'SNL': Paul Rudd joined by Tom Hanks, Tina Fey as COVID forces scaled-down show

"Saturday Night Live" became the latest casualty of the coronavirus and its highly contagious omicron variant this weekend, following the Radio City Rockettes and several Broadway shows in scaling back or shutting down completely in New York City, 

Tom Hanks (who joked he wasn’t going to fly across the country and not be on TV) and former "SNL" cast member Tina Fey – both of whom have hosted the show five times – joined scheduled host Paul Rudd to induct him into the "Five Timers Club." 

Rudd admitted he was "disappointed" to not be performing live sketches in front of an audience.