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Newsweek
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'Saturday Night Live' Star's Melania Trump Impression Goes Viral
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Chloe Fineman's Melania Trump impression has gone viral online. Newsweek reached out to Fineman's representative via email for comment. The Context Fineman, 36, first appeared on SNL in 2019 and has impersonated celebrities like Drew Barrymore, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Coolidge, Meryl Streep, Britney Spears and many more. President Donald Trump began his second term in the White House in January, and his wife, Melania Trump, was by his side during the inauguration. Since then, however, the public has seen very little of the first lady. On May 7, The New York Times published a report that stated Melania Trump—who has a son, Barron Trump, with the president—has spent "fewer than 14 days at the White House since her husband was inaugurated 108 days ago." On Thursday, the Slovenia native honored mothers serving in the United States military at the White House. That same day, she also unveiled the new United States Postal Service Forever stamp of former first lady Barbara Bush. Melania Trump speaks in Cleveland on July 18, 2016. Inset: Chloe Fineman. Melania Trump speaks in Cleveland on July 18, 2016. Inset: Chloe Fineman. Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images;What To Know On Monday, Fineman was a guest on The View and spoke out about her impressions on SNL. "You are also very well-known for your impressions—you've done some great ones of Jennifer Coolidge and Meryl Streep—but we hear there's one you've been pitching to the show this entire season and have had a hard time getting on," The View co-host Ana Navarro said, before encouraging her to do the impression for the live audience. "I feel like I have her hair, but I've been trying to do Melania this whole year," Fineman said, referring to the first lady. The actor added that she doesn't "know where this woman is," noting that she appears to be "hiding." Fineman then proceeded to launch into her impression of the former model. "It's sort of like, 'Donald, and I do this sort of eyes and think about my book. She had a book this year about modeling and children and the books and the love.'" The New York Post shared the clip to X, formerly Twitter, as well as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, and it quickly racked up tens of thousands of views. At the time of publication, the video had 229,700 views on X, 68,600 views on Instagram, 42,000 views on Facebook and 32,400 views on TikTok. 'Saturday Night Live' star Chloe Fineman does her best Melania Trump impression — New York Post (@nypost) May 13, 2025 What People Are Saying In the comments on social media, many people said Fineman's Melania Trump impression sounded more like White Lotus star Coolidge instead. Instagram user drwhitesmile wrote in a note: "Sounds more like Jennifer Coolidge, but OK." laneyville21 said in a reply: "That is not a good impression of Melania. She sounds more like Jennifer Coolidge." commented: "Love Chloe but that's not Melania—unless Melania now sounds like Jennifer Coolidge." markeyb60 shared: "Jennifer Coolidge is more like it." Facebook user Logan Zimmerman added: "That sounds nothing like Melania. That sounds like Jennifer Coolidge." X user ChaoticGood42_ agreed: "She must not even bother to watch historical clips because this is just her recycled Jennifer Coolidge impression." Others, however, defended Fineman's take. Instagram's said: "Before anyone gets p*****....she's a comedian." leslieandray wrote: "It was a funny imitation of the first lady!" ruhi__sharma__055 replied: a heart eyes emoji and two red hearts. What Happens Next Saturday Night Live airs on Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
SNL star claims ‘rude' restaurant manager removed her from room with Demi Moore
Saturday Night Live star Chloe Fineman claims she was 'scolded' by a New York restaurant manager in front of Demi Moore over the weekend. The comedian recalled the interaction she had with her sister at Sant Ambroeus, an upscale Italian restaurant in Manhattan, in a TikTok video shared Saturday. While at the restaurant, she struck up a conversation with Moore, which a manager noticed and quickly became involved. 'We walk in, and they're like, 'Oh yes, right this way,'' Fineman said in the TikTok, featuring her sister. ''Right this way,' they say. So I walk into a room.' 'There's several empty seats and I sit down and then I look up and it's Pilaf the little mouse, the celebrity dog of Demi Moore. And I see Demi Moore.' Fineman continued, saying she's held The Substance actor's dog before and crossed paths on SNL, so she walked over and started talking to her. However, a staff member at the restaurant quickly intervened and ushered Fineman and her sister away. He apparently scolded them for seating themselves without speaking to him. 