‘SNL’ Weekend Update Tackles Timothée Chalamet’s Ballet and Opera Flap, Trump, RFK Jr. and Kristi Noem
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Timothée Chalamet’s comment on the contemporary state of opera and ballet in a CNN/Variety town hall last month was among the targets of “Saturday Night Live’s” “Weekend Update” segment. Chalamet’s remarks came on the Feb. 21 “CNN and Variety Town Hall Event” with Matthew McConaughey as the pair talked about the struggles in recent years […]
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Mar 7, 2026 9:42pm PT ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Tackles Timothée Chalamet’s Ballet and Opera Flap, Trump, RFK Jr. and Kristi Noem By William Earl Plus Icon William Earl @beautifulbill Latest ‘SNL’ Cold Open: Colin Jost and Ashley Padilla Skewer Pete Hegseth Over Iran and Kristi Noem’s Firing 41 minutes ago Variety to Host Next Generation Entertainment Podcast Brunch Presented by Google TV at SXSW 3 days ago ‘Suddenly Amish’ Mentor James Is TV’s Best Villain: Breaking Down His Wildest Moments, From Chasing a Contestant With an Ax to Cuddling His Cousin 4 days ago See All Timothée Chalamet’s comment on the contemporary state of opera and ballet in a CNN/Variety town hall last month was among the targets of “ Saturday Night Live ‘s” “Weekend Update” segment. Chalamet’s remarks came on the Feb. 21 “CNN and Variety Town Hall Event” with Matthew McConaughey as the pair talked about the struggles in recent years for theatrical movies. “And I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera, or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive.’ Even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore. All respect to the ballet and opera people out there,” Chalamet said. The comment has drawn strong responses from prominent opera and ballet companies in the U.S. On Saturday, “SNL” went pretty easy on the Oscar-nominated star of “Marty Supreme,” the story of a ping-pong prodigy in the 1950s. “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost observed that Chalamet has been “criticized by major opera and ballet organizations after he said that no one cares about those art forms. Chalamet made the comment on a press tour for his movie about ping-pong.” Popular on Variety More to come Jump to Comments More from Variety ‘Today’ Anchors Detail Savannah Guthrie’s ‘Moving’ First Visit to Set Amid Mom Nancy’s Disappearance: ‘Her Grace Is Second to None Under Pressure’ Alliance of Women Directors and Starz Launch Creative Leadership Lab to Support Female TV Directors Quentin Tarantino Is Developing a British ...
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