Outgoing White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on Friday that he thought Saturday Night Live went 'over the line' in its satirization of him as portrayed by actress Melissa McCarthy.

Spicer also told Fox News on Friday that he resigned from his post as President Donald Trump’s chief spokesperson because he felt there were ‘too many cooks in the kitchen’.

‘I just thought it was in the best interest of our communications department, of our press organization, to not have too many cooks in the kitchen,’ Spicer told Fox News’ Sean Hannity hours after he made the surprise announcement.

Spicer’s six months as press secretary have been difficult ones. He has been criticized for his testy exchanges with reporters.

He also admitted to being stung by SNL, which lampooned him in a series of skits in which he was played by McCarthy.

'It wasn’t funny,’ Spicer told Hannity of his views on McCarthy’s ‘Spicey’ impression.

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Outgoing White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (right) told Sean Hannity (left) of Fox News on Friday that he resigned from his post as President Donald Trump’s chief spokesperson because he felt there were ‘too many cooks in the kitchen’

Spicer also criticized reporters for being more concerned with 'click bait' rather than 'real news'

After his resignation, Spicer was seen outside his home in Alexandria, Virginia on Friday

Spicer’s six months as press secretary have been difficult ones. He has been criticized for his testy exchanges with reporters

After his resignation, Spicer was seen waving at reporters as he departed the White House on Friday

Spicer’s statement about ‘too many cooks in the kitchen’ appeared to confirm earlier reports that his decision to quit was prompted by Trump’s decision to hire New York financier Anthony Scaramucci (right) as his new communications director. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (left) will take over Spicer's job as press secretary

'Sean Spicer is a wonderful person who took tremendous abuse from the Fake News Media - but his future is bright!' Trump tweeted on Friday

‘It was stupid, or silly, or malicious.

‘Some of the memes you have to crack up about. But sometimes it goes from funny to mean.’

Spicer’s statement about ‘too many cooks in the kitchen’ appeared to confirm earlier reports that his decision to quit was prompted by Trump’s decision to hire New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as his new communications director.

When Trump informed Spicer that he would be reporting to Scaramucci, the press secretary voiced his objections, according to The New York Times.

He was also famously lampooned by Saturday Night Live, where actress Melissa McCarthy’s satirical impression of him stung. McCarthy is seen above during the "Sean Spicer Press Conference Cold Open" on February 11, 2017

'It wasn’t funny,’ Spicer told Hannity of his views on McCarthy’s ‘Spicey’ impression. McCarthy is seen above during "Spicer Returns" in Studio 8H on May 13, 2017

Spicer told Trump that Scaramucci’s hiring would only compound the chaos that has come to characterize a reportedly fractured White House, the Times reported.

The press secretary, who will stay on until next month, informed Trump that he would quit.

'Sean Spicer is a wonderful person who took tremendous abuse from the Fake News Media - but his future is bright!' Trump tweeted on Friday.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who has stepped in for Spicer on occasion at the podium of the White House briefing room, will assume the press secretary’s job full time.

“[The president] wanted to bring some new folks in to help rev up the communications operation, and after reflection, my decision was to recommend to the president that I give Anthony and Sarah a clean slate to start from,” Spicer told Hannity.

Spicer was hired by Trump at the insistence of the president’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus.

Priebus also appeared on Fox News with Hannity and tried to put a positive spin on his friend’s departure.

‘Sean leaving doesn’t mean that Sean isn’t going to be out there supporting President Trump and it doesn’t mean that President Trump isn’t going to be out there supporting Sean Spicer,’ Priebus said.

'I’ve seen how the world around the president works and it’s very healthy and he cares about his people.'