Tune into some of the most exceptional sketch TV series ever produced, and you’ll quickly appreciate their distinctive small-screen charm. Among these standouts, Saturday Night Live (SNL) stands out as a self-contained organizational marvel, with Lorne Michaels serving as its anxious guiding force, as portrayed in part on SNL itself. Over the years, Michaels has developed a specific method for planning each week’s sketches alongside his talented team. However, occasionally, a guest host like Donald Trump can influence the scheduled lineup.
As we eagerly anticipate Saturday Night Live’s 2025 premiere, marking the second half of its jubilant 50th anniversary season, The New Yorker published an extensive article delving into Michaels and the intricate process behind the apparent chaos that shapes their weekly sketch selection. Despite his deliberate and precise approach to selecting sketches, it’s challenging to foresee a scenario like the past and potential President opting out of a semi-parody sketch based on a cherished children’s book. As a dedicated fan, I can hardly wait to see what unexpected twists and turns this iconic show has in store!
The fourth episode of Season 41 for Saturday Night Live (SNL) was Donald Trump’s appearance in 2015. In this sketch, which had been given the green light by Lorne Michaels, Trump portrayed a character resembling a tree standing beside the titular Giving Tree from Shel Silverstein’s story. The Giving Tree offered apples, shade, wood, and other things until it was eventually reduced to a stump.
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The main point of the comic skit revolved around a final humorous twist. In this scene, Trump, dressed as a tree, would comment on the Giving Tree, saying it was foolish for giving everything away. If a bit narrow in its humor, the sketch was mentioned during a rehearsal on Saturday afternoon at Studio 8H. This implies that Lorne Michaels might have had to make some last-minute adjustments to the skit, possibly due to Trump’s preferences.
What led Trump to reject the performance of the “Giving Tree” sketch? It’s said that the reason wasn’t related to the content or portrayal in the sketch itself, but rather because he was concerned that wearing the tree costume might make him appear larger due to its design.
A last-minute shift like this could appear disruptive to figures such as Lorne Michaels and others in authority, given the potential need to create or modify the costume according to Trump’s requirements, not forgetting any sets that were constructed. Yet, it is worth noting that Lorne Michaels himself has a history of working under similar deadlines.
Lorne Michaels, himself, explained that they typically decide on the last-minute, usually in the afternoon, which sketches will be performed for SNL tapings, based on their mindset.
Snap decisions get you into trouble. I tend to do rolling decisions.
It’s unlikely that Donald Trump will be remembered as one of the top-tier guest hosts in SNL history, and it seems unlikely that he’ll reappear among the upcoming SNL guest hosts. Additionally, it’s safe to say we won’t see him portraying a tree on TV anytime soon either.
Fans will be able to catch guest hosts such as Dave Chappelle and Timothée Chalamet when “Saturday Night Live” makes its comeback on NBC for its midseason return on Saturday, the 18th of January.
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2025-01-14 19:37