Dear Kristin Wiig:Hi! First of all, we just want to say how funny you are. Your weird handicapped sister in this season’s Lawrence Welk sketch on Saturday Night Live still makes us laugh every time we think about it, and your Elisabeth Hasselbeck was a pitch-perfect character assassination. But we need to talk. There are now three other actresses on SNL, and yet you continue to bogart all the funny female characters, relegating the others to extras.
Not that we minded at first. With Amy Poehler hugely pregnant and Maya Rudolph gone, you heroically filled the void with your Target lady and Suze Orman impression. And how we laughed and laughed at your Mirror Image sketch last season with Amy Adams. But lately, you’ve been in what feels like every sketch, saying not very funny jokes in a weird voice and then disappearing.
Surely you’ve noticed that you’re not getting the same laughs that you used to? Your overly excitable character named Sue reappeared a few weeks ago to wildly diminished returns. And even your patented brand of crazy didn’t stand out in this week’s lackluster offerings. Plus, you’re making us feel sorry for new girl Abby Elliot, who managed a single line all episode—and that was in the vaguely homophobic digital short that you didn’t appear in. Wouldn’t it be nice to take a breather every once in a while and let one of the other three actresses have a chance? Your intense form of comedy is hilarious, but frankly Kristin, you’re starting to repeat yourself. Every character seems to be a crazy middle-aged woman in a kitschy sweater. And don’t get us started on your crazy travel agent.
Just kidding! We love that character! Just kidding, we actually hate her. But we adore you! Please don’t yell at us in your Suze Orman voice.
Love,
New York Press
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