Hanks and Fey donned matching five-timer navy blue robes emblazoned with a gold '5' crest, and introduced Kenan Thompson to present Rudd with the honor.
“In the interest of safety, we do not have an audience and we sent home our cast most of our crew,” Hanks said. “As you know, I started the five timers club,” he continued, with Fey chiming in, “Oh, like he started COVID,” before introducing Rudd.
Rudd began by thanking everyone and joking, “I’m very disappointed,” to which Hanks replied it can’t be that bad because People Magazine named him “the most sexist man of the year.” Unlike other weeks, the opening monologue featured guests besides the show’s host, with Steve Martin and Martin Short also making an appearance.
“I just want to congratulate Tom,” Martin said in a pre-recorded taping. “I’m a huge fan of Tom. One of my favorite movies is” while Short said in the background the message was for Rudd and joking he’s only hosted the show three times.
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