‘Saturday Night Live’ Scrambles to Contain Omicron Threat to Deliver Last Episode of 2021

The surge in Omicron variant infections in New York has sent “Saturday Night Live” into an eleventh-hour scramble to contain the health threat posed by the latest highly contagious iteration of COVID. IATSE crew members on the show are said to have became vocal on Thursday and Friday amid the increasingly dire reports of infection rates and hospitalizations from the variant. On Saturday, NBC said tonight’s show would be produced with no live audience and a limited crew, with the strictest COVID protocols in place. Industry sources said the live elements of the show originating from Studio 8H at 30… Read Full Article