Chloe Fineman, a star of Saturday Night Live, shocked her castmates during a Vanity Fair game show segment by talking about a teenage prank that got her fired. The unedited video has caused a lot of anger and discussion online.
Fineman played the game with Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Jane Wickline, and James Austin Johnson. It got awkward when she talked about how she was fired as a camp counselor for pantsing a 6-year-old boy who wasn’t wearing underwear. She joked that it was “Berkeley, a different time,” but the shocking detail—”little ding-a-ling was out”—left everyone speechless. The edited version that was put online made these details less harsh, which led to more debates about context and the limits of comedy.
The shocked faces of her SNL coworkers went viral, which helped the clip spread on social media. Some viewers didn’t like the tone of the story and questioned whether humor should be held accountable, while others liked how real the discomfort was. This event shows how brave Fineman’s storytelling is as her fame grows.
Fineman has been a featured player on SNL since 2019 and a repertory player since 2021. He is great at impersonating stars like Drew Barrymore, Meryl Streep, and Jennifer Coolidge. She impressed Lorne Michaels at her audition by knowing over 100 wigs and characters, from Carole Baskin to Elizabeth Holmes.
