9 h. ago Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang backs Aimee Lou Wood after parody backlash

Comedian said star’s concerns were ‘completely valid’ and a much-needed ‘reminder’ for the show

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12 h. ago Saturday Night Live has lost its bite, so why would we want it here? | Sarah Manavis

The once fearless, now formulaic, satirical show is on its way from the US. Can it bring back the fun?What makes good satire? The answer might vary depending on who you ask. What is more unifying, however, is what doesn’t. Most would agree it’s things like punching down, cheap jokes, obviousness or, worst of all, failing to actually be funny.We saw a unique combination of all of the above last weekend, when the American live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) attempted to parody the hit HBO series The White Lotus, setting it among current White House staff. Alongside middling caricatures of Donald Trump and the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, the pre-recorded skit portrayed the English actor Aimee Lou Wood, who has a gap between her teeth, and her character from the show, Chelsea, as uncharacteristically stupid, with bulging eyes and buck teeth. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Saturday Night Live lost its bite long ago, and it’s unlikely to find it on British TV | Sarah Manavis

The once fearless, now formulaic, satirical show is on its way from the US. Can it bring back the fun?What makes good satire? The answer might vary depending on who you ask. What is more unifying, however, is what doesn’t. Most would agree it’s things like punching down, cheap jokes, obviousness or, worst of all, failing to actually be funny.We saw a unique combination of all of the above last weekend, when the American live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) attempted to parody the hit HBO series The White Lotus, setting it among current White House staff. Alongside middling caricatures of Donald Trump and the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, the pre-recorded skit portrayed the English actor Aimee Lou Wood, who has a gap between her teeth, and her character from the show, Chelsea, as uncharacteristically stupid, with bulging eyes and buck teeth. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Why do Americans keep doing rubbish impressions of Mancunians on Saturday Night Live?

A Saturday Night Live sketch featuring a cruel impression of Aimee Lou Wood really was ‘mean and unfunny’. But the Manc accent was lame too. And it wasn’t the first time they’d tried it.

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3 d. ago All the stars who have slammed their Saturday Night Live impersonations amid the Aimee Lou Wood drama

The White Lotus actress is not the only celebrity to have been left wounded by the show.

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4 d. ago Saturday Night Live star's touching apology to Aimee Lou Wood after backlash

Aimee Lou Wood revealed a Saturday Night Live star reached out to her after The White Lotus star criticised their portrayal of her in a mock skit on the long-running satire show

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4 d. ago White Lotus' Aimee Lou Wood FINALLY receives apology from SNL star after calling out her cruel impression

Aimee Lou Wood reveals she has finally received an apology from Saturday Night Live star, Sarah Sherman, days after she was recently seen crying in London.

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4 d. ago SNL star Sarah Sherman TROLLED by Aimee Lou Wood fans flooding her social media with angry comments

Comedian Sarah Sherman has come under fire following her cruel impression of  Aimee Lou Wood in a Saturday Night Live sketch, which mocked the actress' teeth.

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4 d. ago White Lotus star who complained about 'cruel' British teeth joke is ripped by SNL insiders

It was the 'mean' sketch that sparked a furious transatlantic row over teeth, with British stars leading the charge against the cruel mocking of actress Aimee Lou Wood on Saturday Night Live.

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5 d. ago Janet Street Porter compares herself to Aimee Lou Wood amid cruel mocking of her teeth

Actress and comedian Sarah Sherman wore huge prosthetic teeth while parodying Aimee in a White Lotus sketch for Saturday Night Live.

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5 d. ago White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood addresses public tears after SNL parody drama

‘Saturday Night Live’ cast members parodied the actor’s accent and appearance in an April 12 skit

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5 d. ago Mystery of White Lotus 'feud' as Aimee Lou Wood breaks down in tears after 'mean' skit

Aimee Lou Wood, who played the much-loved Chelsea in The White Lotus, has shared her distress over a cruel Saturday Night Live sketch. It comes after fans have speculated fallouts within the cast

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5 d. ago Aimee Lou Wood's heartbreaking health battle that led to 'vital intervention' at drama school

The actor's history of serious health problems are particularly relevant following a Saturday Night Live skit that mocked the 31-year-old's British actress's teeth and accent.

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5 d. ago Ronni Ancona shares regret over Victoria Beckham impression after Aimee Lou Wood sketch

Ronni Ancona has said she has 'an element of sympathy' for Aimee Lou Wood as a recent Saturday Night Live sketch poked fun at the star's appearance.

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5 d. ago Ronni Ancona opens up on 'regret' after Aimee Lou Wood's SNL sketch 'cheap shot'

Ronni Ancona has spoken out about the recent Saturday Night Live sketch which poked fun at the physical appearance of Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood

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5 d. ago White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood wipes away a tear as she's seen for first time since Saturday Night Live's 'mean' skit about her teeth

The British actress, 31, was spotted making her way along the street in London on Monday as she wiped away tears and overcome with emotion.

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5 d. ago Aimee Lou Wood claps back at 'mean' and 'unfunny' SNL sketch mocking her teeth

Aimee Lou Wood clapped back at a Saturday Night Live sketch that mocked her teeth, saying that the portrayal of her character was a "cheap" and poor impersonation.

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5 d. ago White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood appears emotional as she's seen for the first time since Saturday Night Live's 'mean and unfunny' skit about her was praised by 'feuding' co

The British actress, 31, was spotted making her way along the street in London on Monday as she wiped away tears and overcome with emotion.

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5 d. ago Aimee Lou Wood's 'mean and unfunny' SNL skit is PRAISED by costar Walton Goggins despite 'feud' rumors

A Saturday Night Live sketch that left The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood got a surprising defender over the weekend - one of her own costars.

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6 d. ago I’m a comedian – this is why Saturday Night Live’s jokes about Aimee Lou Wood’s teeth didn’t work | Athena Kugblenu

There’s funny, there’s mean, and there’s mean and funny. But unfunny and mean will always die a deathIn these partisan times, when all is binary and everyone must pick a side, I have chosen mine. Aimee Lou Wood, she of The White Lotus and thus now instantly recognisable worldwide, is absolutely right to call out Saturday Night Live, the legendary US entertainment and satire show, for making jokes about her teeth. The special relationship is under enough strain without having to lean into old stereotypes about British gnashers. I am still reeling from the Big Book of British Smiles gag in The Simpsons and I continue to floss every day because of it.The SNL joke, if you are yet to see it, is part of a wider sketch making fun of the Trump administration. (Because if one thing has been proven to quell the march of the right, it’s parody.) A White Lotus character is mashed up with someone adjacent to Robert F Kennedy, he mentions fluoride, and a Wood-esque character says “What’s that?”At...

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