"So tasteless": SNL slammed over The Try Guys Ned Fulmer scandal skit

Saturday Night Live is receiving immense flak on social media after creating a sketch based on The Try Guys in their latest episode, which aired on October 8. Earlier last week, on October 4, The Try Guys shared a YouTube video addressing ex-member Ned Fulmer’s recent cheating controversy. This weekend, popular comedy show SNL went on to create a skit regarding the same, leaving netizens furious.ru⁷@tgkooistthat try guys skit was so tasteless…saying they were overreacting for firing ned when it is so rare for men to face the consequences of their actions in the entertainment industry #snl663864156that try guys skit was so tasteless…saying they were overreacting for firing ned when it is so rare for men to face the consequences of their actions in the entertainment industry #snlIn the SNL segment, Ego Nwodim took the stage as a CNN anchor and spoke to Brendan Gleeson, who played a White House correspondent. The two addressed the “Ned Fulmer situation” with The Try Guys trio, played dramatically by Bowen Yang, Mikey Day and Andrew Dismukes.In the video, when Nwodim asks the group why the Ned Fulmer cheating scandal has taken over the internet, the trio dramatically say:&quot;He committed the heinous act of having a consensual kiss and not telling us, his FRIENDS.&quot;Speaking about Fulmer, Bowen Yang, who plays Eugene Lee Yang, said furiously that he hopes Ned:&quot;Is somewhere on his back with a bullet in his brain and his belly.&quot;Saturday Night Live - SNL@nbcsnlwhat happened.182371157what happened. https://t.co/Od08uWwedPIn the SNL sketch, Yang also says:&quot;You might see Ned in Sweet Greens presents, 'The Try Guys try salad with bugs on top.'&quot;At one point, Mikey Day, who plays Zack Kornfeld from the YouTube group, says:&quot;And it will still be amaze-balls but it will also be sad-balls.&quot;Along with parodying The Try Guys’ outfits and facial expressions from their October 4 video, the SNL trio also recreated the YouTube group promising to edit Ned Fulmer out of upcoming videos, and mimicked the way in which the original trio said that they were processing the event “like a trauma.”Netizens react to “distasteful” SNL sketch about The Try GuysMany found the SNL sketch insensitive considering that the matter at hand was about a workplace violation and an immense power struggle between a senior and a subordinate.Others also pointed out that a family is facing unimaginable repercussions due to Fulmer’s cheating scandal going public. Some noted how The Try Guys were losing a decade-long friendship and a potential blow to the company’s future profits.A few tweets that put SNL under fire read:syd (swiftie arc)@gothboysydsnl skit about the try guys was so distasteful yuck2snl skit about the try guys was so distasteful yuckkiersten 🔪@hausofkierstento be clear the try guys are probably the only people in the entertainment industry to actually take action to stop men using their power inappropriately and they’re being publicly shamed for talking about their feelings on it. awesome take snl twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/…Saturday Night Live - SNL@nbcsnlwhat happened.1897187what happened. https://t.co/Od08uWwedPto be clear the try guys are probably the only people in the entertainment industry to actually take action to stop men using their power inappropriately and they’re being publicly shamed for talking about their feelings on it. awesome take snl twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/…emily🖤🔮🌈✨@emiliniumfalconI should not care this much but snl doing a try guys bit where they make fun of NOT Ned but the other three for holding him accountable for all his shit and being hurt by it is so nasty like pls tell me more abt how funny you think a man cheating on his wife with his employee is1001317340I should not care this much but snl doing a try guys bit where they make fun of NOT Ned but the other three for holding him accountable for all his shit and being hurt by it is so nasty like pls tell me more abt how funny you think a man cheating on his wife with his employee isab 🐈&zwj;⬛@absolutelyabbyyjust realized ariel's children now have an SNL skit to watch about the time their father cheated on their mother and ruined his career. used his full name and everything. i can't decide if that's awful or not #tryguys796592976just realized ariel's children now have an SNL skit to watch about the time their father cheated on their mother and ruined his career. used his full name and everything. i can't decide if that's awful or not #tryguyslauren ♡ // britt stewart is a pro@berstenbenaehm, so let me get this right: ned wasn’t made fun of in the skit, but the other try guys were for processing their emotions? for losing a friend of almost a decade? for potentially losing millions in