Try Guys - SNL

A CNN broadcast is interrupted by breaking news of the Try Guys' (Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, Andrew Dismukes) response video to Ned Fulmer.
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[@meghannicole1474]

Anyone else remember Ned bragging about how one of his buddies from Yale was a writer at SNL? Yeah, I'll just leave it at that.

[@Ramberta]

i didn't remember until seeing these comments, but yeah that makes sense. also SNL just isn't funny and likes to downplay victims of SA so this tracks for them.

[@armerls]

+

[@dietotaku]

which one? let's name & shame, people, there was no excuse for SNL execs to greenlight this obvious conflict of interest.

[@smarterperson16]

@@dietotaku dan bulla, i believe. he was in a sketch comedy group with him.

[@lightningbobz1123]

@@dietotaku Conflict of interest...? This isn't a legal case, this is a "comedy" (though how funny this was is debatable). Should SNL not satirize political matters due to a "conflict of interest" (since most, if not all of them are Democratic-leaning)?

[@TimTom]

Any way we can get KZbin to bring back the dislike bar for just this video?

[@g5g566]

It's currently 141K dislikes (i've got a chrome extension that shows it)

[@noala2903]

Exactly. All I can see are the likes and it really pisses me off that much people thought it was funny...

[@toby7582]

@@g5g566 really?

[@anxietatema]

@@toby7582 yup

[@toby7582]

@@anxietatema that's pretty neat.

[@simplymetvee2654]

I was brought here because Eugene announced his departure, which is no biggie, but I’m watching a interview with Anthony Padilla and they were talking about the skit never even knew this existed. I am so done with SNL.

[@musicbysasha_]

literally same 💀

[@briennequigley4689]

lmao me too

[@avxcyn]

same here I'd never seen this skit before and came here after that video. God this is bullshit

[@slpy.flower]

I’m an avid SNL watcher and seriously had no clue this existed until I went to search the guys up to binge some videos and this was an option to click on 😭😭

[@cexilady3333]

Same lol

[@poke8735]

Ned was LITERALLY the best person to make fun of in this situation. It wasn’t just because he cheated on his wife with an employee, but this man made his ENTIRE personality and life about his wife for a decade! That’s why people are talking.

[@cafeAmericano]

It's not the SNL audiences obligation to know the dynamics of a bunch of overpaid beta males.

[@jeremiahthebluefrog]

Exactly! I don't think they misunderstood the situation, after all Ned has a friend who is a writer in SNL...

[@lenaestacks934]

Most didn't get the skit - 😂😂😂

[@jackhughes1234]

the whole point was that no one knows ned and no no gives a shit

[@INKH3ArT3D]

@@jackhughes1234no one who watches SNL knows Ned- but lots of people don’t watch SNL.

[@9hoppybunny]

Shoutout to whoever wrote this sketch for misunderstanding the entire situation

[@ToxicatedLum]

Alison Gates is his friend who works for SNL - so her

[@luckydiamonds5]

Who cares of the entire situation

[@Topaz_Estrella]

Also his friend Will

[@ayyydn]

Fr, we all know who has friends here 🙄🙄🙄 & they wonder why they can't connect to younger gens. The problem starts with *your* writers purposefully misrepresenting the truth

[@VitaKet]

It's almost like it's making fun of people caring about the entire situation in the first place....

[@sarah4875]

Imagine calling a year-long affair with an engaged subordinate “a consensual kiss at a Harry styles concert.” Tell me this was written by Ned’s friend at SNL without telling me this was written by Ned’s friend at SNL.

[@ToxicatedLum]

Her name is Alison Gates

[@sarah4875]

@@ToxicatedLum thank you!

[@therainmakerinsider]

@@sarah4875 you’re as bright as the black hole and twice as dense.

[@Vulpesune]

Arguably that is what is, though. I think people are stretching the owner part too far. It's not illegal to have a relationship with your boss. Some companies ask you declare it (There are issues of both nepotism and a power dynamic at play, that can be agreed on.) But ultimately if they do not feel pressured or the like, then it is not an issue. The core issue is people not wanting to work with someone who cheats on their wife, and it is wrapped with the company's brand. That harms the whole brand. If he wasn't married or in a relationship, it wouldn't have been a big deal. If he cheated with someone outside of the company, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but it would be a bigger deal than the first case Both combined have made it explode, perhaps a bit out of proportion in my opinion.

[@whackedout101]

@@ToxicatedLum I thought it was Will Stephen

[@Bubble_Cat]

Anyone else come here from Anthony's "I Spent a Day with" video and reminded of how shitty this skit is?

[@anju5124]

Yeah. I am after seeing Zach and Keith!

[@hwoonDeurim]

me too! this my first time hearing about "the snl moment". i'm surprised and glad only watched this now

[@Nym099]

Literally. I respected the guys so much for how they handled the situation. I just think it’s so messed up how cheating is just brushed off as no big deal nowadays

[@TheMoonRabbit27]

Let’s be honest at the real reason why SNL approved this sketch. SNL still hasn’t addressed the sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, of course they are going to poke fun at three men holding their former business partner accountable for his actions.

[@Jukeboxghoul]

This is disgusting behavior!!! We’ve been trying so hard to get men to hold other men accountable for cheating and once they do they immediately get made fun of, the way the try guys handled this was incredibly well and my heart aches for Ariel and the boys, and Will.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

🤣🤣

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

It's not that they're trivializing cheating by men, it's because they're a stupid little internet flash in the pan who are using a scandal I. Their midst and blowing it up for clout.

[@adios-bitchachos]

@@ImNotaRussianBot way to show you have NO idea what happened outside of what SNL tells you

[@ALXMARTIN]

Cheating isn’t the worlds problem, it’s YOUR problem. Most of the time, women just aren’t providing what the man needs anymore.

[@harrytodhunter5078]

@@ALXMARTIN No Bitches?

[@yesreneau]

Reading the comments section--honestly proud that so many people are not cool with sweeping unethical behavior under the rug. Way to go, internet :)

[@quandaredevil]

yeah when I found out ab this sketch I was really hoping the comments would be like "uhhhh..."

[@Bea-ni6vk]

@Z Malek way to respond to an argument that literally nobody made

[@Getout634]

@@Bea-ni6vk fr lmao

[@dragonsgorawr302]

@Z Malek nobody said that South Korea or Iran weren’t important. We’re all saying that making fun of three friends for standing up against infidelity and immorality is a dumb and strange move for SNL to make.

[@teiece7890]

you’re unethical

[@piyodsbl1900]

This has to be one of the most unbelievably embarrassing skits snl has ever made. Imagine missing the point of the situation this much 💀

[@darvizo666]

No it's not. No they didn't

[@KennyJordana]

No it's not

[@Kat-wu5sh]

​@@darvizo666shut up Ned, go to therapy or something

[@AnthonyJMurph]

Why do we care about the Try Guys? That is the joke. This is NOT news

[@faithhelsel4473]

@@AnthonyJMurph no the writer of the skit is friends with Ned so it is 100% missing the point they are trying to say that they over reacted

[@mirac9985]

Shoutout to the writer whose friends with Ned and manipulated the entire situation.

[@sewwfffyhjijui]

The SNL crew has also been accused multiple times of sexual harassment

[@W3irdWombat]

@@sewwfffyhjijuiyou are telling me a crew that has had hundreds and hundreds of people on it has had accounts of sexual harassment... how shocking.

[@misssinisterseventy1553]

@@W3irdWombatthat’s not the point. The point is the treatment those victims have gotten after coming out… which has allegedly been very poor.