'Maybe I had no makeup on?' Fineman questioned. 'I don't know. Did I not look legitimate enough for this empty room of Sant Ambroeus?' She said she proceeded to tell him: 'Calm down, I'm not nobody. I'm on SNL.' 'Go off, diva,' her sister joked in response. 'He was like, 'I don't care who you are. I treat everybody the same. You have to talk to me first,'' Fineman recalled. Her sister had then chimed in to tell the man that they were leaving the restaurant. 'You could call it a Karen. I also call it living in New York, and everyone is, like, rude as f***,' the TikTok concluded. The Independent has reached out to Sant Ambroeus for comment. Last year, Fineman made headlines after claiming Elon Musk made her cry when he hosted SNL. The Tesla founder divided viewers with his 'surreal' hosting job in May 2021, an appearance that led to criticism from some of the show's cast due to Musk's controversial views. The revelation was originally shared by Bowen Yang last August, who said on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen that a male celebrity host 'made multiple members cry' during a table-read. While he did not name any names, Fineman, inspired by Musk's criticism of the show, revealed in a now-deleted TikTok: 'OK, I just saw some news article about Elon Musk being like butt-hurt about SNL and his impression, but I'm, like, you're clearly watching the show. Like, what are you talking about?' 'And I'm like, you know what? I'm gonna come out and say at long last that I'm the cast member that he made cry. And he's the host that made someone cry. Maybe there's others.' She continued: 'But I'm like, no, if you're gonna go on your platform and be rude, like, guess what? You made I, Chloe Fineman, burst into tears because I stayed up all night writing the sketch.'
New York Post
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘SNL' star Chloe Fineman claims she was ‘scolded' by NYC restaurant manager in front of Demi Moore: ‘I'm not nobody'
Live from New York … it's a humiliated 'Saturday Night Live' actress. Comedian Chloe Fineman, a cast member on NBC's iconic late-night sketch show, has claimed that an NYC restaurant manager scolded her about etiquette in front of actress Demi Moore over the weekend. Fineman and her sister tried to dine at Sant Ambroeus, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side, after they took a pilates class and visited The Met, but their dining plans didn't quite pan out. 'We walk in, and they're like, 'Oh yes, right this way,'' the comedian shared in a TikTok video posted on Saturday. ''Right this way,' they say. So I walk into a room.' 'There's several empty seats and I sit down and then I look up and it's Pilaf the little mouse, the celebrity dog of Demi Moore. And I see Demi Moore.' Fineman and the 'The Substance' star met backstage on 'Saturday Night Live,' but their off-work reunion at the restaurant was short-lived. A frantic manager that she not name allegedly rushed the comic and her sister away from the Oscar-nominated actress and into a different room. The jokester, known for her impressions of celebrities like Drew Barrymore and Britney Spears, claimed she didn't realize she had to 'talk to another Italian guy' to get a seat at the establishment that allegedly looked empty. 3 Comedian Chloe Fineman was humiliated in front of actress Demi Moore. Getty Images 3 Fineman and Moore were catching up at a restaurant when a manager allegedly yelled at the comedian and insisted she follow him into a different room. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP 'Maybe I had no makeup on?' Fineman questioned. 'I don't know. Did I not look legitimate enough for this empty room of San Ambrose?' The manager was allegedly upset that she didn't have a reservation, however Fineman wasn't ready to back down and flaunted her celebrity status to try and get a table. 'Calm down, I'm not nobody. I'm on SNL,' Fineman told the staffer. 3 Fineman shared the entire embarrassing story on her TikTok. @chloefineman/TikTok 'Go off, diva,' her sister joked in the social media post. 'He was like, 'I don't care who you are. I treat everybody the same. You have to talk to me first,' Fineman repeated in an Italian accent. Her sister stepped in and told the manager they were leaving. 'You could call it a Karen. I also call it living in New York, and everyone is, like, rude as f–k,' Fineman added. The Post has reached out to Sant Ambroeus and Fineman's reps for comment. The comic has a history of speaking out about negative interactions. In November, Fineman called out billionaire Elon Musk for making her 'burst into tears' when he hosted 'Saturday Night Live' May 2021, which was her first year as a repertory cast member. The 'Summer of 69' star insisted she wasn't the only person he had upset. Fineman alleged that the SpaceX CEO made 'multiple cast members cry' because 'he hated the ideas' they pitched.
