NEW YORK (AP) Peoples Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 is set to be inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on Saturday Night Live , but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus means there wont be a live audience to see it happen.

The long-running sketch comedy show announced on social media Saturday afternoon that the nights episode, featuring Ant-Man star Paul Rudd as host, would tape without a live audience and with only limited cast and crew due to the recent spike in the Omicron variant and out of an abundance of caution.

Singer Charli XCX had been scheduled to perform but announced Saturday afternoon on Twitter that she was bowing out .

Due to the limited crew at tonights taping of snl my musical performances will no longer be able to go ahead, she wrote. I am devastated and heartbroken.

She then urged her fans to look after yourselves out there and make sure you get vaccinated if you havent already.

Rudd is returning to Studio 8H as host for the fifth time typically a milestone of much fanfare. British pop star Charli XCX is the nights musical guest. The Dec. 18 episode was the NBC shows last announced episode for the year.

Its unclear which cast members will appear on Saturdays show, which usually tapes a dress rehearsal at 8 p.m., followed by the live show at 11:30 p.m.

The show returned for its 47th year in September with 16 cast members and five featured players, a particularly crowded field. The size of the cast has allowed for atypical flexibility for its high-profile members, who can now take time off for other projects during the season.

The show said on social media that those who had won tickets to the nights show would receive more information soon.