[@laurelloaf]

I love that SNL is essentially mocking a group of men for taking sexual misconduct at work seriously and actually firing someone for it. It started off funny but it really went downhill when it became apparent what a toxic take they had on the whole thing. SNL really missed the mark on this one and should be embarrassed to have posted it on KZbin.

[@silentsaturn7604]

Only no one has said it was sexual misconduct, yet you run with it like it's a proven fact.

[@krissyrific]

@@silentsaturn7604 consensual or not it still makes for an uncomfortable work environment for other employees.

[@destinythomas1174]

@@silentsaturn7604 You don’t understand how power dynamics work, do you? You cannot be in a fully consensual relationship with someone whose checks you sign at the end of the day. He was the HR department for the company as well, the only person who said it was consensual is Ned.

[@MorbidMagik]

@@silentsaturn7604 there is no such thing as a consensual workplace relationship between an employer and subordinate and that's according to the law, if this had happened in any other reputable company he would have been fired, it's not about the cheating legally, this is defined as a type of workplace sexual harassment.

[@AS-rr9km]

@@silentsaturn7604 Sexual misconduct at work is exactly why Ned got fired. You just don’t understand the legal terms. Ned signed a contract as owner of the company that he could not do that. None of them were or are allowed. Unless they sign paperwork. That’s the way it should be. Otherwise, Alex could “claim” harassment any time she wants and threaten to sue them. It’s better to have all your boxes checked, before something comes up. Especially as a business owner. So, brush up on your terms buddy or please, don’t open that Dunkin’ you were thinking about.

[@abbybranch580]

Ned was not fired because he “kissed someone”. He was fired because as a co-founder of the company, he was sleeping with one of his subordinates and not disclosing it to HR. This opened up the remaining Try Guys to potential lawsuits. They didn’t overreact, instead taking weeks to do a thorough internal review before making any of it public. The Try Guys’ response is a great example of a stand up company.

[@katherineneill5563]

Just to add about not disclosing it to HR, he WAS HR for the company. They wear multiple hats and one of his was that he was the HR lead

[@justinfernandez2658]

It's an SNL skit It's not that serious

[@teiece7890]

Your name is Abby though. That disqualifies you from everything I’m sorry.

[@tracys169]

@@justinfernandez2658 I think the reason why people got upset is because Ned Fulmer's friend is the one writing this skit.

[@kathwilkinson7137]

Yeah this is messed up.

[@TayMoore]

KZbin, bring back the dislike counter. I need to see it for this video

[@mrmunch5615]

Someone said it was like 170K and counting or something

[@juicemonsterjay]

@@arottedfruit how are u able to tell?

[@jaredt.murphy8257]

According to a dislike checker, it has 84% dislikes

[@angrybidoof847]

​@@juicemonsterjayweb browser extensions

[@SailorMooni]

195,644

[@anta9406]

Amazing how you manage to not blame the only person worth blaming. Sexual misconduct at work isn't a joke and they were certainly not overreacting. Honestly with snl's history of covering up or ignoring scandals like this (horatio sanz's case for example), this really fits their theme.

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

That's what happens when you have a friend that's a writer on the show

[@gyufrtsgftrs436jjg]

Lol

[@abbybeardsley7577]

Keith, Zach and Eugene do not deserve any hate for their response to the situation. They handled it so, so professionally and responsibly and the last thing they deserve is backlash from freaking SNL

[@jspur22]

I mean, except they knew about it for about a year.

[@andrewgarfieldswife8734]

@@jspur22 they literally didn’t? 💀

[@batmanshousewife]

@@jspur22 they explained in their video that fans had to inform them about the scandal and they didn’t know until Labor Day weekend of this year

[@twoshillings7292]

@@jspur22 oh? and where'd you get that info from? your little fantasy?

[@davesecx]

I found the sketch pretty funny, not because they were making fun of the situation, but because the CNN reporter was being a super fan of the group. I guess when you don't really care about anything the Try Guys do, this kind of skit is pretty funny. I guess I am detached enough from this group that I just don't care about the detail and just find the spoof funny.

[@rowatron]

yes we should totally be making fun of keith, zach and eugene for being angry at their friend after he essentially ruined their business they took years to build and not the man who had an affair with his employee (sexual misconduct !!!!!) and broke up two decade long relationships, including his own in which he had two children ! ur so right snl

[@funnybunnyppk]

Ive been watching them since the buzzfeed days so the fact that SNL let this slide and a room (most likely) filled with men thought this was funny just shows how atrocious how it brings to light inappropriate workplace relations and i feel like slides sexual harassment under the rug. Everyone needs to remember we domt know the full story with ned and alex cause ned was in a place of power.

[@YandereDay]

Fr. They easily could have made the skit about Ned, but instead they made fun of an incredibly professional announcement that was made to deescalate the situation

[@Rbj.450]

didn't get the joke

[@ericramos1916]

They are making fun of all these idiots who care about the fucking try guys this much

[@neilcheeseburger]

The joke is that anyone gives a shit about them.

[@rebeccaconnor5162]

SNL should be embarrassed by this skit. Possibly even ashamed. This choice to support the perpetrator and shame the people to reacted appropriately changed my viewpoint of SNL.

[@user-lt5cg5wz8m]

“jay z cheated on Beyoncé, it’s going to be okay” are you kidding me? How dismissive can you be to someone being PUBLICLY cheated on.

[@kylagrunden1466]

Thanks for letting us know you don’t see anything wrong with secret workplace relationships between a powerful individual and a subordinate, SNL, real classy

[@imafraidicantdothat.9203]

It’s called skeet skeet skeet

[@srayhappy]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@glowfishin1]

This

[@prettiestbaddie4194]

I know right wwwtffff was this

[@prettiestbaddie4194]

I know right wwwtffff was this

[@heartandseoul1299]

Lmao you can tell Ned got his friend to do this one. Imagine making fun of the try guys and NOT Ned in this situation. The gross abuse of power and treating it like it’s nothing is disgusting.

[@hagelslag9312]

If anything, he's ruining SNL for the younger generations now as well, so SNL will die out eventually, it's already falling apart. Good job, Ned!

[@ScoscobabyOGO]

@@hagelslag9312 snl has been bad since Obama was in office. An I’m not blaming Obama the just jokes weren’t funny at all.

[@Unreatxplaya]

@@ScoscobabyOGO Thanks Obama 😭

[@Freakazoid12345]

"Imagine..." I've noticed that every comment on here attacking Ned sounds like it comes from a child and/or idiot. Ned is the only Try Guy to not support child abuse and that's why they're TRYING to drag his name through the mudd. To take the attention off themselves.

[@jas.b5828]

@@Freakazoid12345 I’m sorry what in the actual fuck are you on about mate

[@thebob723]

I love how they try to write it off as “a consensual kiss between coworkers”, when Ned’s wife did NOT CONSENT TO BE CHEATED ON.

[@bendover2425]

Cheating in a relationship isn’t a crime lol

[@SgtFuckOff]

@@bendover2425 to the brainwashed it is a crime. The are blowing a consensual relationship between 2 adults as a murder 😂 He shouldn’t have cheated but the whole “misuse of power” BS and blowing it out of proportion like they did is insane. This sketch was exactly how I felt watching the original. I mean, editing him out of videos? Are they 5? 😂😂😂

[@codzboy74]

@@SgtFuckOff does a consensual kiss last for an entire year?

[@SgtFuckOff]

@@codzboy74 where tf did I say consensual “kiss”? I said relationship. Do you have trouble reading on top of being a brainwashed sheep? 😂😂 Guess you think it’s a crime too 😂😂😂

[@KKelly-ng1ni]

Isn't that her problem? Why should I care?

[@freyja6360]

The ratio of 37K likes to 195K dislikes is the most hilarious thing about this bit.

