COMMENT

There's been a lot of controversy recently in the country that some have ironically dubbed "the United States of America", over the antics of a group of typically unwashed and pretentious arty types known as "Saturday Night Live".

A man called Alec Baldwin, hitherto best known for shouting at his daughter and fighting a bear once, has been donning heavy makeup and an absurd wig in what can only be described as a gratuitously cruel "spoof" of US President-elect Donald Trump.

Why do actors do this? What is it about the thespian mindset that makes them so insecure they need to ridicule their betters? Is it because they are constantly being reminded of the fact that they lack the ability or work ethic to achieve anything worthwhile in life, so are mired in the futile business of putting on silly voices and playing dress-ups as a way to distract from their own glaring inadequacy?