(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Saturday Night Live returns after WGA strike, Pete Davidson hosting with musical guest Ice Spice [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-14 Now that the strike of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been resolved, movies and television are slowly getting back to normal, though the actors represented by SAG-AFTRA are still on strike. Late night comedians like Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers were among the first to return with new episodes of their shows last week. The Saturday Night Live cast members could also have returned last week. SAG-AFTRA issued the following statement soon after the WGA strike ended: SAG-AFTRA members appearing on Saturday Night Live either as hosts, guests, or cast members are working under the Network Code agreement, which is not a contract we are striking. They are not in violation of SAG-AFTRA strike rules, and we support them in fulfilling their contractual obligations. The program is a SAG-AFTRA non-dramatic production under a separate agreement that is not subject to the union’s strike order. The majority of our members who are regular cast on Saturday Night Live had contractual obligations to the show prior to the strike. Many are under option agreements that require them to return to the show if the producers exercise their option which the producers have done. Our members are also subject to a “No Strike Clause” in the Network Code Collective Bargaining Agreement. This means our performers agree not to strike during the term of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and to show up to work during this term (the Network Code runs through June 30, 2024). By not showing up to work, our performers can be held in breach of contract and the Union is prohibited from advising them not to work. It is important to recognize that SAG-AFTRA is fighting against the studios and not members who are required to go to work every day under other union contracts or personal service agreements. We stand with our union siblings across the industry as we also recognize our obligations under federal labor law. However, Saturday Night Live wasn’t quite ready to come back last Saturday. So the show comes back tonight with former cast member Pete Davidson hosting and musical guest Ice Spice. In the time since leaving the show, Davidson has been in the news for dating Kim Kardashian, among many others, and thus himself become fodder for late night comedy. There are rumors that Davidson is now dating Ice Spice. Here’s a slightly longer spot announcing Davidson’s hosting than what has been running on the NBC affiliates, with current cast members Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang. x YouTube Video Slightly funny, I suppose. I hope the actual show’s better than that. Remember that Davidson played Matt Gaetz some time ago. That was a good choice, I worried they’d go with Colin Jost. And of course Bowen Yang has been playing George Santos, so that kind of writes some of what Yang will be doing tonight. There’s a lot to catch up on, and it’s too much to expect Saturday Night Live to address it all. Here are the points I hope they address: The WGA strike was the result of studio executives’ greed. Donald Trump is a criminal and a traitor who has committed many crimes, including treason against the United States. President Biden and the Democrats in Congress are actually accomplishing things for the American people. I believe it is possible to both address these points and crack several jokes within the show’s format. Saturday Night Live airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC and is available to stream on Peacock. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/14/2198661/-Saturday-Night-Live-returns-after-WGA-strike-Pete-Davidson-hosting-with-musical-guest-Ice-Spice?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/