How SNL's "Black Jeopardy" Nailed Racial Commentary
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Saturday Night Live is overall "OK" as far as sketch comedy goes. There are many great performers and writers, like Kenan Thompson and Michael Che, but the show rarely takes many creative risks or breaks new comedic ground. However, every now and then they strike gold, as they did with the amazing series of "Black Jeopardy" sketches, which provide excellent commentary on race politics and black culture, without being dismissive or stereotypical. Watch the first one here: • Black Jeopardy - Satur...
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@T1J 2 жыл бұрын
RIP Chadwick Boseman
@rebeccachambers4701 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to hear your prospective on my TV because I feel like that show really just played around with like concepts and race and gender and other things and just kind of just went crazy with everything and I think that show was always funnier than SNL. Like Michael McDonald Deborah Wilson Bobby Lee but I can't really name you anyone from SNL and to be honest that show happened a long time ago and I don't really remember actors anyway I don't really care to remember celebrities anymore than they already shove in our face. Unless you got a video on that on what you think about in regards to mad TV
@rebeccachambers4701 2 жыл бұрын
I mean if you referred to basically like phrases or something as being stolen by the White community does that mean that black people steal things from White culture and white communities if they do something or do we just kind of live more in a country together that if others see something that people are doing that they like they start doing it too because it's not like it's at any cost for people to act or behave in a way and if anything wouldn't be a positive for people to accept and engage in cultures beyond their own or what's the difference in what I'm missing that differs expanding one's culture and taking part of another culture versus stealing it
@rebeccachambers4701 2 жыл бұрын
In all honesty I think part of the reason why the black community has this you know closer shared kind of community where you kind of really closely can talk to each other is because most white people have their own cars in America and they drive around whereas black people and other minorities are walking around they don't have vehicles they share subways they share chains because unfortunately there is a problem with poverty and well just minorities get paid and treated less than other people especially less than whites on the average so you know you have more interactions with more people and your community and culture develops differently than many of the white people who are basically isolated in their own cars in their own homes they don't share a building with no one even when they go to the store they're not going to a small little shop like you would have in the city they're going to a big open grocery store where there's plenty of space between them and the next person so they never develop any familiarity with anyone like people in poor communities who are exposed to each other more often and that's I think one of the biggest travesties and the biggest problem with white people is they are isolated more so from other people and you can call it Street smarts but realistically speaking they're just not around people who are very different from each other they're not exposed to many different types of people and personalities and they have the ability to isolate and segregate away even other white people that might be too different or that they don't like I mean even in white communities it's like well this is the Jewish this is the Italian this is the Polish this is that this is this but if you're Hispanic Muslim or anyone else then you're all mixed together and even pooor whites.
@rebeccachambers4701 2 жыл бұрын
Of course I could be wrong you know I understand there's plenty I don't know and there's plenty more but the reality is I don't think I'm too far off otherwise I wouldn't have commented it but I don't know food for thought maybe it's a video or something you can do either way hope that contributes to the conversation in a positive way
@shannonrosengarth8874 3 жыл бұрын
"Often, those experiences we associate with black folks are just as much, if not more, a consequence of class than race." YUP
@lyspaere 3 жыл бұрын
He SAID it!!!
@nomisteaks 3 жыл бұрын
There is no war but class war
@cproteus 3 жыл бұрын
Which is why the narrative of the racial difference is constantly harped on - by those who benefit from our class solidarity with those outside our own class. See Bacon Rebellion.
@hughmac13 3 жыл бұрын
That's true, although in the U.S. class and race have a tricky way of being able to pull the other inside out, as it were. Baldwin was good on that phenomenon. He tells a story about living in France and encountering white American tourists, and having everything in common with them, as Americans, and having nothing in common with them.
@AdirondackRuby 3 жыл бұрын
I still remember a few years back that something along the lines of #GrowingUpBlack was trending on Twitter and I remember thinking "That's not just a black thing...that's a growing up poor thing." Sadly, any white person that said so was shot down with a "You don't know what it's like!"...but the Latinos & Blacks had a little bonding moment over their commonalities. Sad, the things we refuse to see that could ultimately bring us unity.
@dgcclan9445 4 жыл бұрын
" Saturday night live is a sketch comedy show that airs live, Saturday night." I laughed.
@T1J 4 жыл бұрын
@RamblingSailors 4 жыл бұрын
Unless it's changed from when I last saw it, SNL's opening credits say "Saturday Night Live (program previously recorded)" It hasn't been broadcast live since the first few shows when Belushi dropped an f-bomb. 😏
@manzijoel5224 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao, how do you post a sticker on YT? What sorcery is this?
@mcolville 3 жыл бұрын
@@RamblingSailors It's broadcast live on the east coast, I believe.
