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‘SNL’ Taking Serious Heat Over “Classless” Skit About United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
SNL is being slammed over their "classless" coverage of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder last week.
‘Saturday Night Live’ fielded some serious criticism for their segment on the murder of Brian Thompson this weekend.
As a staunch defender of comedy, I'll be the first to say I hope that SNL doesn't give some graveling apology over these jokes (like they forced Pete Davidson to do after his jokes about Dan Crenshaw)
If people are going to complain about the "overly PC" crowd, then that critique needs to be consistent.
I'd defend these jokes for the same reasons I'd defend the Tony Hinchcliffe jokes.
Comedy (as a performance art) often delves into "edgy" or "shocking" subjects. Comedians shouldn't be punished for writing jokes about a topic.