SAG-AFTRA’s infamous Halloween costume parade, already widely mocked on social media, drew even more criticism Saturday Night Live.
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher is featured in a trick-or-treat sketch SNLSarah Sherman explained the controversial rules banning members from wearing costumes from studio films and live-action TV series during the strike and offered safe alternatives for children.
For kids dressed as Barbie, Spider-Man and Black Panther, “a bunch of cute crustaceans,” Sherman said, while Drescher introduced other costumes: “Harry Potter as he’s only described in the books,” “little characters from the Bible, which has not appeared in any motion pictures, film or television adaptations, and everyday and real-life personalities. (“Unfortunately, you can’t be Yoda this year, but you can be Hoda [Kotb].”)
Drescher (Sherman) also explained how “with minor adjustments” all costumes can be made strike-friendly. For example, if you’re dressed as Wolverine: “Just let go of your claws and wah-lah, you’re a gay man over 50.”
After a subtle joke about Drescher’s ever-present presence during the strike, which people found “exhausting,” Sherman, as chairman of SAG-AFTRA, put a Halloween theme on the studio calls, showing signs of progress across showed the world. weekend, and to the requirements of the actors.
“Negotiating with the studios is like trick-or-treating,” she said. “You know how you go to the biggest house in the neighborhood and all the lights are off and they’re pretending they’re not home? But you can see them eating KitKat bars through the window, dozens of KitKat bars, billions of KitKats -bars, record numbers of KitKat bars All of our actors say: Break me off a piece of those KitKat bars.
The sketch ended with a nod to Drescher’s signature character The babysitter. (You can watch it above.)
SAG-AFTRA’s original Halloween guidelines, which included recommendations such as “Choose costumes inspired by common characters and figures (ghost, spider, spider, etc.)” and “Dress up as characters from non-created content, such as: . B. Animated Series,” “” drew immediate backlash from actors including Ryan Reynolds, Mandy Moore and former SAG president Melissa Gilbert.
The guild then issued a statement explaining that the policy “does not apply to anyone’s children.”
Source: Deadline
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