@darrendm8037 3 жыл бұрын
@@mcolville everyone be cool. Matt's here.
@Atuchy 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this analysis! In college, when the Maga hat sketch came out, my Race, Class, Gender professor (a white man) showed the clip to the class. I laughed the whole way through - and I was the only one. Turns out, he went on to criticize the sketch, saying it wasn’t a positive portrayal of black people. Of course a black viewer got the point of the sketch and my white professor didn’t! Fits in exactly with the points SNL and Dave Chapelle we’re making about white professors!
@charliekahn4205 3 жыл бұрын
I'm betting that prof looks back on that day and laughs his head off right in front of his current students.
@gracehaven5459 3 жыл бұрын
I'm just imaging an elderly white dude explaining to a black guy why something is racist now.... wow...
@blaccoreo3110 3 жыл бұрын
@@gracehaven5459 oh oof
@joysoyo2416 3 жыл бұрын
Omg I'm white hispanic and I laughed all the way through the skit. Some people need to chillax and unscrew that big stick up their yayhole, but I grew up in the SOUTH so I guess we share cultures there.
@fionalilly543 3 жыл бұрын
Really?? I'm white and it's one of my favorite sketches. I'm disappointed in your professor.
@invernapro 4 жыл бұрын
I will always laugh at the Tom Hanks one with the question "Skinny women can do this" and the answer from Doug "What is, not a damn thing"
@twilightgardenspresentatio6384 3 жыл бұрын
Not a damn thing!
@shihoblade 3 жыл бұрын
Really? Those jokes are so damn black I be wondering if my family writes for SNL.
@Galactico42 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly the line that jumped in my head when I saw the thumbnail image.
@brandonjwillis 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite joke!
@brittanygoss9019 3 жыл бұрын
But YES! Literally the whole time all I was thinking of was that joke 🤣
@fcon8507 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, here's something every black, white, hispanic, and asian family from the same economic class can relate to - how many of us have the hard plastic cups from any fast food joint cleaned and sitting in their cup cabinet?
@aych33 3 жыл бұрын
Maaannnn my cabinets used to be filled with the promotional slurpee cups from 711 Do they ever do those cups anymore?
@ms.sellors.says.1184 3 жыл бұрын
Mmmm, my favourite, when they fall on your head.
@jinksdalfang8843 3 жыл бұрын
Nicest cups in the cabinet was from like 20ish yrs ago when mcdonalds had the promo with glass coke cups
@fcon8507 3 жыл бұрын
@@jinksdalfang8843 Shit, I think my family still has the glass ones from that Batman movie in their house somewhere still!
@jamie1602 3 жыл бұрын
Damn we just threw them out. They were getting funky. They were doing so good for so long. And remember the nice glass ones they used to sell and you thought you'd make big money from collecting them but one day you didn't wanna do the dishes so you brought it out? Didn't matter, it was still $5 on eBay last I looked. Least they all looked cool when you had them drying and you could see the promo images and stuff. Some of the art was nice. God I'm getting old.
@ChefSandwichboy 3 жыл бұрын
"Even though this white lady is clueless about everything, she still gets to win, even though she didn't learn anything...I see you, SNL" Gold. Absolute gold.
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
lol dude your gold is actually just dog shit with spray paint. I hope you find that out someday lmfao
@ChefSandwichboy 3 жыл бұрын
@@connorapurcell cool story, bro.
@fandomcringebucket 3 жыл бұрын
_And the sound of the woooooosh imitated a literal fighter jet._
@rouelandrewpulma9799 3 жыл бұрын
I replayed that part 3-4 times. It was brilliant.
@mgg5418 3 жыл бұрын
But isn’t that also part of the commentary in the SNL sketch? I feel it was on purpose to underline another reality of white privilege. That’s how I understood it anyways.
@sarahkatherinebarnes8311 3 жыл бұрын
My sociology class assigned me this video and two black jeopardy videos to write an essay on! Just wanted to let you know how your videos are being used, it's more than just entertainment! You're part of my curriculum!
@christinabuntyn5043 2 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@Joostmhw 2 жыл бұрын
Whilst I like this guy, that is very problematic
@taishamikell1438 6 ай бұрын
@@Joostmhwcan you say more about this ? What do you find problematic ?
@17R3W 4 жыл бұрын
As a poor to middle class white guy, a lot of the jokes landed for me too. The "long ass wire", "the good chair" and the junk door with the random sauce packets, are all things I'm very familiar with.
@sanityisrelative 3 жыл бұрын
Also top foil. I'm pretty sure I've got some top foil in my fridge right now.
