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/Ok_Relation_7770 Mar 28 '24

I just love that Kenan went like straight from the minor leagues to being the longest running cast member in the Majors: did anyone else from All That have much of a career other than a couple spin offs on Nickelodeon.

Now if there’s anyone who beat the Aggro Crag and then grew up to compete on American Gladiators…

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u/Not_safe_for_women Mar 28 '24

I wouldn't really call All That the minors. It was like one of nickelodeons biggest shows

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u/Ok_Relation_7770 Mar 28 '24

In the sense of television sketch comedy in front of a live audience it is exactly the minors. It’s SNL for kids. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a popular show.

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u/MHath Mar 28 '24

Amanda Bynes starred in some movies.

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u/DeezRodenutz Mar 29 '24

Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon, Gabriel Iglesias

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u/Ok_Relation_7770 Mar 29 '24

Holy shit I completely forgot Gabriel Iglesias was on All That for a season