Hey there, ever wondered if airing your grievances on social media could potentially bring a comedy show to its knees? Well, cough today’s drama has struck a chord with both the cosmic forces above and the ever-unpredictable buzz of the internet. I mean, how often does a Saturday Night Live skit turn into a celestial saga?
So, Aimee Lou Wood, the star known for her shiny teeth, not just for their size, took to Instagram, the modern-day amphitheater, to let the world know about her recent skirmish with SNL. She called the skit featuring her teeth and fluoride jabs “mean and unfunny,” like a blunt strike from Mars retrograde casting shadows on comedic timing. Now, if astrology has taught us anything, it’s that timing is everything—and it seems like SNL didn’t quite catch the star’s alignment on this one.
Wood boldly stated that there’s a finer, perhaps more humorically enlightened way to rib someone that aligns with the universe’s sense of balance. Her critique wasn’t just a blow to the show’s comedic sensibilities but also had me thinking–have we as a society lost our touch with the art of satire? Or must every skit come with a handbook on how to remain universally empathetic?
As an observer of both the heavens above and the media’s theatrics, I find it quite intriguing. Mars in Gemini might be pushing us towards bluntness, but Venus conjunct Jupiter suggests, hey, let’s keep the good vibes, folks. So, Aimee wasn’t hating on Sarah Sherman, bless her heart, but more at the concept itself, which one observer cleverly remarked as having veered “into 1970s misogyny”… gosh, time really does have its ways!
I’m here to chew on this astral-cum-viral content drama with you, wondering if the stars are hinting at the need for comedy evolution?
If you fancy exploring this cosmic comedy clash in more depth or, hey, if you want to provide your own witty take, feel free to delve deeper into the astrology of entertainment with us. Because according to the stars, there’s always more than meets the screen – laughter, yes, but also lessons to learn. And by the way, SNL offered their apologies, showing that sometimes, even the mightiest satirical titans must bow to celestial critique. LEARN MORE.
In a series of Instagram stories, Wood stated the skit was “mean and unfunny” and that there “must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way” to poke fun.
“I am not thin-skinned,” she wrote. “I actually love being taken the piss out of when it’s clever and in good spirits. But the joke was about fluoride. I have big teeth, not bad teeth. I don’t mind the caricature — I understand that’s what SNL is. But the rest of the skit was punching up, and I/Chelsea was the only one punched down.”
However, the 31-year-old noted that she was not “hating on” Sarah Sherman but “hated the concept.” She also reposted a comment from an unnamed user who wrote, “It was a sharp and funny skit until it suddenly took a screeching turn into 1970s misogyny,” which she captioned, “This sums up my view.”
On Sunday, Wood wrote in another Instagram story, “I’ve had apologies from SNL.“