Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Rob Schneider is no fan of Alec Baldwin’s impression of President Donald Trump on the late-night comedy program.
“If you read his Twitter feed, if you know how he feels politically — the joke’s given away. There’s no surprise,” Schneider told LifeZette about the impression in a recent interview.
The comedian said he admires Baldwin as a performer and thinks the actor is a great host. But Schneider said Baldwin’s true political feelings hinder the comedy he tries to bring to his impressions of the president.
Schneider repeated the sentiment in a later interview with the New York Daily News.
“You kind of assumed they would lean more Left and liberal, but now … they are completely against Trump, which I think makes it less interesting because you know the direction the piece is going,” he said.
Despite the criticism, Baldwin actually thinks Schneider is partly right.
“I must admit @RobSchneider does have a point,” the actor wrote on Twitter, linking to an article about Schneider’s criticisms.
Schneider followed up with tweets further explaining his opinion on the Baldwin impression.
Additional clarification.
And did I mention that #RealRob #Season2 is now on #Netflix ? pic.twitter.com/xAPzkgY95W— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) April 28, 2018
Finally, my last clarification.
And blatant plug for #RealRob #Season2 on #Netflix pic.twitter.com/nZqi0oewYr— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) April 28, 2018
Schneider is currently working on the third season of his Netflix series, “Real Rob.”
PopZette editor Zachary Leeman can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter.
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