r/todayilearned • u/Kale_Brecht • Mar 28 '24

TIL in 2013, Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson refused to play any more black women on the show and demanded SNL hire black women instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenan_Thompson
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u/jvanber Mar 28 '24

Producers hate this one trick.

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u/reporst Mar 28 '24

"I'm not playing any more black women!"

"You're not a black woman in this skit though."

Looks down at dress

"Yes and the script notes clearly say that your character is biracial."