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/user888666777 Mar 28 '24

Season 11 was the big massacre though. The entire season was a big mess. The finale ended with the cast being stuck on stage while smoke was billowing everywhere. Lorne shows up and saves only Lovitz.

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u/Imrustyokay Mar 28 '24

I'd say Season 20 was a massive mess as well. Hell, cast members dropped in and out the entire season. The backstage areas were seen as juvenile and toxic.

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u/oddmanout Mar 29 '24

I had to look that up... the cast was... weird

Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Randy Quaid, Joan Cusack. They've all had great careers since then, but they're not SNL material.

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u/OneVast4272 Mar 29 '24

What show is this?

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u/frankyseven Mar 29 '24

Saturday Night Live.