Despite remarks from Timothée Chalamet that quietly sent ripples through the high arts world, certain big-name musicians are helping fuel a resurgence of the genre and its aesthetic.

The controversy made its way to Saturday Night Live, where Colin Jost noted during “Weekend Update” that Chalamet was “being criticized by major opera and ballet organizations after he said that no one cares about those art forms.” His punchline? That the actor “made the comment on a press tour for his movie about ... ping-pong.”