Aimee Lou Wood SNL UK Skit Pokes Fun At Saturday Night Live Teeth Drama
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It has been just over a year since Aimee Lou Wood publicly called out Saturday Night Live for a “mean and unfunny” sketch about her teeth — and she just expertly poked fun at the whole thing.
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If you need reminding, the divisive sketch saw the SNL cast parody Aimee’s season of The White Lotus by replacing the characters with depictions of Donald Trump and his inner circle, with most of the jokes having political undertones.
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But when it came to Aimee’s character, Chelsea, the only attempted “jokes” were to mock her physical appearance, British accent, and intelligence. In case you didn’t know, Aimee is pretty renowned for her distinctive teeth, which she has previously admitted she was insecure about.
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In the sketch, Jon Hamm played an RFK Jr.-coded version of Walton Goggins’ character, Rick, and made reference to taking fluoride out of drinking water. Sarah Sherman played Aimee’s character and replied with a questionable British accent through comically large teeth and with a dazed and bewildered facial expression. She asked: “Fluoride? What’s that?”
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Posting on Instagram the day after the skit aired, Aimee wrote: “I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny xo.”
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“Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago. Yes, take the piss for sure - that’s what the show is about- but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way,” she went on.
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Aimee then shared screenshots of supportive messages she’d received from her followers, including one that pointed out: “everyone else in that parody was a political figure who was being mocked. The only character who wasn’t political was Chelsea, and they were clearly just taking the piss out of your appearance/ accent.”
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A little while later, Aimee revealed that she’d received an apology from SNL, and she was keen to explain: “I am not thin skinned. I actually love being taken the piss out of when it’s clever and in good spirits. But the joke was about fluoride. I have big gap teeth not bad teeth. I don’t mind caricature- I understand that’s what SNL is. But the rest of the skit was punching up and I/ Chelsea was the only one punched down on..”
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She also made it clear that she had no ill feelings toward Sarah specifically for the performance, telling fans: “not hating on her, hating on the concept.”
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Aimee later revealed that Sarah had sent her flowers as an apology, and in an interview with Vanity Fair, Sarah said that she felt “terrible” that her portrayal of Aimee had landed so poorly. Explaining that it can be a tricky balancing act to remain respectful while being in tune with pop culture for the weekly live show, Sarah said: “Being in conversation with everything popular culture, there’s such a danger there.”
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"Sometimes you just don’t realize how it comes across, but you’re put in a position to be engaging with it all the time, because you are a part of a show that’s constantly interacting with culture and popular politics and popular whatever,” she added. “As I get thrown more and more into the show, it’s just this other thing that I have to learn about."
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“I was excited to play her because she’s so iconic, her character is so iconic, and I fucking obviously never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings,” Sarah said of Aimee. “Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset. I feel terrible that anyone would feel bad.”
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Needless to say, the teeth debacle of April 2025 meant that people were left pretty shocked when it was announced Aimee had agreed to host an episode of Saturday Night Live UK, which launched just last month.
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And viewers are delighted with how the star leaned into the messy situation in a promo clip for her episode this Saturday.
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In the video, Aimee approaches SNL UK cast members Celeste Dring, Al Nash, Paddy Young, and Ayoade Bamgboye in the studio, saying: “Hey guys, oh my god, I’m so excited. I cannot wait to get started — especially after the whole thing in America, with the teeth… So it’s gonna feel good to just wipe the slate clean.”
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She then notices that Celeste, Al, and Ayoade have their hands suspiciously over their mouths and asks: “Wait, why are you all covering your mouths? … Oh my god, have you guys got fake teeth in?!”
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As the group insists that they don’t, Aimee continues: “W