@SRosenberg203 3 жыл бұрын
I'm particularly fond of "Useta Hold Margarine" containers. Very versatile lmao
@17R3W 3 жыл бұрын
@@SRosenberg203 Yep, those were a big part of my childhood
@jb888888888 3 жыл бұрын
White person here. One time when I was young and my Cub Scout pack went on a camping trip, we were told to bring a bowl (to have stew in). We had these plastic bowls we used for ice cream, and my father and I brought those since they weren't likely to break and even if they were broken (or lost) it wouldn't be a big loss. When it came time for stew everybody I knew made fun of me because I was eating out of a "Usta Hold Margarine" container. I had no idea. FWIW my parents grew up during the Great Depression.
@fyxation 3 жыл бұрын
@@jb888888888 I feel this. My grandparents grew up in the Great Depression. As a result, my dad's really big into saving/recycling/re-purposing everything. Their poverty made him a bit of a hoarder.
@rogermonroe8021 4 жыл бұрын
I admittedly don't get most of the jokes in black jeopardy, but that bland ass potatoe salad with raisins is soooo relatable lol.
@charlieparker5346 4 жыл бұрын
Where are you from? Seriously, I see this all the time and I have no idea where it came from. I'm white, my whole family is white, everyone makes potato salad. I've been to countless all or mostly white family functions. And never. Never in a million years, have I seen a single raisin in a dish of potato salad. Ever. I'm not offended by the joke, I'm really not. If I saw white people going around putting raisins in our potato salad, I'd laugh at this joke. But I've literally never seen it so I'm so baffled???
@rinrinsparkles1986 4 жыл бұрын
@@charlieparker5346 Doesn't have to be a potato salad it could be any dish
@kupkakekrazi 4 жыл бұрын
Charlie Parker Lol I think it just depends on where you come from. I know plenty of white people that do that. But my black mother also does that too😂 Sometimes, racial humor doesn’t make sense.
@J-Hell 3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad of the responses here because now I understand the joke. In the UK, the joke is that white people (or maybe anyone other than people of South Asian heritage) put raisins in curried dishes. This is referenced in one of Terry Pratchet's Guards books. Some middle class, image-conscious, white people (like me) now think twice before putting raisins in a curried dish.
@origamiandcats6873 3 жыл бұрын
@Charlie Parker, it's a stereotype in aggregate that has nothing to do with potato salad. 1. Bland 2. "Creatively" fucking up something that didn't need her input 3. Her name is Karen
@TheSteve1126 3 жыл бұрын
I think Keenan is the most underrated comedian of the last 20 years. He’s so great. He just nails everything he does.
@mandalynn1384 3 жыл бұрын
He's a great writer, and great at improv. All his characters speak like Pierre Escargot though
@glenntilson6509 3 жыл бұрын
He's the longest-standing SNL member but has never gotten his own movie or show--wtf? Dude is HILARIOUS and versatile.
@susansongs 3 жыл бұрын
@@glenntilson6509 He did all these Nickelodeon shows as a kid. Look up Keenan & Kel
@glenntilson6509 3 жыл бұрын
@@susansongs thanks. The name sounds a bit familiar.
@laurapajamas612 3 жыл бұрын
I hate how he can never keep a straight face though
@letmic4528 3 жыл бұрын
The T’challa sketch was one of the funniest of all time. He will greatly be missed. REST IN POWER CHADWICK BOSEMAN 👑
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
Rest in PEACE Chadwick Boseman, but it was still racist as fuck.
@glenntilson6509 3 жыл бұрын
How was it racist? I'm not fighting with you, I'm asking to be educated. I took it as a character who grew up in a nation where black people WEREN'T oppressed trying to wrap his head around one where the are. Was that not "the joke"?
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
@@glenntilson6509 the mere existence of "Black Jeopardy" is racist. It's just another thing that "black" people have stolen, slapped the word "black" onto, and claimed as their own. Regular "Jeopardy" isn't "White Jeopardy". It doesn't exclude anyone because of their skin color; but "Black Jeopardy" only includes people of other races to insult them. That's racist as fuck. Imagine if Jeopardy was called "White Jeopardy", and only allowed "black" contestants on if they would act like offensive, degrading stereotypes of "black" people. Do you think that would be racist, or nah? As for "the joke", just because something is a joke doesn't mean it isn't racist.
