Ed Sheeran is referenced with a comedic jab during Amelia Dimoldenberg’s monologue on SNL UK. Dimoldenberg compares Sheeran to a “red-headed puppet,” framing the comment as part of wider discussion around Sheeran following a controversy involving his US tour lineup.
The dispute centers on Macklemore being dropped as an opener from Sheeran’s Loop Tour after the rapper supported Palestine. Sheeran responds by saying he did not make the decision to remove Macklemore, attributing it instead to tour promoters. Additional supporting acts then withdraw from the tour in solidarity, according to reports.
Outlet accounts connect Dimoldenberg’s joke to the ongoing backlash and the public debate over who is responsible for the lineup change. While both sources highlight the same roast and the same underlying Macklemore matter, they focus differently on the entertainment moment versus the surrounding tour controversy and Sheeran’s clarification.