[@Dugnutt_Keep]

The most hilarious thing for me is having no idea who any of these people are but correctly assessing they must be famous internet people due to the intensity of the comments. These comments are so salty. Delicious.

[@freyja6360]

@@Dugnutt_Keep Comments are "salty" because the screenwriter did this bit to support his friend and diminish him being thrown out of the company after abusing his power as a boss. They make dumb jokes about people who have acted fair and put a safe workplace environment first instead of their buddy which is pretty foreign for the SNL crew as they tend to do exactly the opposite. You're eating it up exactly as they intended, bravo.

[@Dugnutt_Keep]

​@@freyja6360 I've been a nerd long enough to know this is simply a fandom at work. However, the issue y'all are having is that you can't play the coercion card. So you've got to stress on lawsuits and power dynamics, but the reality is most of us don't care about the former and only the latter as it relates to coercion - which, again, is a card you don't have. There's nothing for me, or any of you in my opinion, to be upset about.

[@freyja6360]

@@Dugnutt_Keep Your opinion about the situation you have no idea about is worth nothing. You think that it's poor SNL against some imaginary "internet fandom". I don't even watch TG's videos all that often to recognize that their behavior in a crisis situation was textbook. You've probably missed that the mainstream media and numerous publications were equally outraged about this skit and the fact that the skit was written by a friend of the guy who was sacked and they're intentionally missing the whole point to make their buddy sound better. Yeah, those stupid fandoms😂... SNL got murdered in all the media for this crap and the only thing they've got in return was the fact that their own misconducts and shady practices got exposed once again. Now they're the ones on the couch, constantly crying how everyone is unfair. Go back under the same rock you've crawled from. You're late for the discussion anyways and you sound ridiculous trying to pretend like you have a clue. "Coercion"😂, b... please.

[@ranya._.lasagna]

So the joke is "Wow an employer had an affair with an employee and the company actually did something instead of sweeping it under the rug" I feel like someone needs to check out what's happening behind the snl scenes after this because that's such a red flag edit: I completely forgot I commented this like 2 years ago until just now and there are a bunch of replies, mom pick me up I'm scared. i was so heated about this lmao???? Though rewatching it, I think despite the attempted joke being that it's silly that the try guys situation was getting more attention then other world events, the jokes were way too much at the try guy's expense and not enough at ned's.

[@rachaelwhitehouse6283]

Seriously, the guys did everything right and the fact that it’s being mocked means someone is probably pulling the same shit over there

[@RandomHer03]

The joke is, people making a big fuss over personal drama that doesn't need a fuss

[@katieeew]

After the Horatio Sanz allegations involving the SNL employees, I'm not surprised by this sketch, tbh

[@TheUnown4]

i think they are making fun of the fact it being made out to be a bigger deal than the ukraine or iran situation

[@Tubeviewilhm]

"Tell me you don't actually understand the joke without telling me you don't actually understand the joke"

[@ymrow]

how did you manage to be more embarrassing than ned in this situation lmao

[@prettiestbaddie4194]

It’s actually shocking 🧐

[@crassmonkey18]

Aw, tell us you're an emotionally unstable Try Guys fan without telling us you're an emotionally unstable Try Guys fan

[@RosinaRosinaRosina]

@@crassmonkey18 weak bait

[@teddy-1965]

@@crassmonkey18 considering you’re all up in the comments of this video, I wouldn’t be talking crap about anyone else 😂

[@YTWX]

@@crassmonkey18 You sound quite emotionally unstable.

[@kindness_is_the_key3888]

I came straight here after watching the actual clip the Try Guys posted This sketch was insensitive, wildly inaccurate, minimized the pain of everyone involved in the scandal, and somehow also managed to demonize the remaining Try Guys for having perfectly valid feelings. They totally did Eugene dirty on this.

[@user-gh5qt4mr6d]

the fact that men holding other men accountable is being ridiculed is insane

[@danielajimenez6246]

It is actually so sad that male friends are finally keeping a friend accountable for cheating on his wife with one of his employees and this mediocore skit literally skipped all of that. Besides the fact that he wouldn't stop talking about how much he loved his wife and the whole background that made this situation so shocking. ANNND let's all ingore that ned has a friend who is a writer for SNL

[@kngrfdegj5940]

the joke is that people care about this a lot more than they should

[@gracefoster7587]

@@kngrfdegj5940 seems like you’re missing the joke if you’re here as well

[@kngrfdegj5940]

@@gracefoster7587 no, i'm fully aware that watching these videos and commenting on them is a complete waste of my time. are you?

[@vivdiva]

Yes!!!! They should be praised for keeping Ned accountable for a change!

[@tokofukawa6956]

Nothing talks like how the media responds

[@lilykep]

Must be nice to have a Yale friend who works at SNL to downplay your infidelity on national TV. Ned is exactly the kind of WASP who would call on "an old friend" to fix a mess he got himself into.

[@Hans-sg5rg]

You think he asked them to do this?

[@Koleys]

@@Hans-sg5rg he has multiple connections with SNL workers, he either asked them or they thought they could help out. Or even worse, SNL construed this themselves… either way, it’s the shittiest take and exposed how their company would handle this.

[@kmco6063]

Seems to me exactly what happened

[@rikmcdik6662]

Pink hair, uses the term “WASP”. Yep I’ve seen all I need to know.

[@4can]

@@rikmcdik6662 alright then KZbin user Rik mcDik

[@trytoholdon]

Wow! Today I learned that it’s okay for someone to cheat on their wife, completely disregarding their family, and with their employee at that! Really makes you wonder what goes on behind the scenes of this shitshow that hasn’t been funny in years- if ever

[@lenaestacks934]

Omg 😂😂 spazz out it's a comedy skit too serious

[@ijustamthem]

They're parodying the reactive responses from the try guys. Cheating is a f-ed up thing to do, but it's not an earth shattering big deal. Fire him, provide support to the employee, and move on?

[@lenaestacks934]

@@ijustamthem amen , it's cry babies making it worse

[@swamprat6666]

@@ijustamthem it was a big deal because the woman he was sleeping with was his employee. He was her boss. That’s completely inappropriate.

[@swamprat6666]

@@lenaestacks934 ​​⁠ it was a big deal because the woman he was sleeping with was his employee. He was her boss. That’s completely inappropriate.

[@alexah659]

You know Ned & Alex were quick to message their friends 😂

[@irrelevant3288]

This is why so many sex offenders and abusers go years without being held accountable in Hollywood. They think it’s overreacting when the Try Guys take appropriate action to deal with this situation while they invite people like Kevin Spacey onto the show.

[@xaveircombs2690]

The man cheated on his wife and you are acting like he’s Jeffery Dohmer get over yourself.

[@HerrDurkslag]

Bro, chill. There was no sexual abuse. Kevin Spacey has not been on SNL since his controversy. This is not MeToo, this is a boss having a workplace relationship with an employee. No doubt there's a power imbalance but workplace relationships are discouraged to avoid *potential* coercion, not because it's legally considered sexual harassment. People cheat, it's part of real life. They'll get over it, people will move on with their lives. In a week, nobody will be talking about this. SNL just wanted to get a quick joke in while the iron was hot. You're acting like they busted Harvey Weinstein out of jail and brought him on stage to grope every female cast member, it's just a joke about an overblown cheating scandal.

[@plow9719]

@@HerrDurkslag ok so I aint the only one thinking this has been blown out of proportion

[@itspowers9107]

@@HerrDurkslag No one said Ned was but we don't know what happened between him and Alex exactly and showing that SNL thinks the whole potential of it being a workplace violation, morally wrong, and against the law kind of shows how SNL reacts to their own workplace violations.

