Updated On: 19 December, 2021 02:46 PM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
Crew members became vocal about concerns of gathering as usual to produce the live broadcast at 30 Rock`s famed Studio 8H, prompting NBC to drop the live audience and use a limited crew for tonight`s installment

Tom Hanks. Pic/AFP
`Saturday Night Live` bowed to the rising threat of Covid-19, opening its final show of 2021 with a pre-taped segment that featured stars Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Steve Martin and Kenan Thompson, welcoming host Paul Rudd into the `Five-Timers Club`.
Production of Saturday night`s `SNL` was thrown into disarray late this week when numerous cast members tested positive for COVID-19, reports variety.com.