The fact that Saturday Night Live is, well, live means everyone needs to be ready for everything, and that includes having their sketches cut for time. Specifically, as the show is pushing up against the end of its timeslot, full sketches can be pulled. Sarah Sherman described what it’s like to learn this in the middle of an episode, and let me tell you, it sounds brutal.
After Season 51 of SNL wrapped up on the 2026 TV schedule, Sarah Sherman appeared on The Rundown to chat about the last sketch of an episode. She spoke about the challenges of this slot and the reality of facing the end of the show. In some cases, full sketches have to be cut while the episode is in progress because they’ve run out of time. Explaining what that feels like, the comedian who has been on the show for five seasons said:
