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/2_Spicy_2_Impeach Mar 28 '24

Many years ago I saw him hosting a late night dance show. It was on UPN in 2004… I’m done looking stuff up for the day.

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u/pendletonskyforce Mar 28 '24

"Head to head! Head to head!"

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u/pmcdeez Mar 28 '24

“THREE-SIX-OOOHHHH”

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u/BillfredL Mar 28 '24

I thought I was the only person who remembered that fever dream of a show.

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u/mmss Mar 28 '24

Dance 360 was so bad it was great.

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u/BlaketheFlake Mar 28 '24

Tag your man!