Jacob Elordi is Hollywood’s newest and upcoming rising star. The heartthrob who first came to the limelight with The Kissing Booth films has gone on to show some of the most incredible performances of all time in projects like Euphoria, Priscilla (where he portrayed Elvis Presley), and his latest Saltburn.
Now in line for two British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards — Rising Star Award and Best Actor in a Supporting Role — Elordi recently made his Saturday Night Live! debut on January 20, 2024. While fans looked up to his debut, his live make-out session with Chloe Fineman was widely criticized by fans and critics alike, deeming it unfunny.
Jacob Elordi Makes Out With Chloe Fineman On SNL
Saturday Night Live! for years has engaged viewers with its unique script and comical narrative. However, in recent years, its viewership and ratings have dropped (via TV Over Mind), making the show not as funny as before. Even former avid watchers have no interest in the show anymore, nor do they miss the show anymore (via Newsweek).
Its drop in popularity may well be regarded with not-as-hilarious content and hit-and-miss jokes/ skits it has been making for quite some time now. One classic example of this is the recent incident of Jacob Elordi making out with Chloe Fineman on SNL’s first show of 2024.
Starring as an eligible bachelorette Tiffany, Fineman played a game of Crown Your Short King, where she revealed that although she wasn’t really into short guys but felt missing out since she was letting go of some incredible guys. Going around talking with all the ‘short kings’, she is clearly impressed.
But all of this comes to a tragic end when Jacob Elordi as Jackson enters as a last-minute contestant. Standing almost a foot taller than all the ‘short kings’, he swept Tiffany off her feet despite his lack of intellect in comparison to his short contenders.
The two proceed to make out in a very disastrous and obnoxious way as they slowly depart. While the skit exposed the double standards of people like Tiffany, it also exposed the lack of ‘hilarious’ content SNL has and the reason for its decreasing viewership.
Fans Not Happy With Jacob Elordi’s SNL Skit
As fans say, Saturday Night Live! is trying hard to be funny but miserably failing. Over the years, fans have expressed how it has turned into a series of missed opportunities and cringe content, thus moving miles away from how it was when it originally aired in the 90s (via Reddit).
After Elordi and Fineman’s makeout session and Elordi’s monologues went viral, fans called out the once-popular American show over its lack of humorous content and cringe skits.
And is this supposed to be funny somehow?
— Koka (@venkatesh_koka) January 21, 2024
Cringy corny and disgusting
— joey (@Fan_FlickOn) January 21, 2024
SNL standards plummeted so that this is what they are pushing as comedy nowadays
— Koka (@venkatesh_koka) January 21, 2024
SNL doing everything except comedy
— huraab (@heartweirdo) January 21, 2024
Awful. Does he have a personality at all? Why is he hosting?
— AlgoCatz (@uormatthews) January 21, 2024
😴😴🥱🥱🥱 why is SNL still a thing they have the most boring host and mostly not funny cast
— wrestling fan (@teddygee3101) January 21, 2024
Although there were certain positive comments, seeing all the negative comments, it seems Jacob Elordi should maybe just stick to the realm of acting and leave the hosting part to more capable individuals, at least for a while.
Meanwhile, Saturday Night Live! can be streamed on Peacock.
