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‘The View’ Weighs In On ‘SNL’ “Hot Women” Controversy: “It’s A Comedy Show Not A Beauty Pageant” Says Joy Behar


The View‘s Hot Topics took on a whole new meaning today when the co-hosts weighed in on the recent controversy over the claim of a TikTok user who insists that Saturday Night Live “has never hired a hot woman” as a cast member. Introducing the discussion with an eye roll and a dismissive wave of […]

The View ‘s Hot Topics took on a whole new meaning today when the co-hosts weighed in on the recent controversy over the claim of a TikTok user who insists that Saturday Night Live “has never hired a hot woman” as a cast member. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin then joined the discussion, acknowledging that while “there is a baseline of attractiveness on TV,” there are “no Beyoncés or Brad Pitts” on SNL because the focus is on humor. The topic went viral this week after the TikTok user who goes by the name Jahelis wrote, “Am I the only person who’s ever noticed that SNL has never hired a, like, hot woman?” The question met with considerable criticism on social media.

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