In a recent podcast episode, comedian Dana Carvey shared insights into his portrayal of Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live. While he acknowledged Biden's mental decline, he also pointed out the reluctance within the comedy community to address this directly. Carvey remarked that to make Biden amusing, his routines needed to be recognizable, yet he deliberately omitted certain remarks that could be perceived as overly harsh. His co-host David Spade noted that Biden was more amusing as president than personally, emphasizing the complexity of comedic satire during sensitive political times.
I knew that he was compromised mentally. I mean, it was obvious to me, but it was a delicate thing in the comedy world. There were a lot of people did not want to do anything that would kind of ding him in like an awkward way.
That's it. That's the key. If I can do Biden, if I can make Biden funny to everybody, then, then I am where I want to be. And then to make it funny, it had to be recognizable.
I think it's easier to make fun of him if he's the president. If it's just a 90-whatever-year-old man, just go look at this asshole.
Biden's staff came to one of the parties and offered him a visit to the White House but it never happened.
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