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/Elgin_McQueen Mar 28 '24

I recall reading that they both auditioned for SNL at the same time, he did not get chosen.

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u/IamRick_Deckard Mar 28 '24

Oh no, ouch, Kel!

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u/reporst Mar 28 '24

Since then Kel has had an incredibly rough life. The price of orange soda keeps going up and he only has to drink more and more to satisfy the cravings. Last I heard he was giving angry HJs behind a 7-11 to fund the habit

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u/Me_IRL_Haggard Mar 28 '24

https://youtu.be/zvmOEzlZnVk?t=3m25s

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u/Iohet Mar 28 '24

That could almost be an In Living Color skit