Over the weekend, actor Alec Baldwin was back in action on Saturday Night Live with his impersonation of President-elect Donald Trump:
The real Donald Trump was none too pleased, tweeting on Sunday:
I watched parts of
Saturday Night Live last night. It is a totally one-sided, biased show - nothing funny at all. Equal time for us?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
I watched parts of @nbcsnl Saturday Night Live last night. It is a totally one-sided, biased show - nothing funny at all. Equal time for us?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2016
Then came Alec Baldwin's response, through the Twitter account of his charitable foundation:
...
Equal time?
Election is over. There is no more equal time. Now u try 2 b Pres + ppl respond. That's pretty much it.— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin)
...@realDonaldTrump
— AlecBaldwin(HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) November 20, 2016
Equal time?
Election is over. There is no more equal time. Now u try 2 b Pres + ppl respond. That's pretty much it.
So is it an impersonator's job to be fair? Or to just be funny? We called up Tim Watters, a comedian who's impersonated Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, to hear his take.
To hear the full interview with Tim Watters, click the blue player above.