Overview

• In an April sketch parodying The White Lotus, Sarah Sherman portrayed Wood’s character with oversized fake teeth and a fluoride joke.
• Wood called the impression “mean and unfunny” at the time and now tells BBC News she does not regret speaking out, describing it as breaking a pattern from childhood bullying.
• Wood says SNL reached out to apologize and that Sherman sent her flowers, later saying she felt terrible that anyone would feel bad.
• Wood has stressed her criticism targeted the concept rather than Sherman and has said a male writer was responsible for the punch line.
• She argues making a woman’s appearance the joke feels misogynistic, fueling a wider discussion about the bounds of satire and accountability in comedy.