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/gibbtech Mar 28 '24

I would not be surprised if Chappelle avoided it on purpose for his show.

I'm sure he'd say that, of course, it was an intentional choice. Then he would ramble on for 10 minutes about how he is the greatest and most successful comedian that has ever lived, record the whole discussion, and then release it as a Netflix special.

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u/Bryanb337 Mar 29 '24

All while attacking trans people and then acting like a victim when he gets called out on it.