Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Julia Sweeney revealed Wednesday that Hillary Clinton once sent a letter to the producer of the show expressing disapproval over the portrayal of her teenage daughter, Chelsea.
Sweeney, 63, made the startling revelation on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast after co-host David Spade, 59, recalled the 1993 skit where the actress portrayed the former First Daughter and how it “rubbed somebody wrong.”
“Yeah, Hillary,” responded Sweeney, adding that the former presidential candidate complained about the skit.
The contents of Clinton’s letter were not shared on the podcast.
The scene, entitled “Inaugural Ball,” aired shortly after Bill Clinton’s election as US president.
Joining Sweeney in the sketch were Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks playing the then-president and First Lady respectively.
The skit is not available on the show’s YouTube page.
Following the terse letter, Sweeney never portrayed Chelsea again.
Chelsea took heat again during the popular “Wayne’s World” segment, where Mike Myers, 60, and Dana Carvey, 68, insinuated that she wasn’t nearly as attractive as then-Vice President Al Gore’s daughters.
After the rather rude dig at the teen, “SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels, 78, sent a handwritten apology to the first family.
“We felt, upon reflection, that if it was in any way hurtful, it wasn’t worth it,” Michaels said at the time. “She’s a kid, a kid who didn’t choose to be in public life.”
The Post reached out to Sweeney, Chelsea and Michaels for comment.
While appearing on the podcast, Sweeney claimed she now understands why the former Secretary of State, 75, sent the heated letter.
“People were saying how unattractively I was playing Chelsea, and all I did was not wear makeup and put braces on,” remarked Sweeney. “If you say that, you’re saying I’m unattractive!”
The comedian swore she was just trying to play Chelsea, 43, accurately and not “trying to play her unattractive.”
“I just didn’t wear makeup and put on braces,” continued Sweeney. “That was it, and a wig. A long wig.”
“I understood what Hillary was saying, especially now that I’m a parent. It’s like, yeah f – – k off. I mean, don’t play kids. That was wrong. She was right, that was wrong,” she added.
Since then, the late-night show has backed off on poking fun at the young members of political families, despite ramping up attacks on the leaders themselves.
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