Comedian Chloe Fineman under fire for ‘mocking’ JoJo Siwa in Saturday Night Live parody

A comedian has been called out for her portrayal of child star JoJo Siwa’s “bad girl” transformation on SNL.

SNL comedian Chloe Fineman has been called out for appearing to mock JoJo Siwa.

Was making fun of JoJo a no no? JoJo Siwa was the subject of a Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update bit last weekend, in which Chloe Fineman portrayed the former Dance Moms star alongside Colin Jost.

The sketch targeted Siwa’s recent “bad girl” transformation in the public eye.

In the sketch, Fineman donned an outfit resembling what Siwa wears in her Karma music video and what she sported to the iHeartRadio Music Awards in March.

Following a bold entrance set to Siwa’s new single, Fineman exclaimed, “That’s right Colin; I’m a bad girl now!” per The Independent.

After Jost brought up her “different look,” Fineman deemed her new appearance “a pretty big change.”

“I used to be rainbow sparkles, and now I’m black sparkles!” she quipped.

During the sketch, Fineman poked fun at Siwa’s former public persona when asked how old she was, teasing, “From 2011 to 2023, I was 8.

“But now, I’m 20 and gay!” she continued. “I’m the first gay girl in the world! Bet you never met a gay girl before.”

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Chloe Fineman portrayed JoJo Siwa on the Saturday Night Live.

The comedian has come under fire for her over-the-top portrayal.

Saturday night’s segment also touched on Siwa making headlines for telling Billboard that she invented the genre of “gay pop,” per Variety. She has since walked that remark back, telling Sirius XM’s Hits 1 Miami with Mack & Jen that gay pop “should be a literal genre of music.” Siwa came out as gay in 2021.

While praise has circulated for the bit online, Fineman’s portrayal of Siwa has also sparked some backlash from critics. Some deemed the sketch “cringey” and claimed it was “trying way too hard.” Others were bothered by the fact that the show was going after Siwa, who is only 20 years old.

“40 year old mocking a young adult on a corny show,” one wrote.

Siwa debuted her new look at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at LA’s Dolby Theatre on April 1. Picture: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for iHeartRadio

Another commented on the way Fineman spoke during the sketch.

“Oh so it’s funny to make fun of people with speech impediments?” someone wrote. “Snl hasn’t been funny in such a long time and this is a big example.”

Someone else echoed this sentiment by saying, “I think they could’ve poked fun without the speech impediment.”

Siwa speaks onstage at the GLAAD Media Awards in LA on March 14. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP

Meanwhile, another expressed sympathy for Siwa, noting that they “feel like people are overly mean about her.”

Nonetheless, Siwa didn’t seem to be as bothered by the skit as those defending her online. According to People, she took the skit in stride, posting to her Instagram story on Sunday and deeming the bit “ICONIC.”

“I literally don’t know what to say,” she continued. “This is f***ing crazy. 3 and a half minute skit on SNL….”

This article originally appeared in Decider and was reproduced with permission

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