@glenntilson6509 3 жыл бұрын
@@connorapurcell While I agree that something being a joke doesn't preclude racism, that's the only thing you've said that made a bit of sense. First off, it's mostly jokes ABOUT (working-class) American black people which they're enjoying a laugh about. It's hardly at the expense of white people--there's about one "potato salad" joke for every ten "packet-drawer" jokes. It's called "Black Jeopardy" because it's Jeopardy about black Americans. With (mostly--remember Drake?) white guests who don't "get it". That's why it's funny. Second--and I can't believe people still need to be told this in the 21st century--there's no need for "white anything" because white is the default position. A rock band comprised of black members gets called a "black rock band" while an all-white rock band gets called "a rock band". Does something like Miss Black America exist because of racism? Yes--because the winners don't come close to the ethnic diversity of a still very white country. In all these areas, non-whites would probably like to be accepted and recognised but they're NOT. Third, and most blatantly, you made your own racism pretty obvious with, "just another thing that 'black' (Why you put quotes there, I honestly have no idea.) people have stolen, slapped the word 'black' onto, and claimed as their own." Stolen? As with any other ethnicity, there are black criminals but what have "black people" EVER, as a group, taken from you? "The loss of privilege can feel like oppression." For what it's worth, I'm white, dirt-poor, and spend about as much time listening to Darkthrone as I do to Geto Boys. I won't claim to speak for black people but I suspect they'd respect you more if you came out of the closet as someone who hates them. At least they'd know who they were REALLY dealing with.
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
@@glenntilson6509 The “packet-drawer” jokes are relatable for people of low and middle class, regardless of skin color. The “potato salad” jokes are deliberately insulting and directly targeted at “white” people. Do you seriously not see the difference? “Because the winners don’t come close to the ethnic diversity of a still very white country” - and why should they? Shouldn’t the majority be represented as such? Also when looking at the population of the world as a whole, “white” people are the vast minority! So why should a majority “white” country cater to minorities? It doesn’t make sense. Think of it from a business perspective. Companies want to appeal to the largest target audience, not the smallest because they are in business to get money. It’s so simple, I don’t know why you are having trouble grasping these basic concepts. I put quotes when referring to people by skin color because I don’t agree with categorizing people in that manner. I believe all people are inherently equal regardless of immutable characteristics, which literally precludes me from being racist, so your accusation of racism is hilariously out of touch. People refer to “Black Twitter”…. but it’s literally just “black” people, on regular Twitter. There is no such thing as “white” Twitter, not because Twitter caters to “white” people but rather because it inclusive of ALL people. Placing people into monolithic categories and judging them based on shared inherent, immutable characteristics while ignoring other aspects of their character is wrong, prejudicial, and racist. Not all “black”people think alike, have the same experiences or opinions or values; same goes for any other ‘color’ of people. Stating that you are “white” and suggesting that you have “worth” because of your skin color is ridiculous and irrelevant to the conversation. I don’t care what color your skin is, I care about your principles, values, actions, and character. hahaha, I don’t hate “black” people, nor any other ‘color’ people. I refuse to segregate people by inherent characteristics and judge them based on that alone. I judge people on their actions and words, skin color is irrelevant. My views on racism are pretty much the same as my views on sexism - they’re both morally abhorrent ideologies that I will never support. People have claimed that I hate women too - I don’t. I hate feminists, regardless of their sex or gender. You claim that I hate “black” people - I don’t. I hate racists, regardless of their skin color.
@Whoo711 4 жыл бұрын
My all-time favorite part in Black Jeopardy: “What is, to honor her as the foundation of the family.” "Mm! That's really nice! It's wrong... but it's *really nice*!"
@pavarottiaardvark3431 3 жыл бұрын
"Our ministers of Law Enforcement are only here to protect us. Is this correct?" *awkward face* "It should be...."
@robk7266 3 жыл бұрын
"Skinny women can do this for you" "What is, not a damn thing."
@haydenmary4849 3 жыл бұрын
mine is "it should be"
@stoverboo 3 жыл бұрын
"When that man puts on a muumuu, I'm just transported."
@dyscea 3 жыл бұрын
This, too was my favorite joke of the series.
@YoItsEmo 3 жыл бұрын
Poverty. The one thing connecting us all even though most refuse to accept they're living in it.
@SilverFlame819 3 жыл бұрын
This camper is a CASTLE!!! How dare you!!! *lol*
@jenm1 3 жыл бұрын
It's been a prevailing theme since white peasants were pitted against black slaves. It's funny how whites are made to believe they have more in common with their white rulers than their black neighbours. Most people on welfare in America are white and they blame the immigrants, when it's due to exportation of exploitation to the third world and automation, despite what falling profits with due to them in the long term. Capitalism is such a craphole
@lilelo208 3 жыл бұрын
@@jenm1 Thank you.
@hueco5002 3 жыл бұрын
@@jenm1 there’s two perspectives one must take to understand the issue: the past, and the now. In the past, offshoring and automation robbed the lower middle class and down of jobs and opportunity, causing wealth disparities to rise dramatically over time. Today, we live in a post-automation world. Sure, automation still creeps into new industries and positions but the bulk of the damage is done. Now, that same lower middle class and down compete for fewer jobs, of which fewer still offer any sort of real opportunity or growth. And this is where the immigration of vast numbers of unskilled or lower class populations hurts the existing lower classes. It’s not that this immigration caused problems, it’s that it is a major factor affecting people today and the trajectory of opportunity for the existing population. The US Gov failed it’s people miserably by allowing companies to offshore labor to avoid the regulations afforded citizens, like an established work week or OSHA. At the same time, a government is a reflection of its people, and how many in the US still buy Nike’s? This isn’t a capitalism problem, it’s a cultural one.
