'White Lotus' star's takedown of 'SNL' skit is reminder comedy 'can go too far,' cast member admits
Though it's been over a week since Aimee Lou Wood slammed Saturday Night Live for the White Lotus skit that mocked her appearance she's now getting particular advocacy from a cast favorite During a latest interview with Extra SNL cast member Bowen Yang admitted that sometimes comedians can go too far and explained the importance of taking accountability However she reacted to that sketch is perfectly valid the comedian mentioned You kind of forget the sort of human emotional cost that it sort of extols on someone You need those reminders every now and then that parody can go too far sometimes and that we as comedians can take account for that instead of banging our foot and saying that like we should be allowed to say whatever we want because that s just the society 'WHITE LOTUS' STAR INSISTS SNL APOLOGIZED AFTER 'MEAN AND UNFUNNY' PARODYDuring the SNL episode earlier this month the cast took aim at the Trump administration with a parody sketch titled The White POTUS Jon Hamm portrayed Robert Kennedy Jr but he appeared to be dressed like Walton Goggins' character Ric in this skit He declared I ve been having these insane ideas like what if we took all the fluoride out of the drinking water What would that do to people s teeth Sarah Sherman who portrayed Wood's character Chelsea sported a brunette wig and oversized teeth for her impression and responded Fluoride What's that The skit prompted a response from Wood who explained she felt the spoof was mean But whilst in honest mode I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny xo she wrote on social media before adding Felt righteous might delete later X So to conclude today's rant hbo - kind and supportive and never wronged me so leave them alone nbcsnl - mean she added LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago Yes take the piss for sure that's what the show is about - but there must be a cleverer more nuanced less cheap way Following the skit Wood narrated her Instagram followers that the show had apologized for the mishap CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER I've had apologies from SNL she wrote before sharing behind-the-scenes clips from Mike White's series She even gave a citizens shutout to Sherman Thank you for the beautiful flowers sarahsquirm Wood captioned a photo on her Instagram story which featured a spring-themed bouquet Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this overview
