Lots of people weren't thrilled with Saturday Night Live for capitalizing on the presence of Irish-American guest host Saoirse Ronan with a sketch about Ireland's Aer Lingus airline.
The sketch drew criticism for leaning on Irish stereotypes and jokes that felt to many like the show was grasping for low-hanging fruit. A social media backlash followed, because this is 2017 and nothing captures strident anger with a faceless offender quite like a Twitter timeline.
Ronan defended the sketch on Friday in an appearance on The Late Late Show, an Irish talk show on the country's RTÉ television network. Read more...