[@irrelevant3288]

@@HerrDurkslag the point I was trying to make is that the Try Guys are a representation of what it looks like to rightfully hold someone accountable in the entertainment industry. As soon as they found out, they did what was right, before it became a scandal. What Kevin Spacey was doing was allegedly an open secret in Hollywood, and it’s not like he’s the only sex offender/ abuser that’s been given a platform in that space. Ned seemingly had one inappropriate affair with a subordinate and the Try Guys booted him. How many people did famous abusers like Chris Brown, R Kelly, allegedly Horatio Sanz, and so on have to do much worse to before Hollywood took a stand? I’m not comparing Ned to those men, but I’m speaking on the blatant hypocrisy of it all. The reason why people are angry is because this has become a larger issue than just some guy cheating on his wife. Firstly, if someone hurt your favourite creators you might be reactive and protective too. People also know his wife and family from their content together and empathise with them. Secondly, yes unfortunately these things happen, but Ned is a public figure who built his brand on being a non problematic family man, and it’s understandable that the audience he accumulated through that lens feel lied to. Thirdly, and the reason why I commented, is we know that the industry tends to favour protecting people that do less than favourable things in positions of power over holding them accountable, so we‘ve been asking for better. Now that we finally see people in the industry do better, we don’t need SNL coming along trying to ridicule them for it.

[@MikuHatsune524]

Y'all heard it from snl, cheating when you're married with kids and sketchy power dynamics are okay now. But God forbid a cheater's former coworkers calling him out, that's crossing the line!

[@Rocker9593]

because if it happened to Beyoncé you can get over it to.🙄like who says that? was definitely a low blow.

[@tamagotchiocean]

Wonder what Ariel thinks of SNL downplaying the destruction of her marriage.

[@Adri_Unsung]

Aside from missing the point entirely, they keep pushing “consentual affair” as if there’s such thing as an NONCONSENTUAL affair. That’s just assault and harassment.

[@flynnvoid7694]

Wow, look at that. Ned's old Yale friend made a sketch downplaying him breaking a literal law by sleeping with his employee. Which even Ned himself said in an old video is very illegal. Hope SNL is proud of themselves for continuously getting worse.

[@ToxicatedLum]

Her name is Alison Gates

[@HerrDurkslag]

I'm sorry, what law? I'm not a legal expert but I'm pretty sure there aren't any federal nor California state law prohibiting workplace relationships, no matter what power dynamics are involved. Or do you mean extramarital affairs themselves are illegal? What?

[@kaleidosode]

@@HerrDurkslag google is your friend right now. a simple search would tell you yes, it is illegal. the circumstances are different for everything though. sometimes getting fired occurs, sometimes not. it honestly depends on the situation. even if it was consensual some workplaces still fire over boss/employee or co worker relationships. normally it is the company's decision. since the try guys are their own company, they decided to not tolerate a power dynamic relationship involving a "boss" (ned) and a lower employee.

[@scass14]

@@HerrDurkslag literally found this in an article on a quick google search: “Employers may be liable for harassment not just to an employee once involved in a consensual romantic relationship, but also to other employees who have witnessed the relationship. The California Supreme Court has recognized a claim of sexual harassment brought by two women because they had been offended that other women received preferential treatment through sexual cooperation with their boss. The Supreme Court noted that an isolated incident of favoritism on the part of a supervisor toward the employee with whom the supervisor had a consensual relationship ordinarily would not constitute sexual harassment, but when “sexual favoritism in the workplace is sufficiently widespread it may create an actionable hostile work environment in which the demeaning message is conveyed.””

[@lilymae7516]

@@HerrDurkslag As a business student in LA it is not illegal. However, there must have been a contract agreement stating he couldn't do this with an employee. If he was let go he broke a law/ploicy within the company not the law for california. It was totally legal for try guys yo fire him. Sleeping with an emplyee under you is dangerous for the company and opened them up to lawsuits. This is highly frowned upon, even business studdnts are told not to do this shit.

[@hannahclayyton]

Imagine being Ariel and having your husband's infidelity be made out to be nothing but a joke on national TV. Men finally hold their friends accountable for SEXUAL MISCONDUCT in the workplace and they get mocked for it?! This sketch missed the mark on every level.

[@RamblingRob2]

sexual harassments? lmfao that shit was consensual

[@summoner1451]

it's not sexual harassment when the person consents, dumb ass. She literally cheated on her fiance. She wanted it just as much as him. Meaning it's consensual. The only thing he did wrong was cheat on his wife.

[@annieokeefe1597]

@@RamblingRob2 the power imbalance between an employee and their employer is a legal minefield and absolutely sexual harassment. A boss cannot date an employee no matter how much the relationship was consensual between adults.

[@beatm6948]

@@RamblingRob2 as much as some rom coms would like to convince you otherwise, bosses dating subordinates is really bad territory to enter into

[@Roblox-jb2vf]

@@RamblingRob2 we get it Rob you don't understand consent in the workplace, big shocker there

[@neuix]

Y'all know Ned was credited as a writer of this skit. Obviously they weren't going to put him in a bad light. Classic SNL L

[@clairoswife]

why tf was he credited as a writer???

[@laurettahuffman1363]

If that's true... what a shitty thing he did... seriously.. Way to be funny and make fun of people who helped you grow for years.. You're the one who fucked up Ned... if you wrote this, man... ooooof..... fucked....up.

[@Mazda13bRotary]

This isn't just the worst SNL sketch ever. If you consider how big the show is/ the standard that is expected of national television, it's actually the worst sketch in all of TV History.

[@HouseplantDaddy]

Poor Ariel. Having all of this aired on national television is adding insult to injury. ESPECIALLY when this is EXTREMELY downplayed to favor the cheater.

[@saturnsringfinger]

yes thank you i haven't seen any other comments addressing how this affects Ariel, I can't imagine the emotional toll. it's her real life, marriage, and family they're making a joke out of...

[@eileensnow6153]

“Isn’t that a bit extreme?” “No.” That’s it, that’s the answer

[@estherdubois1586]

Well apparently Ned has SNL writer friends and it shows. Holy shit...I mean the downplay of it is cringe. If I had friends and I fucked up hard I'd want them to tell me in a loving way not downplay it to stroke my ego and act like I could've done worse.

[@summoner1451]

You do know that there are multi-cheaters, correct? The girl cheated as well, it wasn't just Ned. Ned didn't hold a gun to this girls head and force her to cheat on her fiance. She CHOOSE to have an affair with Ned.

[@justme98632]

Well, according to paparazzi videos, she seems to be sticking by him. Meanwhile, the Try Guys are are languishing around acting like they were the ones cheated on while milking this for every possible view.

[@jessicanicolethrush7837]

This was really a low blow by SNL, seriously? The try guys actually did a fantastic job handling it all and holding people accountable. Good on them.

[@aleynawilkie6354]

Agreed. But Ned has a couple of friends that work at SNL and I know at least one is a writer. They probably had something to do with this.

[@amberg4539]

Agreed

[@johnnysothersack6829]

Who gives a fuck lmao you put your life out there then this is what can happen

[@Fire_Marshall_Bill]

This isn’t a low blow. This is a wonderful troll to those that actually think this is the most important thing to talk about right now. Who gives a shit in the grand scheme? I don’t.

[@colorcommentary3009]

@@Fire_Marshall_Bill that would be a really dumb fuckin troll considering half the stuff on SNL isn't something that needs attention. In the grand scheme of things, SNL itself doesn't matter if that's the perspective you have.

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

“But he was a try guy and she was a food baby”. Let me fix that for you: “He was one of the owners and founders of the company and she was his EMPLOYEE.”

