Amelia Dimoldenberg did not hold back during her SNL UK monologue, calling Ed Sheeran a“world-famous, red-headed puppet with a hand up his ass telling him what to say.”The line landed right in the middle of Sheeran’s ongoing Loop Tour drama, where Macklemore was removed as an opener after giving a pro-Palestine speech during a show.
Sheeran has since said the decision came from the promoter and the venues, not from him, telling audiences he spent all week trying to build a bridge. But the fallout kept growing anyway: Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe and Beoga all dropped off the tour in solidarity with Macklemore. At a Philadelphia show, Sheeran broke down onstage. Macklemore responded on September 24 by announcing a Free Palestine Tour, with proceeds going to Palestinian causes.
Dimoldenberg’s timing is sharp, since the final season of Chicken Shop Date premieres October 2, giving her one more round of headlines before the show wraps. The whole situation has become a case study in how political speech, touring economics and celebrity culture collide in real time. So where do you land: was the puppet joke fair game, or did she cross a line?
About the Author
Local Lawton
Local Lawton is a contributor to LocalBeat, covering local news and community stories.