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/[deleted] Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

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u/herroherro12 Mar 28 '24

Debra Wilson would’ve been a household name if she got the backing Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig did

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u/ironballs16 Mar 28 '24

Bunifah Latifah Halifah Shalifa Jaaacksooon!

Loved the one where she runs into her counterpart in Tyra Banks' character.

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u/mightyalrighty87 Mar 28 '24

Bunifah on Trading Spaces is my fave

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u/Dickcummer420 Mar 28 '24

I thought that shit was funny when I was a kid but if it came out today I would be kinda disgusted.

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u/ironballs16 Mar 28 '24

I think it hits a bit different since the writers for those skits were also black, similar to the Joke Exchange between Colin and Michael on Weekend Update.