SNL Tourette’s Sketch Roils Fans and Critics Alike
SNL’s BAFTA-timed Tourette’s sketch drew swift backlash from Tourette’s Action, which called mocking a disability “unacceptable,” and urged kindness and education after online trolling and misrepresentation of tics. The charity criticized the ongoing harm to people with Tourette’s, while BAFTA and the BBC faced criticism for not censoring a slur during the ceremony. The YouTube clip, which features sketches of figures linked to controversy, clocked nearly a million views in a day, fueling a broader debate about the portrayal of disabilities in comedy.
