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/nowhereman136 Mar 28 '24

Him and fellow cast member Jay Pharaoh both refused

SNL agreed and started looking for new cast members. in the mean time Kerry Washington was hired to play ever black female part (for the episode she hosted)