Over the weekend fans of Saturday Night Live were treated to a solid performance by first time host Kristen Stewart. While Stewart received rave reviews, it was Melissa McCarthy’s impression of Sean Spicer that grabbed all of the headlines. McCarthy came out in a suit, tie, wig, makeup, and an attitude that left audiences in tears of laughter. So much so that even Sean Spicer himself had to comment on it. According to ExtraTV
Explaining that he’d first heard about the sketch while leaving church Sunday morning, Spicer said his texts had been blowing up so much he thought there must be a national emergency. Spicer told Extra exclusively he felt the impression was a little exaggerated. His advice was that McCarthy “needs to slow down on the gum chewing; way too many pieces in there.” Though he thought it was a really “funny” show, he felt that McCarthy “could dial back” a bit.
One thing we know about SNL is that the show will not be dialing it back a bit, ever. To be honest I’m surprised that Spicer thought it was funny. This is a stark contrast to his boss who has taken Alec Baldwin’s Trump impressions way too personally. But Spicer was quick to defend Donald Trump after Baldwin’s latest mockery of the President.
“Alec [Baldwin] has gone from funny to mean, and that’s unfortunate. SNL used to be really funny. There’s a streak of meanness now that they’ve crossed over to mean.”
Meh, the show is still pretty funny when they make fun of politicians Sean. Wish your boss were a bit less sensitive.
