SNL Faces Backlash for Controversial Antisemitism Skit

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is facing backlash for its "tone-deaf" sketch mocking the Congressional hearings on anti-Semitism on campus. Former SNL star Cecily Strong was set to play Rep. Elise Stefanik in the sketch but was replaced by newcomer Chloe Troast after the dress rehearsal. Critics, including rabbis, former US ambassador to Israel, and the Anti-Defamation League CEO, called the sketch appalling and demanded an apology. The sketch attempted to make light of testimony by the presidents of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT regarding anti-Semitism at top universities, but it was widely criticized for its insensitivity. UPenn President Liz Magill, who testified at the hearings, has since resigned from her post.