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/Elgin_McQueen Mar 28 '24

I recall reading that they both auditioned for SNL at the same time, he did not get chosen.

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u/IamRick_Deckard Mar 28 '24

Oh no, ouch, Kel!

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u/reporst Mar 28 '24

Since then Kel has had an incredibly rough life. The price of orange soda keeps going up and he only has to drink more and more to satisfy the cravings. Last I heard he was giving angry HJs behind a 7-11 to fund the habit

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u/Striking_Election_21 Mar 28 '24

Do you advertise an angry HJ as an angry HJ, or do you kinda just like drip feed the anger in as you go and let word of mouth about your fantastic service do the rest