Publishing date: Feb 28, 2021 • February 28, 2021 • 3 minute read • Kate McKinnon portrays Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Saturday Night Live." Photo by NBC /NBC Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content When “Saturday Night Live” announced it would return in 2021 with five new episodes in a row, it was difficult not to wonder if the show would struggle to find material. For the past four years, after all, nearly every episode opened with a sketch centered on Donald Trump and included a plethora of celebrity guests (including the ever-present Alec Baldwin, who portrayed the former president).