Catch a rare glimpse inside Tom Hanks’ home as he hosts SNL’s first virtual episode – SF Gate

By Amanda Bartlett, SFGATE

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2: 19 pm PDT, Sunday, April 12, 2020

“It is a uncommon time to defend a be taught about at and be comic.”

Desire it from actor Tom Hanks, who said these phrases from his get kitchen as he hosted a digital episode of “Saturday Evening Dwell” this week — the first to air since the tiring-night comedy series ceased production almost a month in the past.

Packed with jokes in regards to the plight of Zoom convention calls and shortages of bog paper, the experimental episode became filmed entirely from cast, musician and celeb guest properties as they practice social distancing.

“Or not it’s ultimate-searching to be taught about my ultimate cast mates on this technological nearly about trying to full a are residing existing,” said Kenan Thompson as their faces filled the hide before all the pieces up of the existing. And Kate McKinnon did not leave out a beat with her introduction: “Dwell from Zoom, it be sometime between March and August!”

The present depicted a series of all-too-relatable vignettes from the solid and crew’s lives at house: playing with their dogs, trying to resolve puzzles, pouring glasses of red wine and watering their death crops. Oh, and juggling canned food.

“That’s a few sound enact!” Hanks said of the unreal applause and whistles emanating for the duration of his kitchen as he pretended to defend the stage.

The actor is convalescing from COVID-19, along along with his wife, Rita Wilson, which he became speedy to acknowledge in his greeting.

“Why me as host?” he requested an invisible viewers. “Smartly, for one, I even were the celeb canary in the coal mine for the coronavirus. And ever since being identified I even were extra take care of The US’s dad than ever earlier than, since no one desires to be around me very lengthy and I like of us unhappy.”

Wearing a swimsuit, he also joked, “That is the first time I’ve worn one thing rather then sweatpants since March 11.”

Seek the paunchy introduction right here:

Girls and gentlemen, Tom Hanks! #SNLAtHome pic.twitter.com/jCmEnBjSzq

— Saturday Evening Dwell – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 12, 2020

Later in the episode, Pete Davidson portrayed a quarantined Drake who croons about missing an ex, and Larry David returned as Bernie Sanders one closing time. McKinnon also accomplished a workout routine from house as Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Unsurprisingly, the existing also took a jab at President Donald Trump. Imitating him, Alec Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley said that “every night at 7 p.m. all of New York claps and cheers for the spacious job I’m doing,” in reference to the newly celebrated community practice of of us applauding scientific workers every night.

Taking on a extra severe tone, Chris Martin of Coldplay became featured as a musical guest for the episode, performing an acoustic duvet of Bob Dylan’s “Refuge from the Storm.” Feeble cast contributors along with Adam Sandler, Bill Hader, Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph also paid tribute to music producer Hal Willner, who died earlier this week after reportedly exhibiting signs that were in conserving with the coronavirus. He had chosen and scored music for “Saturday Evening Dwell” skits since 1980.

“We’re on this for the duration, and we are going to have the choice to derive thru this together,” said Hanks as he concluded his introduction. “We’re going to thank our scientific institution workers, our first responders, and your total helpers. The grocery store stockers. The of us that explain our food. The of us that are making takeout for us. The girls and men folk who’re conserving this country going at a time after we want them extra than ever earlier than.”

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Amanda Bartlett is an SFGATE affiliate digital reporter. Email: amanda.bartlett@sfgate.com | Twitter: @byabartlett