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Kate McKinnon's Ruth Bader Ginsburg Works Her 'Tuchus' in Lockdown

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The sketch series went virtual for the first time in its 45-season history. 

Utilizing video conferencing, Saturday Night Live went virtual for the first time since it premiered in 1975 with cast members offering a peek into their life under shelter-in-place orders in the opening credits.

Forced to create costumes out of what they had on hand, Kate McKinnon pulled together a workout outfit for her Ruth Bader Ginsburg impression that was a sweatshirt with a neckline reminiscent of the Supreme Court robe she wears with the phrase "Super Diva!" emblazoned on it.

"Today we're going to be working all of the major muscle groups of the body like the abs, gams, tuchus, chicken wings, and critical thinking," McKinnon's Ginsburg says.

Nodding to Ginsburg's petite frame, McKinnon introduces her workout equipment, which includes Q-Tips, dental floss, and teabags.

"These are my punching bags, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch," she says, holding up the teabags.

"I survived cancer four times. I went to law school during the Spanish flu. Beat it," McKinnon's Ginsburg says before turning to her cat loitering by the doorway.

"That's my trainer. If I mess up, he eats me," she says.

It wouldn't be McKinnon's Ginsburg without some "Ginsburns."

"I'm training for the 2021 Olympics. I'm going to do mental gymnastics to figure out why they cut the pandemic response team in 2018," she says. "That's a Ginsburn."

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Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.