Donald Trump press aide Sean Spicer slams Saturday Night Live as 'mean' after Melissa McCarthy sketch

Skit: Melissa McCarthy is the latest to impersonate the President Trump team with her parody of Sean Spicer.
NBC Saturday Night Live
Francesca Gillett6 February 2017

Donald Trump’s top press man Sean Spicer slammed comedy show Saturday Night Live as "crossing over to mean” after he was parodied in a comedy sketch.

Millions of viewers watched actress Melissa McCarthy poke fun at press secretary Mr Spicer in a skit which many have called “hilarious”.

In a send-up of Mr Spicer’s use of “alternative facts”, the Saturday Night Live clip sees Bridesmaids star Ms McCarthy impersonate the aide and make exaggerated claims about the President’s popularity.

But the Trump sidekick hit out at the show saying it used to be funny but has “crossed over to mean” – in particular since the start of Alec Baldwin’s sketches impersonating Donald Trump.

Mr Spicer told news outlet Extra: “Alec has gone from funny to mean and that's unfortunate. "SNL" used to be really funny. There's a streak of meanness now that they've crossed over to mean.”

The press adviser, who first heard about the parody as he left church on Sunday morning, said he felt the impression was a exaggerated and said Ms McCarthy “needs to slow down on the gum-chewing; way too many pieces in there”.

He added the comedy actress “could dial back” a bit.

Ms McCarthy began the impersonation saying: “Before we begin, I know the press and myself have gotten off to a rocky start.

“When I say rocky I mean in the sense of ‘Rocky’ the movie because I came out here to punch you in the face, and also I don't talk so good.”

She then parodied Mr Spicer’s claims over the size of President Trump’s inauguration crowd, by describing how the US leader received a “standing ovation” and “everyone was happy”.

Last month Donald Trump blasted the NBC show’s parody of his first news conference as President-elect, calling Hollywood star Alec Baldwin’s impersonation “really bad television”.

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