Chapter 921 Important Invitation
In the history of American television programs, the historical status and social significance of talk shows cannot be replaced. This is definitely more than just an entertainment program.
The fundamental reason is that talk shows enter into life in a relaxed and humorous way, ridicule and complain based on current hot topics and trend phenomena, educate and entertain, are closely related to the lives of the general public, and have even evolved into people's It captures political, social, cultural and other hot topics and integrates them into people's daily life in an all-round way.
"The Oprah Show," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "The Tonight Show," "The Daily Show" and more.
Tonight, Levi is about to make his debut on an American television talk show——
And, it’s live broadcast.
"Saturday-Night-Live (SNL).
As you can see from the name of the program, it is a talk show broadcast live late at night on Saturday night, and, in New York has become a unique landscape on Saturday nights in New York.
Since its launch in 1975, this program produced by NBC has received huge ratings and continued to be talked about, making it one of the longest-running programs on North American television. 1. It is still popular and enduring.
The biggest feature of this talk show is that it combines the hottest topics at the moment and uses spoof sketches to criticize current affairs. It can also be regarded as a side of pop culture. Mirror, mocking fast food culture, entertaining yourself to death, etc.
Of course, because the program is broadcast late at night, the scale is relatively large, and the jokes are never lacking in topics and popularity.
Each "Saturday Night Live" episode includes a guest performer and a musical guest, with a division of labor between the two.
Performing guests are often the most popular superstars and hot topic figures at the moment. After all, there are only twenty-four to twenty-six episodes in a season. The quality of the guests needs to be carefully controlled, not just anyone. All can be on "SNL."
In Hollywood, there is even a "five-time host club", which specifically refers to the honorary club of being able to host "Saturday Night Live" five times. This is an important recognition. This guest needs to Stay active for a long enough time to remain top-notch and continue to stimulate program ratings.
The guest performer will participate in the sketch performance, and the audience can see different sides of the guest. The most important thing is to learn to laugh at oneself and make fun of oneself, which is the basic ability based on talk shows.
The musical guests are usually popular singers who are in the promotion period. They will perform new songs live, usually two songs, one during the intermission and one at the end of the show.
The most important thing is that the entire program will be broadcast live.
Of course, it is not 100% live broadcast.
A small number of sitcoms need to take into account special circumstances, such as the speed of actors changing costumes, and the scene may need to be extensively modified and replaced. These sitcoms need to be recorded in advance, but generally speaking, there is only one This is true for the two sitcoms, and most of the shows always insist on live broadcast.
So, during the live broadcast, the actors laughed uncontrollably, which is also a very interesting thing. What is tested at this time is the actor's on-the-spot performance and rescue ability.
It is precisely because of the live broadcast that "Saturday Night Live" is very busy during the broadcast season. It is broadcast live every Saturday. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are the time for the writers to write scripts-the program team has contracted regular actors. Some of them are talented comedians, and many of the scripts are written by themselves. The roles of screenwriters and actors are often reversed.
The following Wednesday and Thursday are the rehearsal stage, and Friday is the final actual practice. At the same time, during the rehearsal process, if new hot topics emerge, they need to adjust the content of the script at any time.
The real thing is that the whole process is running at high speed without any rest time.
As guest performers, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the live broadcast, they need to arrive in New York at least two days in advance to rehearse with the entire program team.
There are only very, very few special circumstances where the performers can only rehearse one day in advance. Then the program team needs to adjust the live broadcast, try to arrange supporting roles for the performers without lines, and put the main performance responsibility on themselves On the regular cast.
As the top and most important talk show in the United States, the biggest difference between "Saturday Night Live" is that other talk shows are still mainly interviews and conversations, but this one is mainly based on performances and sketches, which also means that So, for professional players, this is an excellent opportunity to show themselves.
Many top stars from basketball, baseball, and ice hockey have appeared on the "Saturday Night Live" stage, and football is no exception. Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Tom Brady and others were invited to appear on the "Saturday Night Live" stage as guest performers after winning the Super Bowl.
It can be understood that the very act of “being invited” is a recognition, a reward, and an honor.
Super Bowl champions happen every year, but not every year football players are invited to "Saturday Night Live."
This year, Levi received the invitation.
The point is, they invited Levi, not quarterback Mahomes.
This is a progress, and you can clearly feel from the side that Levi's status is now in the entire North American continent.
However, this is an honor and also a challenge.
Live streaming is not easy.
In rugby games, it is common for people to perform abnormally during nighttime live broadcasts. What’s more, this is not a game, it is a performance, and it is also a comedy, which are two different things from rugby.
Difficult. It is difficult to reach the sky.
Because of this, Levi has been extremely busy in the past three days.
From the rehearsals from Wednesday to Thursday, to the actual practice with makeup on Friday, it was only after the preparations for "Saturday Night Live" were completed that I went to the charity party that I had carefully prepared.
Then, on Saturday, early in the morning, Levi arrived at the studio of NBC TV station early to prepare for tonight's live broadcast, showing the highest standard of treatment and not daring to relax at all.
It is precisely because of this that the reporter just asked -
Did Ariana help?
Ariana has appeared on "Saturday Night Live" as a musical guest more than once, and was a guest performer for the first time in March 2016.
The reporter’s question is not about the wine, but the real focus is on the scandal between Levi and Ariana Grande.
Unfortunately, Li Wei was not fooled.
Justin Timberlake is a member of the famous "Five-time Host Club". If Levi really needs some advice, obviously Justin should be a more suitable person to consult.
Throw it back and all the reporters will be wiped out.
Then... there is no more.
Li Wei successfully got rid of the siege of reporters and entered the Blackstone Building in front of him to prepare for tonight's live broadcast.
The "zombies" scattered unwillingly. There is still a full day before tonight's live broadcast. They can be busy with other things first and wait until after 11pm before returning to the Blackstone Building and waiting at the door. , waiting for Li Wei to end the live broadcast, and then conduct the second wave of interception and photography.
But——
No one left, everyone was wandering around the door reluctantly, and couldn't help but become curious, what is happening inside now?
(End of this chapter)