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What It’s Really Like to Work for ‘SNL,’ as Told by Former Performers & Writers
- Bill Maher criticized a February Saturday Night Live sketch featuring Tom Hanks as a racist MAGA supporter during his Club Random Podcast on a recent Sunday.
- Maher objected because he believes the sketch misrepresents most Trump supporters and called its premise, that MAGA people refuse to shake hands with Black people, untrue and exaggerated.
- The sketch showed Hanks’ character recoiling from a handshake offered by Kenan Thompson’s Black character, which sparked criticism and comparisons by Maher to past political remarks like Hillary Clinton's 'basket of deplorables'.
- Maher said, "You're just hysterical, and you're not helping," and emphasized, "when the premise isn't real, the joke is not going to work," clarifying he disliked the sketch despite being a liberal.
- This controversy highlights tensions between political satire and accurate representation of political groups, with Maher advocating against broad stereotyping of MAGA supporters as racists.
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What It’s Really Like to Work for ‘SNL,’ as Told by Former Performers & Writers
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Bill Maher Slams SNL for Portrayal of Trump Supporters as Racist
Bill Maher has criticized “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) for a sketch that he believes unfairly depicts supporters of President Donald Trump as racists. The sketch, part of SNL’s 50th-anniversary special, featured Tom Hanks reprising his role as “Doug” from the “Black Jeopardy!” segment. In the skit, Doug, wearing a MAGA hat, refuses to shake hands with the Black host, implying racial prejudice. On his “Club Random” podcast, Maher expressed his dis…
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