At the very end of the show, right before Cheadle's goodbyes, a card appeared onscreen with the name and photo of Joe Dicso, SNL's longtime stage manager (1976-96), who started stage managing at NBC back in the fifties. I assume this means he passed away, but I can't find any verification online.
On Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 12:25:22 PM UTC-5, Steve Timko wrote: > > Actually kind of a blah show. No standout skits that I saw. I wonder how > many people got the "Rwanda Forever" joke? > NEW YORK (AP) - Don Cheadle delivered some political messages along with > jokes as he hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the first time. > The actor sported a T-shirt that said "Protect Trans Kids" as he > introduced musical guest Gary Clark Jr. > And in closing Saturday's show, Cheadle wore a jersey with the former > Soviet Union's initials on the front, while the back bore the name "Trump" > and the number 45 - as in the 45th U.S. president, Donald Trump. > Trump tweeted Sunday there's "nothing funny" about "SNL." Saturday's show > also featured Alec Baldwin reprising his role as Trump. > The Republican president called the show "tired" and criticized TV > networks for what he called "total Republican hit jobs." > Cheadle earned an Academy Award nomination for 2004's "Hotel Rwanda." His > other films include "Traffic," ''Crash" and some "Avengers" movies. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
