Timothée Chalamet’s comments about the modern state of opera and ballet during a CNN/Variety town hall last month were the subject of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment.
Chalamet’s comments were made during a CNN and Variety Town Hall event with Matthew McConaughey on February 21, when the two discussed the struggles of theatrical films in recent years.
“And I don’t want to work in ballet or opera or something that’s like, ‘Hey, keep this alive,’ even though it’s like no one cares about it anymore. I respect the people in ballet and opera,” Chalamet said.
The comments drew strong reactions from prominent American opera and ballet companies. On Saturday, “SNL” took a rather lighthearted stance toward the Oscar-nominated star of “Marty Supreme,” the story of a young 1950s table tennis prodigy. “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost said Chalamet “has been criticized by major opera and ballet organizations after saying no one cares about that art form. Chalamet made the comments at the press tour for a movie about table tennis.”
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Discussing another member of Trump’s cabinet, Jost pointed out that controversial Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “what happens when you leave Walton Goggins in the air fryer.”
Regarding the severe rash that appeared on President Trump’s neck, “Weekend Update” anchor Michael Che said, “It appears that someone accidentally washed his shirt with holy water.”
