Fans Call ‘SNL’ Sketch Parodying COVID Pandemic ‘Evil’
Last night's episode of 'Saturday Night Live' has some people outraged.
Saturday Night Live is under fire after a sketch that fans claim minimized the COVID-19 virus.
Last night's episode included a skit that appeared to be a commercial for contracting the COVID-19 virus, stating that "you're guaranteed a five, and sometimes even 10-day vacation from all of life's problems."
The skit also mentioned that people could use COVID as an excuse to take a break from work and life, noting that you can order an "always positive" at-home COVID test for when you need a break.
Many fans believed that the skit was downplaying the severity of the virus and made it seem like contracting COVID wasn't all that bad, even though millions have suffered from severe cases that have led to long-term health effects, hospitalization, or even death, according to the CDC.
Taylor Lorenz, a columnist for The Washington Post, was among the many to share their scathing review of the skit on Twitter, writing, "Thousands are dying a week, millions disabled, zero protections for the elderly and immunocompromised. S–t like this is evil tbh."
Another Twitter user questioned whether anyone in the writers' room had lost someone from the virus, stating, "i do wonder if anyone in the writers room lost someone to covid."
"I believe humor is an important element of navigating crisis. But I do not believe minimizing the horrific impacts of that crisis even counts as humor. Because this is not even funny," explained another.
The list of criticisms went on, continue reading for more.
As of writing, neither the show-runners, talent, nor NBC have publicly commented on the backlash from the last night's skit.
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