Kerry Washington hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ with a cold open skit dubbed Michelle Obama at the White House.
After a very brief conversation between the First Lady and Jay Pharoah’s character President Barack Obama, a White House aide comes in to report that Oprah Winfrey wants to chat with POTUS before the State Dinner.
The aide asks Washington, “So don’t you think you should go change?” She responds, “Why? …. Oh, because of the whole … and Kenan won’t?” Pharoah responds, “Nope.”
Kerry smiles and quips before literally dashing out the door, “Well, in that case I will leave and in a few minutes Oprah will be here.”
The sketch is a nod to ‘SNL’ ensemble cast member Kenan Thompson who recently put down his foot — refusing to no longer play black women in drag.
We then see dialogue rolling up the screen and the message read aloud by someone sounding very much like Barack Obama delivering a speech:
“The producers at ‘Saturday Night Live’ would like to apologize to Kerry Washington for the number of black women she will be asked to play tonight. We made these requests both because Ms. Washington is an actress of considerable range and talent and also because ‘SNL’ does not currently have a black woman in the cast.”
“As for the latter reason, we agree that this is not an ideal situation and look forward to rectifying it in the near future…unless, of course, we fall in love with another white guy first.”
Check it out on video:
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