@LadyAstarionAncunin 3 жыл бұрын
Because white folks have been promised that it's only temporary. And a lot of them believe it. They're taught to believe that somehow black and brown people are standing in the way of their eventual wealth. Meanwhile, black and brown people are below them.
@joshualogan84 3 жыл бұрын
Growing up poor and white, I've always found myself in circles of color and those circles to be more relatable to my life experience. I think you hit the nail on the head with your deconstruction of the 'Doug' episode. I STILL laugh HARD at topfoil and so many of the jokes based around the shared experience of class. The hard part (especially for me as an adult that has now distanced myself from much of my family) is when Doug is asked 'Lives that matter.' Speaking as a white guy that has dealt and deals with these sort of arguments with white people in predominantly white spaces, this hit me hard. I didn't laugh so much as, exhaled out of my nose a sense of dread. I remember watching this episode when it happened. Going to work Monday, sharing a laugh over the episode with coworkers (black and white) and the comment that ended the morning discussion coming from a white coworker being 'Yeah, but Doug has a point.' Great synopsis man. I really appreciate your work!
@dinosowermethod 8 ай бұрын
Just like Ice T said No Lives Matter, there is only class not race because news flash rich black people hate poor black people more than the klan
@MrBuch169169 3 жыл бұрын
"And although I have never eaten potato salad..." "Of course." "I sense that this white woman does not season her food. Not even some paprika??"
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
@Isabella Smith lol he was not a king, he was an actor. Jeez, the morons in this comment section...
@woodsplitter3274 3 жыл бұрын
@@connorapurcellI thought he was superhero. Don't tell me he is just a comic book title
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
@@woodsplitter3274 Chadwick Boseman was a superhero? I'm not aware of any comic books titled "Chadwick Boseman" - surely you can provide a source?
@AliceDiableaux 3 жыл бұрын
@here we go now I feel your pain as a half Indonesian Dutch person. You start every Indonesian dish with at least 5 different spices or garlic and onions and such, then there's about 5 other commonly used spices and then every dish calls for it's own add-ons. The traditional Dutch cuisine in contrast is literally the most bland and boring food in the world. One of our standard dishes is potatoes, onions and carrots boiled to mush and then stamped to more mush and mixed together with a bit of nutmeg and pepper. The contrast is ridiculously big for 2 countries so intertwined through centuries of colonialism.
@charliekahn4205 3 жыл бұрын
@@AliceDiableaux It's amazing how bland food can get where anything with a modicum of taste is prohibitively expensive for centuries.
@kneazleje 4 жыл бұрын
Ahh this is a great analysis, I didn't realize why I liked black jeopardy so much until you broke it down
@newman6434 4 жыл бұрын
but how
@WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLU 3 жыл бұрын
Newman64 some people need to watch a 15 minute video explaining why a joke is funny
@thomasfisher8793 3 жыл бұрын
Tom Hanks what is Adrenochrome answer I'm going to Greece
@irontuth 3 жыл бұрын
Just 👏
@everythingdibs344 3 жыл бұрын
WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL hey different people experience the subjective art of comedy in different ways
@Doodlebob108 3 жыл бұрын
What you said about class is so true. I'm a Native American who grew up very poor and a lot of the jokes in Black Jeopardy were relatable to me. In fact, growing up, a lot of media directed towards black people was relatable to me.
@artisticagi 3 жыл бұрын
I always wonder why there is not more Native American representation in the media. It’s like y’all are invisible
@ezio_Winchester 3 жыл бұрын
Doodlebob same here
@carolsimpson4422 3 жыл бұрын
@@artisticagi some native women I know were complaining about how there were no sexy male stars who are native, so I say but adam beach is gorgeous!! And one friend said "that was like a million years ago"...and then I realized two things. One is that I am old lol I really hadn't realized how much time had passed since adam beach had his moment. The other is that whatever progress I'd seen growing up, when a few native actors becoming well known and given good roles, had completely stopped. There weren't any young people replacing those names. I was especially mad they didn't use twilight to create a new Native star. They hired a white guy who claimed some Cherokee ancestry that has since been debunked. Are you telling me there wasnt one single young sexy native kid in north America to play the only young sexy male native love interest in film franchise history?
@richardshaw1249 3 жыл бұрын
thats because people inaccurately conflate being black with being poor and being white with being rich. and while that happens sometimes its nowhere near universal. there are plenty of poor whites and plenty of rich blacks, the difference is the blacks can be as racist as they want while the whites get blamed for everything.
