American Television show ‘Saturday Night Live’ ended a COVID-marred season without a traditional sketch. The finale saw the performers share their personal experiences – in a comical way – about running the show during the pandemic. 

Hosted by ‘Peaky Blinders’ actor Anya Taylor-Joy and comedian Chris Rock, the finale of SNL featured musical guest Lil Nas X open with Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong and Kenan Thompson. 

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All of them took turns to talk about the unusual year they had experienced. 

“I hosted the first episode this season. That feels like six years ago,” Rock started.

“Here’s how messed up the world was when I hosted, okay? I wanted Kanye West to be the musical guest and he couldn’t do it because he was running for president,” the 56-year-old continued.

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He went on to take on a jibe at former US President Donald Trump by adding that the week he hosted was also the week that the Republican leader” who said that Covid would disappear, got COVID! That was this season!”

“Everyone else was fleeing New York, but [executive producer Lorne Michaels] was like, ‘we should go back… for comedy,” Ego Nwodim said.

Actor Kate McKinnon joked about the way she had to pull a person into a closet and darken the room if she wanted to hug them.

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The cast went on to display pictures from rehearsals. All of them had masks on, as an audience member read a medical textbook.

An emotional McKinnon ended by saying that this was the year when the cast realized that they “were more than just a cast, they were a family.”

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“And like a true family, we are kind of sick of each other. And we need a little break,” Aidy Bryant joked.

The cast – lead by Cecily Strong – then thanked the audience. “Thank you for sticking with the show through an election, an insurrection, and objection that there was an insurrection.”

 “Live… from New York! It’s Saturday night!” they signed off.