'SNL's Sarah Sherman Addresses Her Unflattering Impersonation Of 'White Lotus' Star Aimee Lou Wood
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The English actor called the "SNL" parody "mean" and "unfunny" after it aired in April.
“Saturday Night Live’s” Sarah Sherman says she feels “terrible” about hurting “The White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood with an unflattering imitation last month.
The comic explained her intentions while talking about the controversial sketch in a new interview with Vanity Fair, where she said, “I was excited to play her because she’s so iconic, her character is so iconic, and I fucking obviously never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings.”
“Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset,” Sherman added. “I feel terrible that anyone would feel bad.”
The morning after the seemingly ill-conceived parody aired on April 12, Wood told her Instagram followers she found the way the sketch mocked her unique smile “mean” and “unfunny.”
The British actor said she thought that there must have been “a cleverer, more nuanced” and “less cheap way” to satirize the HBO hit without having Sherman wear cartoonish buck teeth and use an exaggerated Manchester accent.
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