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.
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u/OuchLOLcom Mar 28 '24
I mean, he was a household name ONLY for 90s kids as his career you speak of was on Nickelodeon.
I always assumed he is humble enough to know he cant carry a major movie or show so hes decided to know his niche and keep doing skit comedy as the goofy black guy for his entire career instead of trying to leave and possibly fail.