And then Strong offered the line that opens the show every week: “And now, live from NY, it’s Saturday Night”. “Our love and support is with everyone there tonight – we stand with you”.
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The comedienne, 31, who was wearing a black dress, then repeated the brief but poignant message in fluent French.
The show will go on in NY, Paris and around the world, but that doesn’t mean we can’t pause to acknowledge how lucky we are to be able to watch a show like SNL, read a magazine like Charlie Hebdo and not have to worry.
In lieu of its traditional opening sketch one day after the Paris attacks, Saturday Night Live opted for a straightforward and touching address to the city.
“Paris, c’est la ville lumière”, she said.
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On the first “SNL” after the attacks on September 11, 2001, NY Mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared with members of the NY Fire Department, other first responders and “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels. In 2012, after the Sandy Hook elementary-school shooting, the December 15th show opened with a children’s choir singing “Silent Night”. To which Giuliani responded, “Why start now?”