[@jordanzart9081]

Bro, wth? Way to downplay that the dude who walked around telling his wife he loved her and acting like his marriage was better than everyone else cheated on her for a year. With one of his employees. While he literally had kids at home. Let's downplay male hypocrisy and abuse of company power.

[@bigheadrhino]

In other words, everyone at SNL cheats on their spouses with their subordinates and don’t see what the big deal is. That actually, genuinely makes sense.

[@davidcohen9016]

That is actually a real rumor about SNL considering the work hours are sometimes all night

[@Timburtonbarbie]

This ∆

[@benjaminwysong8180]

Dang!

[@MrBabalouser]

*cries John Mulaney tears*

[@quincycoffield8736]

Actually Ned once stated in one of their old podcasts that one of his old college friends was a writer at SNL so it seems like they had something to do with it

[@SageMerric]

That moment you look up the writer for the skit and it's one of Ned's best friends 💀💀💀

[@daniellecroce7]

Omg!

[@waterbabe415]

So gross. They obviously share the trashy standards they have in common

[@sageahhhh]

but wasn't it actually just that they happened to go to the same school?

[@Freakazoid12345]

I see the Try Guys paid a lot of money to have this spammed, despite no evidence he has a friend was responsible for this sketch, let alone even works at SNL. The other try guys have had lots of videos with them participating in child grooming behaviors while Ned is popular with and attracted to adult women.

[@Crazyarchfiend]

No he’s not. Y’all see shit online and roll with it with out verifying anything

[@jenna22137]

Hm, now I know exactly what Pat Bateman meant when he said “that whole Yale thing”

[@pastelskies1967]

I think they were also forgetting that NED WAS MARRIED AND HAD A CHILD. Then cheated on his wife, while SNL was playing it off as a simple kiss.

[@taywatson894]

Glad to see that this is where SNL stands on exploitative power dynamics. Real cool.

[@eileensnow6153]

Lorne Michaels: *I see no problem with this.*

[@rikmcdik6662]

Except there’s more proof it was a long term consensual relationship between two cheaters

[@englishatheart]

@@rikmcdik6662 But don't you know? She's a woman, and just because she worked for them, she has no control over her actions. She's a victim and was raped, daggumit!

[@brick123zw]

How do we know it's exploitative lol. They're two young adults that were spending a bunch of time together. Flings and attraction commonly grow out of that.

[@thatotherchannel7945]

@@brick123zw it was an abuse of power regardless. At any point if Alex wanted to end things, she couldn’t because he was her boss. With an uneven power dynamic, it is never 100% consensual

[@kamryn110]

Men finally holding other men accountable for publicly humiliating their wife and children by cheating are not something to make fun of. Clearly the man who wrote this sketch let his toxic masculinity out

[@amberg4539]

It also needs to be noted that Ned has admitted he has a friend from Yale that is a writer on SNL.

[@kgal1298]

Yeah and the people agreeing with it are totally fine with cheating and sleeping with an employee when you're the owner and your wife also happens to work with you and has two young kids at home. Is this really the best men have to offer now?

[@thechicken1477]

The sketch was not about what actually happened. The sketch was about why this seems to be as important as international news like a deadly hurricane and the fact that we're on the cusp if World War III. No one is saying they did the wrong thing, it's just somewhat concerning that someone being fired from a KZbin channel seems to be on the same level as all of the things happening in the world right now.

[@cousinivoryciv1309]

@@kgal1298 no one is condoning cheating… But also I hope you live a perfect life so three of your friends won’t throw you completely under the bus over something that concerns no one except the two parties involved… This reaction is insane.... and the blind mob of virtue.... scary

[@Kihsgy]

@@cousinivoryciv1309 it doesn't just concern ned. He was the Head of HR he hired people he opened his friends up to LEGAL ISSUES AND THEIR CAREERS BEING IN DANGER but you care about the cheating guy? Not the 3 innocent men?

[@tasha1955]

He cheated on his wife (who he had kids with), with an employee (he was her boss). His entire personality was talking about how much he loved his wife, and his kids. But he cheated on her many many times. The Try Guys were not only hurt by the fact that their best friend would do that. They were hurt as a brand and company. If one of the owners of a company manages to abuse his power (it's pretty obvious that an affair with a subordinate breaches the code of conduct), it then places the other owners under fire. It questions their HR, and the integrity of their brand. It put their personalities (since Ned obviously showed everybody how much he lied to the screen) on the chopping block too. He basically fucked them over, didn't warn them at all, and when it all came out- he didn't even try to help his stressed-out friends by making a decent statement about the situation. So no, it's not just 'besties' upset that their buddy kissed a girl without telling them. It's business partners severing ties with an owner who put their entire companies' ethics into question. It's friends who are heartbroken for his wife (who feels betrayed and I'm assuming is divorcing him), and upset for his children- whose lives will be changed indefinitely by Ned's stupid decisions.

[@hibernate44]

Oh nooooo

[@CalLadyQED]

Yeah, that line should have been rewritten.

[@andreachavez1147]

This is so disgusting snl completely misunderstood the situation. Nice to see that if this were to ever happen to snl, they would handle it in this childish manner.

[@a.a9021]

Calling a year-long affair with a subordinate which results in the betrayal your wife and children *"a consensual kiss"* is like calling a hit-and-run "driving the speed limit"

[@JaimeGandarillaG]

A friend of Ned writes for SNL

[@laytonmcgowan2529]

The fact you find this entertainment is the real crime...I got 30 seconds in and couldn't handle it...i have sneaking suspicion is the fact you care about someone's interpersonal bs of the try guys ..is the joke they're making

[@Fiorwestcoast]

Heard of grindr before? Pretty much half the married men you know are on there.

[@elefanting_3114]

It’s giving “Back in my day I used to grab my secretarys a** and she liked it”

[@lunaangelj]

The woman in the affair is an associate producer... she is not a subordinate. Actually Ned would be the subordinate in this hierarchy.

[@brianna9778]

Isnt it wild how they are making fun of these 3 for holding ned accountable, instead of actually making fun of ned for sleeping with his employee and cheating on his wife, wow, snl, fire your writers.

[@user-qi1zm3ju2r]

For real. Like imagine a whole writers room seeing a boss fucking his employee,ruining his marriage and friendships and putting his company at risk and only coming back with “but she was a good baby” ffs.

[@ariannabevier189]

Exactly. How did they become the punch line? There’s so many jokes they could’ve made about Ned but instead they decided to make fun of the people who did nothing wrong and actually handled it very well.

[@bad_uncle]

I actually think the SNL version is hilarious and can't think of a single joke about a man cheating on his wife and getting fired that would be funny. I was laughing my teeth off. I too was wondering why these guys were trending on Twitter and when I finally found out, I was thinking it was so overblown. Maybe ya gotta be a Tryguys fan to understand it.

