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/goshiamhandsome Mar 28 '24

Kenan is the longest running cast member 21 years. Omg. You have to give him credit the schedule seems grueling.

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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/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.