SNL star Sarah Sherman breaks silence over poking fun at Aimee Lou Wood

Sarah Sherman is setting the record straight.The “Saturday Night Live” star, 32, spoke out for the first time about her “White Lotus” parody on the sketch comedy show that left Aimee Lou Wood, 31, feeling hurt last month.“I was excited to play her because she’s so iconic, her character is so iconic,” Sherman told Vanity Fair in an interview published on Tuesday, “and I f–king obviously never meant to hurt anyone’s feelings.Never in a million years did I get into comedy to make anyone upset.

I feel terrible that anyone would feel bad.”The April 12th episode poked fun at Donald Trump and his tariffs, using the characters from the third season of the HBO series to act out a family scene.Wood took to social media after the skit to call out Sherman’s take on her character, Chelsea.The comic, however, insisted that she wasn’t trying to be mean about the “Sex Education” actress.“The show is in constant dialogue with culture as it’s happening, and it happens really fast,” Sherman explained.

“You have to be vigilant, you know what I mean?”The “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah” alum noted that when on “SNL,” there are a lot of different roles to juggle.“There are a lot of things out of your control,” stated Sherman.“You’re playing a lot of different parts, you’re doing a lot of different roles that you’re not in control of.

A lot of the process of the show has been, to me—how am I answering this? Staying vigilant but also being a part of the show—that is your job.”After the original “SNL” sketch aired — which saw the cast member doing a British accent and wearing prosthetic teeth — Wood slammed the “mean and unfunny” parody on her social media.“Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago,” she continued.

“Yes, take the piss for sure — that’s what the show is about — but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way?”Wood added, “O...