'Saturday Night Live' opens with the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York（在线收听）

'Saturday Night Live' opens with the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York

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SNL usually starts with a comedy sketch, but this weekend — no laughs. The open featured a Ukrainian chorus singing: "Prayer for Ukraine." Candles were arranged to spell out Kyiv.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE")

UKRAINIAN CHORUS DUMKA OF NEW YORK: (Singing in non-English language).

INSKEEP: "Saturday Night Live" usually starts the show with a comedy sketch. This weekend, no laughs. The cold open, as it's called, featured instead a group called the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York. Candles on stage were arranged to spell out Kyiv as they sang.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE")

KATE MCKINNON AND CECILY STRONG: Live from New York, it's Saturday night.

INSKEEP: And this is MORNING EDITION.