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Did the SNL parady of ‘Project Runway’ go too far?
There’s little doubt that this season’s winner of Project Runway 4, Christian Siriano, is over the top and is certainly a Diva in his own right. However, some are questioning Saturday Night Live’s parody of him saying the show may has gone too far. So, what’s new?
Here’s the skit:
Amy Poehler’s impersonation of Siriano was spot on. The rest of the impersonations should have been left to the Project Runway contestants - i.e. Santino’s impersonation of Tim Gunn would have been genius.
The contoversy in the skit seems to be revolving around the phrase “hot tranny mess,” a phrase the Runway winner used a couple of times during the season to talk about the wackiness of the situation they were in at the moment.
In an interview with the Washington Post, this season’s winner Siriano said of the skit, “I did see SNL, and had the pleasure of meeting Amy and being in the SNL studio which is in the same building as Bravo. It was so funny and it was kind of scary that she looked so much like me. It was definitely a fierce show. “
Did the show SNL go too far - or were they just play’n.
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By Roz
March 29, 2008 10:17 PM | Link to this
Maybe SNL was a little over-the-top about the whole “hot tranny” part, (although anything that Christian does is over-the-top and hilarious)but I thought the real kicker was the impersonation of Tim Gunn going through the underwear drawer. I saw his fashion show one time-and one time only-and he seriously asked this woman if he could dig through her underwear and she was totally shocked (and right so!) So I thought that was right-on and pretty much wet my pants through the whole thing. Go SNL!
By Tony
March 12, 2008 9:24 PM | Link to this
I thought it was funny and a really good impression of him. “Hot tranny mess” should be the new catch phrase of the year 2008.
By null
March 12, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this
SNL is known for just play’n. The skit was simply HYSTERICAL and totally on target. Enjoy the parody and get on with life!