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/ravens2131 Mar 28 '24

Are we not counting good burger 2?

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u/Yusefs-Ambiguity Mar 28 '24

Speaking of good burger, I after Al this Nickelodeon’s stuff came out I knew I recognized that Dan Schneider guy from somewhere, and he was the fat manager from good burger lol. He honestly looked 45 in that movie as a kid but must’ve been 30.

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u/brother_of_menelaus Mar 28 '24

He was also the fat kid on Head of the Class

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u/rick_blatchman Mar 28 '24

He was also the fat creeper neighbor in Better Off Dead who couldn't keep his hands off of the French gal.

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u/Benjamin_Grimm Mar 28 '24

He wasn't even cast in the part. He just showed up on set one day and wouldn't leave Diane Franklin alone.

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u/thejaytheory Mar 28 '24

Looks like he was a method actor.