[@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395]

@@bad_uncle They didn’t ask to make headlines- they never wanted the story to blow up at all. Such is a consequence of having such a massive online following. A lot of fans had been following them since they’re buzzfeed years almost 10 years ago and felt a sort of parasocial emotional connection to the guys because they were a sort of comfort channel for these individuals. What Ned did not only massively compromises the Try Guys brand that they’d worked so hard to build and which is reliant on viewers liking them, but especially his own personal brand, since he basically built his entire online persona off of being the “wife guy” who always talks about how much he loves his wife (with whom he has two young children). His wife works for the Try Guys as well- but she didn’t start as an employee, she’s part of a podcast of the Try Guy’s wives/partners- so this affair and the scandal around it also effects that part of their company. Plus, the woman Ned “allegedly” cheated with had a fiancé whom she’d been with for 10 years who was also occasionally featured on the Try Guys channel in some of their content. The biggest thing, though, is that Ned ultimately had an approximately year long sexual relationship with a subordinate employee. At that point, it really doesn’t matter whether it’s consensual or not. Even if you’re unable to grasp the power imbalances and dynamics at play here, you have to understand that he’s putting the reputation and legal sanction of his entire company at risk- and for what? Banal lusts? It must’ve been sooo hard for him to resist cheating on his wife and betraying his young boys. Regardless of whether or not she consented the entire time, ALL it would take was for her to say “he was my boss, there’s a power imbalance” to open up the entire Try Guys company to a lawsuit. Plus, you have to consider the consequences this has on the rest of their staff, and their feelings of workplace safety and general comfort. Not to mention all the hate and vitriol that is now being directed to many innocent employees that aren’t even involved in the scandal. This was a serious matter, and to treat it the way that SNL did is so disrespectful to the families that were destroyed by this. The remaining Try Guys aren’t even “removing every trace of him from every video ever,” they’re just editing him out of prerecorded videos because he is quite literally no longer a shareholder, boss, or employee of the company

[@imkeelinit]

@@bad_uncle what an odd take. This skit was in poor taste

[@JudithMiller-ck3uy]

Omg this makes me so mad. Imagine being so desperate to get your story out, you use under the table friends to get ur story across.

[@desireeknotts3855]

imagine making a punchline out of a company holding their higher up accountable for having an affair with an employee

[@keithverschoore8665]

I dont think I've seen SNL misread a situation this bad in my entire life

[@fennecfox9490]

the amber heard trial sketch was a misfire as well

[@hinata3487]

@@fennecfox9490 Ned friend works for snl and ber is fucking basically all of the higher ups... of course it's going to be like this. they wanted it to not look as bad for themselves

[@razarine]

No fr ??

[@tw-ij3kc]

75% of men and 68% of women admit to cheating at one point in their life. It's so funny that everyone thinks they are above it when statistically given the opportunity, you would take it.

[@cookiealexd123]

Can you tell us how they misread it? Because I want to know what he did that was so dramatic that he is now dead to all his friends and needs to be digitally erased from all content so viewers aren't traumatised. Who did he r*pe or kill exactly?

[@strawberryxmusic]

There's so many funny jokes about this situation, and you managed to miss every single one of them. Guess that's what happens when your buddy is on the writing staff

[@redrum41987]

Are you Ned's wife Ariel?

[@michellea3152]

No thats just every snl skit

[@dietotaku]

now i want to know exactly which SNL writer is friends with ned

[@StephenShepherdOfficial]

Yeah, there is a bit of humor to be squeezed out of this, but this wasn't it. They could have done an audition montage of people trying out to be the next Try Guy, with interview questions that shame Ned.

[@mewv3]

@@kjjunior7918 no they're saying it could've been funny but it wasn't

[@samanthakuhn439]

They took the funniest parts of the entire situation and didnt even use them lmao. Ned made his whole Internet personality about obsession over his wife … and he CHEATED ON HER …WITH SOMEONE AT WORK WHEN HE WAS THEIR BOSS

[@utena2]

Right like they totally could have made a funny skit about the wife guy cheating on his wife instead of whatever this is

[@ninten_ducks]

They’re acting like cheating on a wife with kids isn’t a big deal at all

[@SuzeeVeronicaASMRXOX]

Wow, I didn’t laugh at all, because 3 men stood up for doing the right thing?!? SNL is one hypocritical institution these days. Zach, Keith, and Eugene if you’re watching this, just know there are millions of people that admire how well you handled such a painful situation.

[@JessicaAwesome94]

This. ☝🏼

[@sartolo]

Yeah I also relate when I go founded a company with a known horny man who already flirted with everything that moved during buzzfeed. I support you 3 guys who overlooked that because money was on the line !

[@eden3116]

You think they did this because they were upset with Ned for cheating? Lmao. They did this to protect their brand 😂

[@saanasalonen8684]

preach!

[@xOlexiiiOx]

YES

[@southparkfan01]

I'm VERY happy that this comment section passed the smell check. The Guys did everything correctly. We love you guys!! Especially YOU, Keith!! Keith is Daddy's favorite.

[@meiwa2020]

Not gonna lie, I legit loved how they each kind of had a different visible response to it. Eugene looking SO ANGRY was just a mood like I hope if I'm rightly angry at something I look like he did and yeah, Keith is so awkward but hilarious

[@cgill914]

Yes! This sketch did not reflect that. I actually really hope Trevor Noah and/or Jimmy Fallon reaches out to them for an interview to get things right. This SNL interpretation was not it 😬

[@2-damnhappy785]

Fuck yeah!! Keith rocks!!

[@AddBowIfGirl]

@@cgill914 cgill914 Seriously this. SNL’s lowkey defense of Ned and their attempt to normalize and trivialize women being cheated on, and shame men feeling upset about women being cheated on, is wild and deeply misogynistic.

[@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox]

Read my comment, hon. I think this was crap. And I stated so in a long comment condemning SNL.

[@superjew2]

"I came here after watching I spent a Day with" Button --->

[@some5794]

"wow, isn't that a bit extreme?" reporter: "No." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@frogboy420]

the only good piece of this video

[@harmonylinder9913]

This easily could have been a funny sketch pointing out that Ned was constantly trying to act like he was completely obsessed with being a husband, or the fact that he seemed kind of smarmy ... instead they decided it was hilarious for men to hold each other accountable in the work place.

[@maximumoccupancy]

No one actually cares about the Try Guys. That's why the fact that it was being treated this seriously is perfect to make a satire of.

[@user-cv7iv4kq6z]

@@maximumoccupancy it doesn’t matter if they’re completely unknown or not … it’s the fact they did the right thing and SNL are laughing at them for it like the douchebags they are . If this involves a race issue would they still make a mockery of it ??

[@taybug77]

There were definitely better (and funnier) ways to make the point of "Who even are the Try Guys and why should we care?" without the agenda of also making the situation look frivolous. You can tell they wanted to make fun of the overarching theme of "who cares? why is this news?" but they just happened to also make it seem like Ned's behavior was acceptable and unjustly punished, which makes it miss the mark to anyone who understands how serious the situation was. The legal ramifications alone make this mean more than just "a consensual kiss [I] didn't tell [my] friends about". I would be willing to rewrite this sketch for a small fee, SNL.

[@penisslayer4206]

they just could never deal with the possibility of john mulaney not coming back bc of it. its too often that mid white guys who put up a whole act abt loving their wives cheat.

[@sknk.hunt42]

@@maximumoccupancy The try guys were actually rlly popular on youtube and still got millions of views every video… so they werent even irrelevant lmao

[@moominpaws]

Yea, I’m sure growing up, Ned’s children will LOVE to see this skit and how it downplays the idea that the fact that their own father cheating wasn’t that ‘big of a deal’. I hardly watch the Try Guys but anyone with eyes can tell this is in bad taste. I feel bad for those children, but more importantly his wife, Ariel.

[@swiggydswirl330]

Fuck them, kids. This was an actual funny SNL skit. Good for them to be able to turn a tragedy into a joke

[@guaposneeze]

Cheating is perhaps a big deal within a relationship. But it's not national news. How the guy and his wife handle it seems like a very private matter, not something where "accountability" needs to be super public.

[@ALunarLight]

@@guaposneeze a boss or founding member of your company sleeping with an employee is something you need to address especially if you are in the social eye.

