Saturday Night Live · season 45, episode 887 · Saturday, April 11, 2020 Host: Tom Hanks (10th time). Musical guest: Chris Martin. • Chris Martin performs a cover of Bob Dylan's "Shelter from the Storm". • The first episode of SNL to debut after the show's hiatus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to New York's covid-related stay-at-home order, the episode was not broadcast live and instead featured various sketches filmed remotely from the cast members' homes. • Tom Hanks' role as host is limited. He only appears in the opening monologue, introduces Chris Martin, and delivers the goodnights. • Larry David appears as Bernie Sanders in "A Message from Bernie Sanders". • Alec Baldwin makes a vocal appearance as Donald Trump on Weekend Update. • Fred Armisen appears in "Whatcha' Cookin' On" and the tribute to Hal Willner. • During the remote version of Weekend Update, Michael Che gave a brief tribute to his grandmother, who had died from COVID-19 the week before this show. • Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Bill Hader, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon and Emily Spivey appear in the tribute to the show's long-time music producer Hal Willner, who died from COVID-19. Wiki link