@Serai3 3 жыл бұрын
@@richardshaw1249 Wow, way to blow it at the end there, dude.
@katmatally 3 жыл бұрын
I think part of the humor and heartbreak of the sketch with Doug [MAGA guy] was that, he and the Black players related on things that scared them both.
@serversurfer6169 Жыл бұрын
I'll take "Stuff Ya Can't Trust" for $1000.
@jsmith1746 3 жыл бұрын
You should have mentioned that Louis C.K.'s character was not just a professor of African American Studies, but a professor of African American Studies at about the whitest school on the planet, the Mormon church owned Brigham Young University. The Mormon church and BYU have a long history of racism too, with anyone "with one drop of African blood" being denied full participation in the Mormon church, and whose doctrine still, to this day, teaches that dark skin is a curse from God (despite publicly disavowing this teaching, the doctrine is still codified in many places in Mormon scriptures). BYU was so racist that at one point in the 1970s, many athletic teams refused to play them due to Mormon church racist policies. Several black football players from the university of Wyoming lost their scholarships and were kicked out of college because they refused to play games agains BYU due to BYU's racist policies.
@Poorstargazer23 3 жыл бұрын
The racism is less... apparent today, as they now let POC into the church at higher levels of authority, but they didn't do it out of the goodness of their heart, they did it because they were threatened with losing their tax exempt status as a religious institution some decades back. The LDS (mormon) church is really just a business imo and being more accepting was a good business move, nevermind what backwards thinking stuff they spend their tax exempt dollars on. I've done quite a bit of research as my BF is a long time inactive member of the LDS church, but still can get uncomfortable when I watch channels like Jimmy Snow (left leaning former LDS member now atheist etc) I think it's because his family is still very active. But, while they are more progressive, and thus a bit of a black sheep in their extended family, they don't really see the hypocrisy of being a member of the LDS church while still supporting LGBTQ+ or BLM movements, or being vehemently anti-Trump. It's kinda surreal.
@jsmith1746 3 жыл бұрын
@@Poorstargazer23 - I spent most of my life as an active Mormon. It's weird, when you grow up in a very insulated environment, it is easy to be blind to the abhorrent issues right in front of you. When you step away from it ever so slightly, and start to get a slightly different view of the world, and see other perspectives, you can begin to see how disgusting some of the practices are. It was specifically learning about the racism that broke my shelf (ex-mormons will know what that means), but there are so many other problems with it.
@ka-li-tzi-n 3 жыл бұрын
The church publicly disavows the idea that dark skin is a curse from God because it is not a doctrine or teaching of the church. (As far as I know, it never has been, unless folks in the past misinterpreted passages in the scriptures?) As a life-long member of the church (I'm ~30) it has been reiterated to me many times that dark skin was not--and is not--a curse. Over 2,000 years ago, in the specific context of the descendants of Lehi ONLY, dark skin was placed upon the wicked Lamanites as an arbitrary, but obvious indicator of who didn't have the Lord's help, in order to help Nephites not accidentally marry into a family that was cursed. Here's an excerpt from a student manual used in Book of Mormon study classes: "In Nephi’s day the curse of the Lamanites was that they were “cut off from [the Lord’s] presence … because of their iniquity” (2 Nephi 5:20-21). This meant the Spirit of the Lord was withdrawn from their lives. When Lamanites later embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ, “the curse of God did no more follow them” (Alma 23:18). "The Book of Mormon also states that a mark of dark skin came upon the Lamanites after the Nephites separated from them. The nature and appearance of this mark are not fully understood. The mark initially distinguished the Lamanites from the Nephites. Later, as the Nephites and Lamanites intermingled as they went through periods of wickedness and righteousness, the mark became irrelevant." I would be happy to discuss this further if you want, or answer any questions you might have about the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-Day Saints, although I'm not a church spokesperson or historian and I don't know everything. [Edited for clarity]
@ka-li-tzi-n 3 жыл бұрын
@@Poorstargazer23 My parents and I are active members of the church and we are vehemently anti-Trump. The idea that this is hypocritical is new to me. Trump is severely lacking in both integrity and competence and this is not lost on us by any means!
@jsmith1746 3 жыл бұрын
@@ka-li-tzi-n - So you have to either accept that Mormon scriptures, particularly the Book of Mormon (aka "The Most Correct Book"), when it blatantly states that dark skin is a curse, does not mean what it says. In which case how can you trust other things it says? Or you have to accept that past church leaders, including prophets, have regularly taught false doctrine (the philosophies of men mingled with scripture?), in which case, by definition, they are not prophets. The mental gymnastics one has to go through in order to deny the explicit racist scriptures, doctrines, official proclamations, and many, many, many public statements of past church leaders, given in official church settings, is quite remarkable. A for effort, F for results. BTW, I was an active church member for over 40 years, so I do have a bit of experience and certainly do not need to learn more from a church that has spent its entire history trying to hide and gaslight its history. Feel free to reach out of you would like to learn more.