Daily Mail
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
SNL star details humiliating treatment by ritzy New York restaurant while mid-conversation with Demi Moore
Chloe Fineman may have material for a new Saturday Night Live sketch after her recent experience at a ritzy New York City restaurant. In a hilarious TikTok video with her sister, posted on Saturday, the actress, who recently revealed that Elon Musk made her cry when he hosted the show in 2021, was not shy in taking down the employee who treated her rudely. 'We were literally having the best day of our lives today,' she explained as her sister Emma lounged beside her, in the clip labeled Chaotic Story Time. There was not SNL show on Saturday, so the comedian had the day to herself. 'We went to the Met, we did, like an Alo Pilates thing, very New York,' she explained of their activities. They then found themselves in Uptown Manhattan where 'there is no place eat... we were kind of in a food desert, which is Madison Avenue' she said in the set up. 'I was like, I guess we could go to Sant Ambroeus, and so we walk in and they're like, "Oh, yes. Right this way. Right this way," they say.' 'So I walk into a room, there's several empty tables and I sit down and then I look up and it's Pilaf Little Mouse,' she explained, sticking her tongue out of the side of her mouth just like 'the celebrity dog of Demi Moore.' Fineman said she recognized the Oscar nominee and said 'Oh, hi!', adding 'we've met once or twice and I've held Pilaf, because Pilaf was backstage at an SNL show, and I was like, you know, just talking, and then...' 'She fully said "hi" back,' Emma interjected, 'Said 'hi' back,' Fineman confirmed, but then the manager interrupted them. 'I don't know, maybe I had no makeup on, I don't know. Did I not look legitimate enough for the empty room of Sant Ambroeus?' she queried. Fineman said the manager then chastised her saying, 'What are you doing here? Ma'am, come, come with me right now.' The Megalopolis star said she didn't realize she needed to talk to someone else before being seated, 'even though there's like a thousand empty tables. It was very confusing.' 'I said, "Calm down. I'm not nobody. I'm on SNL."' 'Go off Diva,' Emma laughed before Fineman continued the story. 'He was like "I don't care who you are, I treat everybody the same. You have to talk to me first!"" 'And I was like, okay, "You're being rude," and he's like 'You're being rude."' The seasoned mimic also imitated other unhappy patrons at the restaurant who had reservations. The Summer of 69 star said, 'a personality of mine started to come up that I don't love, so, I took myself out of the situation.' 'You could call it a Karen,' she said, 'I also call it living in New York and everyone is, like, rude as f**k.' 'I call it the "I'm not nobody"' Emma quipped. 'I love this.'
The Independent
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
SNL star says she 'had a vibe' with Elon Musk despite him making her cry
Musk has been at the centre of backlash after being accused of giving a Nazi salute during the inauguration party, celebrating new president, Donald Trump. Last November, Fineman, 36, alleged that the Tesla owner, who hosted the show in May 2021, brought her to tears after telling her that her script wasn't funny. 'I was so excited, I came in, I asked if you had any questions and you stared at me like you were firing me from Tesla and were like, 'It's not funny.' I waited for you to be like, 'Ha ha, joke.' No. Then you started pawing through my script, like flipping each page, being, like, 'I didn't laugh once, not one time,'' she shared in a since-deleted TikTok video. Fineman said she ended up having a 'really good time' performing the sketch, adding: 'I thought you were really funny in it. But, you know, have a little manners here, sir.' Now, she has revealed that even though things took a turn for the worse, she felt that the pair had gotten on. "We really got along," Fineman told Andy Cohen on WWHL. "I kinda thought we had a vibe. After he made me cry. It was sort of like — we went on quite a journey." She continued: "He made me cry, I was like, 'F*** you!' And then it got picked, the sketch got picked, we did the sketch and we got along.' Fineman said she grasped for similarities with the controversial tycoon as she noted they both have links to the Bay Area of California. "We have nothing in common because he goes to Mars or whatever,' she said. "In my head, I was like, 'I get this guy!'" The comedian expressed regret over her video as she said: "I shouldn't just make videos on my phone because the problem is I want to be able to talk s***, but then it gets picked up.' She said of Musk's response: "But then he was like, 'It is true, in fact. It was funny.' That's my Elon. 'It was funny.' Because I think his brain didn't know that when you read something — he pawed through [the script] and was like, 'I didn't laugh once. Not once.' But then when you perform it, it's funny. Sir." Musk admitted he didn't find Fineman's script funny as he posted on X/Twitter at the time: 'I was like damn my SNL appearance is going to be so f***ing unfunny that it will make a crackhead sober. But then it worked out in the end.'