profit? guess why. ned has a snl writer buddy. this man is a real piece of work.909056259hm, so let me get this right: ned wasn’t made fun of in the skit, but the other try guys were for processing their emotions? for losing a friend of almost a decade? for potentially losing millions in profit? guess why. ned has a snl writer buddy. this man is a real piece of work.Strawberry Ruehob brainrot@StrawberryPennyThere were so many ways to make comedy out of the Try Guys scandal and somehow SNL managed to swerve past all of them. Ned had an affair with a subordinate. His wife was not only his brand but she also worked with the company. Ned endangered dozens of people's livlihoods twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/…Saturday Night Live - SNL@nbcsnlwhat happened.18063919what happened. https://t.co/Od08uWwedPThere were so many ways to make comedy out of the Try Guys scandal and somehow SNL managed to swerve past all of them. Ned had an affair with a subordinate. His wife was not only his brand but she also worked with the company. Ned endangered dozens of people's livlihoods twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/…zero@zerospamsif anything,, can we PLEASE stop downplaying it as just a simple cheating scanda . ned fulmer was her BOSS . this was a power imbalance , and companies like SNL are just twisting the narrative for laughs . it’s just stupid ,, and unfair to the remaining try guys as they fight432062784if anything,, can we PLEASE stop downplaying it as just a simple cheating scanda . ned fulmer was her BOSS . this was a power imbalance , and companies like SNL are just twisting the narrative for laughs . it’s just stupid ,, and unfair to the remaining try guys as they fightright where you left me warrior@dontblameklarathis skit says way more about snl’s workplace environment than it ever will about the try guys’ twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/…Saturday Night Live - SNL@nbcsnlwhat happened.283512111what happened. https://t.co/Od08uWwedPthis skit says way more about snl’s workplace environment than it ever will about the try guys’ twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/…Chris Del Rey 🏳️&zwj;🌈@CMouaDelReyOof, rude awakening to SNL that the entire internet is on the Try Guy’s side. There were so many other ways they could have parodied this, but they went for making the victims the punchline while downplaying workplace harassment. That’s pretty tasteless comedy. twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/…Saturday Night Live - SNL@nbcsnlwhat happened.794245158what happened. https://t.co/Od08uWwedPOof, rude awakening to SNL that the entire internet is on the Try Guy’s side. There were so many other ways they could have parodied this, but they went for making the victims the punchline while downplaying workplace harassment. 😬 That’s pretty tasteless comedy. twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/…a prednisone hate account@vvictorman_uelone thing I find really yucky about the snl skit about the try guys on top of downplaying ned’s actions is how much they focused on the specific employee he had a relationship with and named her segment and everything. especially when the try guys asked that she be left alone13184719one thing I find really yucky about the snl skit about the try guys on top of downplaying ned’s actions is how much they focused on the specific employee he had a relationship with and named her segment and everything. especially when the try guys asked that she be left aloneEverything to know about the “Ned Fulmer situation” mocked in SNLThe Try Guys is a popular YouTube group that initially included Eugene, Zach, Keith and Ned. However, following the controversy surrounding him, Ned has now left the group. In recent weeks, he was exposed for having an extramarital affair with their company’s associate producer and Food Babies member, Alexandria Herring. Ned Fulmer is a father of two and has been married to Ariel Fulmer since 2012.Fulmer was exposed for his actions after a Reddit user released images of him dancing with a woman in a New York City club. The Reddit user alleged that he had a conversation with Ariel about the matter at hand. Fans of the group were quick to note that the woman who was with Ned was Alexandria, whose fiancé had deleted pictures of her from his Instagram profile and changed his public account to a private one. Others also noted that the outfit worn by the woman seen with Ned in the New York City club was that of Herring’s. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostEver since the scandal came to light, The Try Guys have announced that Ned Fulmer will no longer be part of the YouTube group. Ned and Ariel also released their own statements announcing that they will be focusing on their family.

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