[@R_S747]

@@guaposneeze it was hardly national news, just Internet drama

[@briannorris8095]

It’s not a big deal though, it might be for that specific family, but for everyone else eager to jump on that high horse, this is no way or capacity will affect them or anyone they know. they are honestly pretending like this coworker didn’t consent for over a year, They are honestly pretending that Ned with some type of deviant when he wasn’t, he is just a cheater and it doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things

[@milo5498]

Hi Neds SNL writer friend, how much did he pay you?

[@winterfrost589]

No way they missed the mark THIS MUCH 😭

[@nyxistyx27]

Ned Fulmer: Yeah, man. I lost my job and my friends because I just so happened to kiss a girl I work with at a Harry Styles concert. It's so stupid. His friend who works at SNL: That's so stupid man. Here, I've got your back. *writes this garbage* The rest of us: "It was a year-long affair with a subordinate that the rest of the company took care of very well but okay I guess."

[@recitationtohear]

Here is the full clip : Ned got exposed kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3TJipxta5hnqLc

[@Theyeahyeahwhatevs]

you can tell ned's friend wrote this one

[@streetrat48]

Good thing his friend is funny. This skit is hilarious, you'd think he was a serial murderer lmao

[@zawadsadaf9194]

@@streetrat48 Serial Murderer? What is this referring to?

[@lizzy_cute_8590]

The thing is he has a friend from Yale that writes for snl

[@baileydubs]

@@lizzy_cute_8590 hmmmm 🧐

[@clarissamoll666]

*now go cry*

[@brittanysawyer8547]

I'm proud of the Try Guys shut down predatory behavior as soon as they found out in such a professional way. Ned running to his SNL friend was sad and childish. I hope he rethink his actions and can make it up to his wife. I'd be embarrassed

[@shannonragan606]

I literally couldnt even finish this. I came from Anthony Padillas interview with Keith and Zach, and yeah, SNL is gross for this. Shame shame.

[@amandahayden703]

If I worked for SNL HR, this skit would worry the hell out of me. We’re just going to completely gloss over the power imbalance between Ned and his employee and reduce a several month long affair to a “consensual kiss.” We all know Ned has friends on the writing staff and this only proves that people in positions of power and influence will not hold each other accountable for their actions and attempt to make those holding one of their own accountable into a joke.

[@Eli4TheWorld]

SNL HR works overtime to cover up abuse. That’s basically their entire job.

[@xOlexiiiOx]

YES.

[@thomaslaskey8961]

Pretty sure SNL's HR has been sweeping Lorne Michael's 'consensual workplace relationships' under the rug for years.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

Who cares

[@Kaos10101001]

🤣🤣

[@roryren.2240]

This is one of the most tone deaf sketches I have ever seen off of SNL but I can definitely believe that they meant to offend and upset those that were hurt in this event.

[@CircusoftheMoon]

Tone deaf is SNLs whole brand at this point. Lol

[@dietotaku]

Makes me a lot more worried about that joke about the new (white) cast member playing Kanye

[@arcanernz]

@@CircusoftheMoon exactly bad publicity is good publicity I guess.

[@leslie5739]

bring back the dislike button.

[@crystalsnow1138]

the dislike button is still there, it's just hidden unless you add an extension. This video has over 199,000 dislikes.

[@leslie5739]

@@crystalsnow1138 idk o can’t see it lol 😭😭

[@trashpandatee]

this is so gross

[@jakrogoff6567]

I don't think I've ever hated any snl skit as much as this one (I used to want to be on snl) they did zero research on this situation. the try guys handled this situation so well and this is honestly just super screwed up by snl

[@xOlexiiiOx]

YES

[@mewesquirrel6720]

Oh no cheating 🤣😅

[@BebbaDubbs]

@@mewesquirrel6720 ur their exact audience

[@lilykep]

Their "research" was one of the writers being friends with Ned.

[@summoner1451]

@@BebbaDubbs I bet people like yourself crying about this are the same people who laughed and joked about Trump cheating on his wife with a porn star.

[@rminz72]

So the try guys response was done as professionally as possible. It was not a "clap back". This is an absolutely abysmal take.

[@JeremyBearimy913]

Fun fact- this sketch was written by Ned's friends from college!

[@laurettahuffman1363]

No one made fun of Ned in this..... someone should have..

[@rhov-anion]

A round of applause to Ned's friend for standing by his bro and trying to rehabilitate his image. He failed gloriously, making all of SNL look like they are pro-sexual-misconduct. Real awesome way to burn your company down. Bros before Boss. That takes balls. Tiny ones. But hey, what do you expect from a Yale frat boy?

[@harmonylinder9913]

Honestly, it’s creepy AF and it makes me thing that if it happens so easily in the KZbin domain, imagine what’s going on everywhere. I seriously wonder if they always had a feeling that Ned cares only for himself

[@maxmx767]

Can he be thrown to jail because of this? A man should be sentenced to death for cheating. Right?

[@harmonylinder9913]

@@maxmx767 the company can be sued and the employee can claim that she was coerced if projects and funds were withheld conditionally based on her participation in sexual acts with the founding member of their company. Dude was also the acting HR manager, so she had no one to report to if she felt coerced… so yeah. It wasn’t cheating that as the problem, it was putting the whole company in jeopardy bc he had to eat where he shat

[@maxmx767]

@@harmonylinder9913 Oh! So that’s News worthy 🤣

[@harmonylinder9913]

@@maxmx767 meh. you don’t like it, don’t read it.

[@ZacV47]

It’s crazy y’all are making fun of them when they had probably the most mature response to the situation. They launched an investigation, fired him, and then made two videos about what happened. Of all the people to defend in this situation, you chose the guy who cheated on his wife who’s entire personality is loving said wife. Good going SNL!

[@ETbenzer]

Lol "defending". It's poking fun. It doesn't matter what perspective is being portrayed because its not meant to be taken seriously. Its a skit show.

[@es-lq1bw]

@@ETbenzer i understand what you’re saying, but you have to also recognize that making light of the gravity of situation perpetuates a harmful narrative about workplace conduct and what’s to be normalized from here on out, since the news was already made a sensation at this point.

[@lilybolanos9301]

@@ETbenzer Sure but they are punching down not up so it makes it tasteless, plus if they wanted it to be funny the emphasis should have been on the fans overreacting or maybe even the guy who cheated, not on the try guys measured response.

[@ETbenzer]

@@es-lq1bw I hear you.

[@ETbenzer]

@@lilybolanos9301 I understand your point. But you should be able to punch up and down. I get that to you think they should make fun of the guy who cheated ( I would like to have seen that perceptive as well) however they decided to go the other route. There were alot of things to make fun of with this particular situation on both sides. Personally I actually didnt think this skit was that funny. I was just pointing out the use of "defending". No one was defending anyone. It was a goofy skit.

[@Krispi-Kat]

This is disgusting. I knew i hated SNL for a reason. They could've at least made fun of the man who made his wife his entire personality but no, they went after the ones who did nothing wrong. Wow.

[@beatricefox937]

I watched this sketch four times trying to find the joke only to realise that I had always known, it just wasn’t funny

[@anonymouspill7465]

The fact that this skit is so dismissive of the entire situation is such a huge red flag of the entire SNL crew and how they may handle a similar situation🚩🚩

[@onlyAerik]

People were asking SNL to deal with the situation. that's ridiculous. they are making fun of YOU for demanding that SNL give a shit.

[@Tubeviewilhm]

You realize that people like YOU are the joke right in this skit? It's why the skit was just so damn hilarious and why it got such good laughs.

[@natsfan100]

Well considering they covered up for Horacio Sanz, it's certainly true.

[@twoshillings7292]

@@onlyAerik literally nobody demanded snl give a shit lmao, you're just plain delusional

[@River_blaze]

exactly

[@talcastle4656]

i don't think another piece of media has ever so succinctly captured the vibe of 'The writer is cheating on his wife as we speak' so perfectly before

[@Becca_Lynn]

No joke. I literally feel so bad for any woman connected to SNL at this point.

