The "Roots of Rock" sketch parodied legendary R&B singer Otis Redding, whose trademark was leaving the stage at the end of his set but then coming back several more times to resume singing the last song (usually "Try a Little Tenderness").
Writer Bowen Yang appears uncredited as Kim Jong-un in the Kremlin Meeting sketch. He will join the cast as a featured player at the start of the next season.
In the "Tishy" sketch, Tishy is said to be 47 years old, which was Sandra Oh's real age at the time of the episode.
A "College Admissions" sketch was performed during dress rehearsal but was not chosen to be in the live show. It was then posted on Youtube on March 31, 2019. During this sketch, various photographs of potential students are shown on screen, most of whom are played by crew members, such as production assistant Michael Egues as 'Johnny Ferrigno' and Greg Contaldi as 'Lady Bird' Duane Reade.