A leading Tourette syndrome charity is speaking out against a “Saturday Night Live” sketch titled “Tourette’s.”

The pre-recorded skit was cut from the Saturday, Feb. 28, episode of “SNL” due to time but was uploaded to YouTube on Sunday, March 1. In the sketch, SNL cast members and the show’s host portray infamous celebrities including Armie Hammer, Bill Cosby, Mel Gibson, Kanye West and J.K. Rowling who claim that Tourette’s is to blame for their controversial statements and actions.

“I too suffer from Tourette’s, which explains a lot of the things I’ve said or yelled through the years,” said Andrew Dismukes, playing Gibson. “Am I proud of what I said? No. But I am very proud for you to know that it was because of Tourette’s. Unfortunately, I’m not alone.”

In a statement shared with Deadline, Emma McNally, CEO of Tourettes Action, said: “Mocking a disability is never acceptable. It would not be tolerated for any other condition, and it should not be tolerated by people with Tourette’s.”

She continued: “Tourette’s is a complex neurological condition, of which there is no cure. It is not a joke. It is not a personality trait. It is not a source of entertainment. It is a condition that can be extremely debilitating, causing pain, isolation and huge amounts of discrimination. Videos and posts that deliberately misrepresent or sensationalize tics set us back years. … I hope those creating these videos understand that they create real consequences for people in our community: fear, isolation, bullying, abuse, and a feeling among many that they must hide away to stay safe.”

NJ.com has reached out to NBC for comment.

Tourettes Action has a longstanding relationship with John Davidson, whose appearance at the Feb. 22 BAFTA Film Awards inspired the “SNL” sketch.

Davidson, 54, who has Tourette’s, involuntarily shouted several curse words and slurs during the awards ceremony, including the N-word when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award onstage.

“I want to be really clear that the intent behind them is zero. What you’re hearing is a symptom — not my character, not my thought, not my belief,” Davidson told Variety on Feb. 24. “The most offensive word that I ticked at the ceremony is a word I would never use and would completely condemn if I did not have Tourette’s.”

Davidson, whose life story inspired the BAFTA-winning film “I Swear,” continued: “The real challenge isn’t the tics themselves, but the misconceptions surrounding them. Understanding the full range of Tourette’s helps reduce stigma and supports everyone living with the condition.”

Lindo, 73, addressed the incident when he and Jordan, 39, once again took the stage together at the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday.

“I’d just like to officially say, I appreciate — we appreciate — all the support and love we have been shown in the aftermath of what happened last weekend. It means a lot to us,” he said of him and his “Sinners” costar.

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