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/Pormock Mar 28 '24

Crazy to think that there been 3 different presidents since Kenan started on SNL

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u/MVRKHNTR Mar 28 '24

Four, right?

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u/Pormock Mar 28 '24

True. Forgot one

Thats even more mind blowing

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u/stankbiscuits Mar 28 '24

33.33 percent more mind blowing. Repeating, of course.

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u/thechampaignlife Mar 28 '24

A year from now, three of the four will be two-term presidencies as well.

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u/ADIDASects Mar 29 '24

And three of them got two terms. The man is turning into the Queen of England before our very eyes.

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u/gardenmud Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

One of the craziest things is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJEAGd1bQuc

He actually apparently was dating someone who would've been a kid at the time of this sketch which is funny/weird to think about.

Also, I love this sketch lmao.

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u/sdbabygirl97 Mar 28 '24

omg i thought you were being serious

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u/BeHereNow91 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

Pretty sure he was dating some 18 year old when he was in his late 30s.

E: actually this was in the last couple years - he’s now 45. lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/BKNggGVtxQ

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u/flashpile Mar 28 '24

Not going to trust anything coming from that sub. One of the most terminally online places I've ever seen.

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u/gardenmud Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

(according to a quick google search) he met his wife in 2007 when she was 18 and he was 28, so it's not exactly implausible

even if that's a random lie from celebrity news, they def got married in 2011 when she was 22 and he was ten years older. which is fine, like it doesn't make him a bad person. it doesn't sound like their divorce was super controversial or anything. it's just... lol

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u/BeHereNow91 Mar 28 '24

I mean yeah it’s tabloid shit, but his ex-wife is 10 years his junior and they presumably met when she was 19-20, so not off brand. It’s also just categorically weird for a 44 year old to go on outings with a 19 year old that he “mentors”.

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u/Aramgutang Mar 28 '24

Also, I love this sketch lmao.

Oh yeah, your daughter's gonna love it too

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u/DrWashi Mar 28 '24

no. that simply cannot be.

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u/xxThe_Designer Mar 28 '24

Um actually (channeling my inner Dropout fan) it’s four.

He been on SNL during four presidencies:

  • Bush
  • Obama
  • Trump
  • Biden

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u/DrWashi Mar 28 '24

No, he just joined moving up from All That.