Saturday Night Live has taken aim at Timothée Chalamet following his controversial remarks about opera and ballet. During a panel for Variety on February 21, the 30-year-old actor said that “no one cares” about these art forms, sparking backlash from companies and performers worldwide.
Chalamet made the comments while discussing dwindling audiences with Matthew McConaughey. He stated, “And I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera, or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive.’ Even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore.”
SNL responded during its “Weekend Update” segment on Saturday, hosted by Ryan Gosling. Colin Jost introduced the joke: “Timothée Chalamet is being criticized by major opera and ballet organizations after he said that no one cares about those art forms.” He then delivered the punchline: “Chalamet made the comment on a press tour for his movie about... ping-pong.”
Chalamet is nominated for an Oscar for his role in Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s film about a 1950s ping-pong player. He has yet to respond to the backlash.
