John Mulaney’s seventh turn hosting “Saturday Night Live” didn’t land with everyone. Some of the angriest reactions came from viewers who didn’t appreciate him poking fun at Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Mulaney, who hosted Saturday’s episode with musical guest Phoebe Bridgers, spent part of his monologue imitating Kennedy’s distinctive voice, which is strained by a neurological condition called spasmodic dysphonia.
Some conservative viewers took it personally.
“Hope this POS #JohnMulaney will face repercussions for his mockery & attempts at joking about #RFKjrs voice!” wrote one user who describes himself as a “Basher of liars and superficial phony people.” “How is this ok? Hope it’s not! And it was a weak attempt at humor! Mulaney sucked on top of it all. How Mulaney has hosted so many times is crazy! HE SUCKS!”
Another accused Mulaney of “bigotry.”
“@SNL @mulaney once again getting a free pass for his bigotry. This time he mocked RFK jr.’s speech disability, because for liberals it’s fine to be fiends to the other side,” he wrote. “They have no values beyond their tribalism.”
“John Mulaney spent half the monologue making fun of RFKs voice,” a third wrote. “Some of the worst ‘comedy’ I’ve ever seen. Making fun of his voice is classless imo.”
Others took aim at the show itself.
“This was actually f—ing terrible,” one viewer wrote. “Only people that think this is funny are the fat liberals that are still crying about Shane’s monologue and think every DNC funded snl skit is funny.”
One user, an account with about 60,000 followers, saw something more sinister in the cold open, where Mulaney played a CIA officer in a meeting with tech moguls.
“Has SNL ever more blatantly presented itself as CIA propaganda than today?” he wrote. “John Mulaney is your relatable CIA agent being the straight man in the room to those whacky tech oligarchs.”
The pile-on wasn’t only political. Several viewers simply panned the monologue.
“@mulaney just bombed on @SNL. The worst opening monologue ever. He didn’t get any laughs from his friends in the audience. I felt sorry for him,” wrote a self-described independent voter.
“The SNL audience was not laughing – awkward clapping – literally worst monologue in SNL history,” another wrote.
“I’m done with this s—. SNL is pure crap this season,” a third wrote. “John Mulaney is not funny. He’s annoying.”
Mulaney had defenders, too.
“Um, what? He destroyed,” one fan replied.
“He wasn’t mocking — he was imitating,” another wrote. “You bozos can’t figure out the difference.”
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