SNL Sketch Impressions Criticized

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Aimee Lou Wood: Comedians weigh in on Saturday Night Live skit

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British actress Aimee Lou Wood called a Saturday Night Live sketch that impersonated her using exaggerated prosthetic teeth "mean and unfunny" Impressionists tell BBC News how they tread the line between being funny and offensive.

Jan Ravens says the writers behind the sketch were "not reading the room" Francine Lewis , a comedian whose impersonations have earned her a large following on social media, says the purpose of the US show is to "take the mick" Steve Nallon , known for impersonating former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , says impersonators exaggerate the physicality.

People are more sensitive about targeting certain aspects of people's appearances and mannerisms, says Ravens .

A really good impression satirises what the person is saying, rather than just fixating on how they look or deliver it, she adds.

"You're pricking pomposity and you're exposing hypocrisy. That's the point of satire," she says.

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