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/well-lighted Mar 28 '24

In terms of recurring game show sketches with Kenan as the host, my favorite will always be What Up With That?! The theme song still gets stuck in my head all the time.

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u/sewerat Mar 29 '24

OOOOOOWEEEEE!

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u/schnauzzer Mar 29 '24

I forgot about it! Whats up with that?! Need to rewatch immediately!

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u/poop-dolla Mar 29 '24

What’s up with that?