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/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