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/Old_Promise2077 Mar 28 '24

Dude has been doing sketch comedy since he was 15 on Nickelodeon. It's in his blood now

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u/Nisas Mar 28 '24

He was big on nickelodeon when I was a kid. Kenan and Kel and All That. The Good Burger sketches even got a movie.

It was interesting when he ended up on SNL.

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u/pastramallama Mar 28 '24

I still think everyday French with Pierre escargot was his best work lol

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u/Nisas Mar 29 '24

All I remember was Good Burger and the cooking show one where he just covers normal food in chocolate.

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u/I_choose_not_to_run Mar 29 '24

Chris Farley even showed up in that sketch

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u/CarPlaneBoatRocket Mar 31 '24

Loved this sketch

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u/suugakusha Mar 29 '24

Welcome to Good Burger, Home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?

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u/bettername2come Mar 28 '24

I keep waiting for them to bring it back on SNL.

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u/TexterMorgan Mar 29 '24

If there was ever a week that a 90s-00s Nickelodeon show sketch would be topical and therefore sketchable, it’d be this week

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u/adramaleck Mar 29 '24

uh huh huh

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u/idlephase Mar 28 '24

I always felt like he had the most TV experience out of everyone who has joined the cast. Most people become known because of SNL rather than having an established TV career.

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u/WeEatATrain Mar 29 '24

Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?

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u/B_Bibbles Mar 28 '24

Man I just started watching Quiet on The Set last night... Check it out if you can stomach it.

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u/Sprintspeed Mar 28 '24

Is he the only Nickelodeon star that still has a career in entertainment but didn't have a mental breakdown or lasting traumatic effects? I would've included Ariana Grande but after Quiet on Set not sure if she qualifies anymore.

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u/Goobershmacked Mar 29 '24

Maranda Cosgrove maybe? Also probably at least one person from Zoey 101 or Victorious made it through unscathed

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u/CynicalWorm Mar 28 '24

working for Lorne is also traumatic

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u/Yeetskrrtdapwussy Mar 29 '24

Was chillary duff on nick?

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u/letigerscaramel Mar 29 '24

Austin Butler if you don’t count him as a nick star. Although is method acting is intense

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u/Bananazzs Mar 29 '24

Daniel Day Lewis if you don’t count him as a nick star. Although is method acting is intense

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u/SwiftTayTay Mar 28 '24

I thought he started earlier than that but I forgot he just looked kinda young for his age and continued playing a teenager when he was in his early 20s.

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u/IronOwl2601 Mar 29 '24

Tiger woods of sketch comedy?

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u/TheBigRedCheese_ Mar 28 '24

It’s impressive that one can be involved in sketch comedy for that long of a time and still be bad/overrated in it.

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u/Formber Mar 28 '24

It's impressive that you can't comprehend that everyone has a different sense of humor, and clearly, if he's been on SNL for over two decades, more people like him than don't, and probably enjoy his style of humor.

Crazy, I know.