"SNL" criticized by Rob Lowe over Donald Trump skits

Actor Rob Lowe has suggested that the scripts for James Austin Johnson's impressions of former president Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live have lost their comedic magic because they veer too close to reality. Johnson—who joined SNL as a featured player in 2021 and was promoted to a repertory player in 2023—has been impersonating the Republican presidential nominee as the long-running sketch show parodies the election cycle. While Johnson's take on Trump has raised laughs among fans, Lowe recently shared his theory that the comedian's scripted material isn't as funny...