@anxez 4 жыл бұрын
The thing I liked about the Tom Hanks episode most was that it's low key leftist as shit in a way that Left leaning voices nowadays so rarely touch. It was a working class solidarity sketch, painting the absurdity that is the American political system, not separated by shared experiences, but separated by skin color.
@LimeyLassen 4 жыл бұрын
And it cuts both ways. Having shared experiences alone isn't enough to make Doug an ally, he has to choose that.
@McD5791 3 жыл бұрын
What is "not a damn thing"???
@Galworld761 3 жыл бұрын
There is a small town in NJ that ran an election for 2 council member spots. The candidates agreed to run the election without announcing party affiliation. They stated positions on important community matters. They kept affiliations off the lawn signs too. Guess what, they elected a D and an R. Political parties are constructs to keep up us divided and distracted
@spencers1485 3 жыл бұрын
The working class was completely abandoned by the dems for their China money. Trump barely had to say anything to scoop it up right from under them. "I will bring the factories back" bam you just won all the swing states. The entiretiy of the political elite woukd rather just crush the middle class out of existence at this point so they can keep the China money and not lose an election in such an embarrassing way again.
@MrMertakhai 3 жыл бұрын
@@spencers1485 "Absolutely, Xi, keep herding Uyghur Muslims into concentration camps, so long as you sign this trade deal with me so I can brag about a political 'win;' also please help me win reelection pretty please, big daddy Xi" -Trump, paraphrased. But yeah, it's the Dems kowtowing to China... Project harder.
@Crick1952 3 жыл бұрын
I think something often ignored that the skit shows rather well is the shared cultural values between the broader black community and the South as a whole. Culturally the black community is a variety of the Southern culture and the majority of black people still live in the South to this day. For hundreds of years customs, beliefs and habits have intermingled between black and white Americans in the South in a way that they did not in the North and West.
@rashb3994 3 жыл бұрын
I can agree with that. I'm from the North and when I visit family in the South there just seems to be a lot of unspoken rules that are Southern based not racial. Like during the recent riots and protest I asked my brother was Memphis crazy right now and like a bit of race war. He said "No because of past race stuff from a long ago we have a mutual understanding". I was a little shocked. I also noticed it's not really that segregated. Blacks and whites still stay within their groups, I didn't see a ton of intermingling, but restaurants, housing, stores, everywhere I went it was half and half. It wasn't geographically all that separated. The North gets all this credit, but there's a lot underlying stuff which leads to more incidents. The South is no Utopia but better unspoken boundaries.
@Bladezeromus 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Black and white folks down here in Mobile use each other's slang and switch back and forth like a bilingual Latino. Chances are your close friend group is multi- racial here. No one really cares if you're democrat or republican, only that you like to eat and watch football. It is not uncommon in the south for the white people in the mostly black circle to have a pass to say "nigga". Which is way I was so surprised by how it was in NYC and Cali. It's backward to me there.
@Hip.Username 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I relate to this. I didn't know white people not using washcloths was a thing until I lived outside of New Orleans for a few years lol. There's still a difference in culture, and a difference in priviledge for sure, but there is more of a familiarity here at least. Despite the intermingling there are still plenty of worthless turds who swaddle themselves in the Confederate flag, but North and West racists are much more quiet about it typically.
@savannahwoods3222 3 жыл бұрын
totally agree as a white girl raised in inner city memphis
@PrydeWater901 3 жыл бұрын
The mutual understanding about the south is that the cost of living is cheap. People from all sides realize this and halfheartedly respect it.
@Knightmessenger 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like the best line from the Chadwick Boseman one is when he says he would offer to tell the police all he knows because "our ministers of law enforcement are only there to protect us." I can't believe you didn't mention that. Highlighting why the police are not trusted in all communities, it tragically took on way more relevance in 2020. And as I write this, Boseman has sadly just passed away.
@td866 3 жыл бұрын
He couldn't mention every great line because there are so many. Also, people are acutely aware of that issue.
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
@@td866 lmfao
@orcgoddessspike 3 жыл бұрын
I also liked the one about the cable being in grandmother's name "to honour her as the foundation of the family"
@akorn9943 3 жыл бұрын
Just saw this video after Chadwick Boseman’s unfortunate passing, but thankfully, before he left, he was able to tell Karen to keep her Bland-Ass Potato Salad to herself. Rest In Peace, King.
@stephss 4 жыл бұрын
Most people don't even realize that AAVE is real.
@hoseja 4 жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe English could be even stupider.
