend with his wife Michelle Singer Reiner. The couple’s youngest son, Nick Renner has been accused With the murder of his parents.
First snl While airing its goodnight segments, a tribute card with the late director’s image from his time on the show appeared on the screen.
Rob hosts third ever episode snl On 25 October 1975. He was also the first host to participate in comedy sketches on the show.
At the time, he and his then-wife Penny Marshall also participated with him in sketches such as The Bees. The NBC show’s cast during that episode included: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Michael O’Donoghue, and Gilda Radner.
There was no musical guest in particular during Renner’s episode, and instead Belushi impersonated Joe Cocker, singing the song “With a Little Help from My Friends”.
Rainer and his wife were Last Sunday, his daughter Romy Rainer was found dead at her home.
Nick Renner was arrested a few hours later and charged with Two counts of first-degree murder Regarding his death.
LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has said the charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison or the death penalty.
Signing off also took place in Saturday’s episode Bowen Yang’s seven-year tenure on the showduring his emotional final sketch, Yang played the role of a Delta One lounge employee working her last shift on Christmas Eve, paralleling her final shift on the show.
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Seconds into the scene, Yang fought back tears as her character told Delta Lounge customers that he would be giving up his beloved festive egg-nog stand. The show’s celebrity host, Grande, played his elderly wife, who visits him on his last day at work.
While performing Charles Brown’s 1960 song “Please Come Home for Christmas” as a duet with Grande, Yang began to cry while singing about her work.
Yang told Grande, “I feel very fortunate that I get to work here, and I just wanted to enjoy it a little longer.” “Especially the people. I love every single person who works here, because they’ve done a lot for me, especially my boss.”
yang joined snl as a writer in 2018 before being promoted to cast the following year. Some of her most memorable sketches include parodying viral baby hippo Moo Deng, posing as an overzealous spin instructor, and impersonating British pop star Charli XCX.
snl will return with a new episode on January 17 with host Finn Wolfhard and musical guest A$AP Rocky.