The 'Call Me by Your Name' actor and the NBC comedy show face huge backlash for joking about the Palestine-Israel conflict that kills thousands of innocent civilians.
- Nov 13, 2023
AceShowbiz - Timothee Chalamet and "Saturday Night Live" sparked outrage after making a joke about Hamas in the Saturday, November 11 episode, which was hosted by the actor. Internet users put the "Wonka" actor and the NBC comedy show on blast over the jokes, which many dubbed "insensitive" and "vile."
The said skit saw Timothee portraying an aspiring musician named Frank who was about to end his own life by jumping off a building. Three passersby, a comedy group named Please Don't Destroy, tried to stop Frank, saying that they would support him and his music on social media.
However, they changed their mind after learning that Frank's band was called "Hamas", which was also the name of a Palestinian militant group. One of them told Timothee, "Dude, I'm not sharing a song by Hamas on Instagram!"
Despite the effort, Frank ended up jumping off the building. Before the video ended, one of the comedy group members peeked through the window as an ambulance siren was heard before another member suggested they went back to work like nothing happened.
Upon watching the skit, Internet users immediately slammed Timothee and the show. "most of the jokes on snl are already pathetically unfunny but this one was the worst of them all. not only was it just was incredibly distasteful, it is something that affects children. children are being slaughtered and you are joking about it," someone wrote on X.
"Almost 12k people di*d in 34 days, and a genocide is happening now in Palestine by zionists and somehow snl and Timothee Chalamet think making jokes about hamas and what ia happening is ok and using a su*cide as a joke how they agree to do this everything is wrong in this video," someone added.
Some others criticized the "Dune: Part Two" actor, who hasn't spoken out about the Palestine-Israel conflict only to make fun of the situation. "Wont speak out against genocide but totally willing to slip in a joke during snl," one wrote. "he's messed up for that," someone said of Kylie Jenner's boyfriend. One person, meanwhile, insinuated that they're not surprised, saying, "Not unexpected from Timothee."
