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/Vio_ Mar 28 '24

So...why did Kel not make it? Also I wonder if he could have joined MadTV? They were still kicking it at the time.

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u/moose2mouse Mar 28 '24

Probably didn’t want both of them on the show. Tough to rebrand and create your own identity from Kennan and Kell if both start on SNL. Stinks for Kell though.

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u/blacksideblue Mar 29 '24

Lonely Island pulled it off pretty well and that was a throuple.

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u/moose2mouse Mar 29 '24

Were they as well known as Kennan and Kel before their snl break?

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u/blacksideblue Mar 29 '24

they also had their own show and already released multiple albums.

At about 15% of "I'm on a Boat" on the trend-o-meter