[@cloudy1227]

@@Becca_Lynn lmao

[@karrissmyth8236]

The writer is actually one of neds besties which makes so sm sense

[@livliv1880]

HAHAHAHHA

[@LoreCatan]

@@karrissmyth8236 WHAT?! You're joking.

[@niviloves1d]

This sketch makes me question how credible SNL really is...

[@milliejane8476]

Snl fell off. They're not funny anymore and now they're just blatantly displaying their misogynistic perspective of a situation that ruined multiple people's lives. Good job.

[@kyleteeter7729]

The way this sketch could have been hilarious if Ned’s friend hadn’t wrote it

[@ToxicatedLum]

Her name is Alison Gates

[@awesomesauce2000]

It would never have been very funny tbh. Quite like the Johnny Depp case sketch

[@saanasalonen8684]

i know right! if they concentrated on parodying that what happened vid and making a joke that eugene clearly is mad af and zach is sad and keith is disgusted the sketch would have been a 100 times better but snl just blew it with this one..

[@eileensnow6153]

@@saanasalonen8684 I was waiting for “Zach” to sound close to crying, but I guess the sketch was just too…funny…

[@AddBowIfGirl]

SNL is feeling more and more like it’s fill with dimwitted pickmes and porn bros.

[@trinaaiken9582]

Who thought this was a good idea? Ned didn’t just kiss a girl he was having an affair for a year. He made his wife and kids his whole personality and then goes and cheats. this very much effects their company and brand.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

So? He didn't kill anybody

[@i95mgc]

@@mewesquirrel6720 imagine saying "so?" to infidelity that's insane

[@BebbaDubbs]

@@mewesquirrel6720 He almost murdered they're decade old brand.

[@AddBowIfGirl]

@@mewesquirrel6720 Me We Squirrel Pretend for a moment that Ariel, Ned’s wife, had actually been the one to cheat on him with a younger engaged guy who she was the boss of. Imagine how painful that would be for Ned and their mutual friends. Imagine the Internet and their fanbase finding out Ned got cheated on because his wife was making out with her boy toy at a concert in public and a fan saw. Can you imagine how sad and embarrassed Ned would be and how men AND women from far and wide would rally behind him and call for that cheating “bitch’s” head? Ok good, now you get it. Unfortunate that you only have empathy for wronged men but good that you sort of kind of understand now. I doubt that this sketch would even exist if the story were that this was the trio’s angry/sad/disappointed response to their fanbase learning that their wholesome 4th try guy had been cheated on by his wife.

[@Hans-sg5rg]

It was for a year?

[@leahmoore6820]

It’s still shocking that this happened. And hearing Zach and Keith discuss it even now is heartbreaking. Screw everyone involved in this.

[@BuckyKattGetFuzzy]

I only clicked on this video for the comment section and I was not disappointed.

[@cameronsmith8731]

You can tell Ned's college connection at SNL influenced this because literally no one is siding with ned

[@captainaya2843]

A lot of people are which is sad though a part of me thinks these are older people who doesn’t understand the weight of this situation

[@Koleys]

@@captainaya2843 I feel sorry for any woman that works at SNL. Because there take on this only proved to us how they’d handle the situation by sweeping it under the rug, and not take the power imbalance seriously. Disgusting take, but they showed their true colors with this skit. Hope people stay far the fuck away

[@Noshushpls]

@@captainaya2843 i haven’t seen a single one so majority fat outweighs ppl supporting Ned tho

[@manofmagic1803]

apart from the scum bags who have also had "consentual" work place relationships. yes I put it in quotes because of how bs that is when the power is inbalanced.

[@Noshushpls]

@@manofmagic1803 literally also funny how the only one describing it as consensual is Ned meaning Alex probably felt some sort of pressure due to him being her boss but putting any sort of pressure on someone to be intimate is wrong regardless which is why these relationships are wrong what’s not to understand haha

[@_previously]

You can tell a bunch of bitter, married men sat in a room together and went on an hour long rant about how “he was fired for cheating”. Very on brand for SNL.

[@jeniedotjet210]

💯

[@CatherineTard]

This, his friend didnt even have to be involved. Theres too many men I've seen confused of the consequences he received, but seem to understand when his brand was family man, MY WIFE

[@elijeremiah1058]

@@CatherineTard So where are the consequences for Olivia Wilde? She whored around with her subordinate.

[@feyrie]

Neds friend prob had a role in this skit. His friend is a writer on SNL

[@wybiewybiz207]

@@CatherineTard I've been seeing this around a lot lately and while I don't condone cheating EVER I guess I just don't understand why it's being so blown out of proportion. It sounds like it's the end of the world, atp. What he did was bad but I've never seen cheating this talked about so drastically in my life. It's deep but is it THAT deep?

[@MrSmileyFaceGames]

SNL completely misunderstood why they had to remove Ned from the company. There are a lot of legal problems that they had to face throughout the whole ordeal. For one, Ned was a co-head of the company dating an employee which can cause a lot of legal issues in the future if they didn't react quickly and accordingly. So many problems can arise from a relationship between a boss and an employee and it is very easy for things to get out of hand when things take a bad turn in those relationships. Keeping Ned in the company with everything going on between him and Alex puts the entire company at risk, not just him. If say there is a really bad break up between Ned and Alex and Ned is still a boss at Second Try LLC when it happens, not only can it affect the flow at work for everyone as a boss and producer are having personally issues brought into the workplace, but there is always the possibility of these problems leading to legal actions being taken against the company for allowing the boss and employee relationship to continue. This is why most companies have a policy that states that upper management is in no way allowed to have a romantic relationship with someone who works beneath them as an employee of the company. A lot of people think this is unfair to basically say "You can't date this person even if you really like each other because you work together" but it is in the best interests of every person involved including the company itself because there's just no telling how these relationships will play out and how it will affect the company or whether or not it will end with any sort of legal action taken against the boss individual and/or the company itself.

[@insertname2642]

This is so sad, it really says how much society’s standards have dropped if people are being mocked for holding each other accountable… shame on you SNL…

[@ohmylanta1726]

I wish KZbin still showed the number of dislikes on a video because I’m sure this one would be through the roof

[@danieljungers8094]

according to "bring back dislike" it's at almost 130,000 dislikes.

[@thewiseturtle]

Yep, cancel culture is a strong force, which is literally the point of the skit, making fun of how some people don't have anything better to do than to go all Salem witch trials on random minor celebrities when they do something stupid.

[@faisalhussain2270]

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A PLUGGIN

[@china1120]

@@thewiseturtle ah yes because hitting the dislike button is "going all Salem witch trials" and not just... disliking the video cause it's not funny

[@enriquesanchez9016]

@@thewiseturtle You guys sure love whining about "cancel culture" everytime something gets criticized these days, huh?

[@MakingTheMetalBand]

If Ned's friend wrote this, I guess now we know how Ned thinks about all this.

[@amandaiverson7911]

this is exactly what I was thinking.

[@MrHalogamer247]

It came out the his friend Will is one of the writers of this skit

[@JenningsFilmsinc]

@@MrHalogamer247 where is this source for this claim?

[@Robiness]

that's a good point.

[@frankien5970]

@@JenningsFilmsinc the writer promoted it on his story and he and ned follow one another

[@whyarehandlesathingonyoutube]

wow what a misread of the whole situation

[@Thundervolt888]

Who else is here from Anthony/Smosh?

[@anju5124]

Me! Saw Keith and Zach there. So came here to rewatch and see whether someone came after watching it. They seemed traumatized by SNL.