When is funny not funny? When it crosses over into the cruel, the petty, the ever-so unkind.
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Just ask White House press secretary Sean Spicer, mercilessly sent up this weekend by Melissa McCarthy in one of the best Saturday Night Live sketches in ages.
While he thought it was funny overall, he felt the comedian “could dial it back” a bit.
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McCarthy “needs to slow down on the gum chewing; way too many pieces in there.”
But he’s mostly upset about Alec Baldwin’s portrayal of Donald Trump. He believes that’s where the lines have seriously been crossed; where funny just becomes really, really unfunny.
“Alec has gone from funny to mean,” he says, “and that’s unfortunate. SNL used to be really funny. There’s a streak of meanness now that they’ve crossed over to mean.”
According to Extra, he first heard news of the sketch while leaving church on Sunday morning.
You can watch the sketch here:
ted72
When this administration start to recognize the illegality of their own actions, we’ll continue to mock these a-holes.
DCguy
The major problem with Alec Baldwin’s portrayal of Trump is that Baldwin’s hands are normal sized and not the tiny little baby hands Donnie has.
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NateOcean
I’m hoping that a chewing gum bezoar will take this guy out.
PacoMDFACS
One word. Karma. You get what you put out there. They think this is mean? And what about when they are the bullies and talk mean and disrespectful to people? That is not mean? Again, #Karma
Kieran
BREAKING NEWS: Alex Baldwin calls Press Secretary Spicer a “Poopie-head”. Film at 11.
lauraspencer
In these times we need to laugh. Spicer seemed to have a good sense of humor.
Keebler ILF
The mocking should continue. SNL will not be de-turd.
girldownunder
Melissa McCarthy, f*ck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris
He should have come out dressed like Melissa McCarthy and handled his press briefing that way. It would have been today’s headlines.