Showbiz Editor OSCAR-nominated film director Jim Sheridan has blasted Saturday Night Live bosses for their "offensive" and "not funny" skit about Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.
During the SNL sketch, Farrell and Gleeson, 67, were portrayed as unintelligible due to their language and accent.
The 3.5-minute clip on US TV caused uproar, prompting Farrell to remark about it at the Oscars on Sunday night.
Now Sheridan, 74, has waded in on the furore.
He said: "The SNL skit was offensive and stupid but worst of all not funny.
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