@onthefence928 4 жыл бұрын
@@hoseja that's the worst take, good job you found the worst take possible
@ambriaashley3383 4 жыл бұрын
Some white people on TikTok/YT/Twitter are calling it “internet slang” or their “internet accent” when they get called out for using it 🤦🏿♀️ I hate when they steal our words like that
@Materva-hv6sz 4 жыл бұрын
what is AAVE? Im going to google it
@Materva-hv6sz 4 жыл бұрын
ok i know what it is because i googled it
@fabrisse7469 3 жыл бұрын
I like the T'Challa episode for the whole "free colleges and universities" part. There's a genuine sadness to it with the idea of "what could be". Though Karen's bland ass potato salad is a great capper.
@stoverboo 3 жыл бұрын
As a person who grew up in the southwestern US, I am irritated to hell and back by bland food, and I don't want anybody throwing unexpected and unwelcome ingredients in food, like raisins in the salad, or pineapple chunks in the chicken salad, or mushrooms in chili.
@vikiirnawenzel1722 3 жыл бұрын
I also like the expression on Darnell's face when he says "It should be!", after T'Challa answers "Because our ministers of law enforcement are only here to protect us. This is correct?". I think it says a lot!
@methos-ey9nf 3 жыл бұрын
"what could be" - try "what was". There's a reason baby boomers largely have no school debt, because back in their youth it was low cost enough that they could work the summers to pay tuition for the year.
@fabrisse7469 3 жыл бұрын
@@methos-ey9nf yeah, my dad worked as an electrician's apprentice summers and after school in high school to cover his freshman year at University, then went ROTC for the following 3 years. He and my Mom paid for my sister and me, bless them. I don't know how the families today manage.
@ThexDynastxQueen 3 жыл бұрын
@@fabrisse7469 _"I don't know how the families today manage"_ They largely don't. It's one of the reasons why so many are still out protesting especially now that kids are the next sacrifice. US Gov't and corporations admitted low wage workers are the main thing keeping society afloat yet in the same sentence denied them hazard pay, healthcare and raises. No wonder when Macy's burned the public wasn't majorly upset like they would be years ago. Thanks to the pandemic "No justice, no peace" has a clear multifaceted meaning.
@katiez688 Жыл бұрын
Michael Che said that when he first started at SNL he was the only black writer and a lot of times he would pitch ideas or jokes that the other writers just didn’t get. I think they since diversified the writers room more and I think you could really see that over time. IMO some of the best sketches and Weekend Update moments in the past 10 years would not have happened but for SNL increasing diversity on screen and in the writers room.
@Sheriff_K 3 жыл бұрын
I really liked the Tom Hanks one, cuz it subverted expectations and was nice to see common ground.
@ellentheeducator 4 жыл бұрын
I think the bit about Tom Hanks is a discussion of class reductionism. If you only think about class, you'll miss the clear racial divide between Doug and the other members, and as you noted, the point on "Lives That Matter" is the center of the skit.
@TheGroovyJones 4 жыл бұрын
When you look at the intersection of them it becomes obvious American racism has always been a tool to serve the class hierarchy from slavery economics all the way through which neighborhood are we building the freeway through. Tom Hank's character is relatable by being who is put at the bottom in areas there aren't racial targets in service of classism.
@andrewsickler8466 4 жыл бұрын
I think it equally critiques class reductionism and identity politics. The first portion of the sketch is about the realization of shared class experience-a shock to those who see racial/ethnic groups in clear divisions (identity politics). You’re right that the ending, the “lives that matter” section, is a commentary on his class reductionism fails to see legitimate differences between segments of the working class. It’s a great sketch because it critiques both of these major problems in building solidarity.
@markw.schumann297 4 жыл бұрын
This video prompted me to go watch the Tom Hanks sketch again and omg the comments so cringey. Lots of class reductionism there. No no no, the thing that makes the sketch so funny is that class and race overlap *but only so far* and Doug is still not Black.
@NedTesco 4 жыл бұрын
I always saw it more as a critique of race reductionism/racial politics in that the point in the all lives matter bit was showing that culturally and economically the working class of different ethnicities have far more in common with each other than they realise, and the only thing that separates them is a political slogan where the likes of Trump have convinced the guy that BLM is an anti-white slogan when it's not. To me the message was that people are not irredeemable or alien, but rather that divide & rule has been so effective.
@chelsea6329 4 жыл бұрын
It has *always* been the most effective tool for oppression to give your slave someone over whom he believes he is Lord...
@SuperNicktendo 4 жыл бұрын
I'm white and I had gotten a real kick out of the thanksgiving family memes that came from blackpeopletwitter a while back because I had those same exact experiences of dysfunction. But those similarities end when I don't have to worry about getting hassled by police when I speed or do something goofy like do donuts in the school parking lot after hours (the cop let me off with a warning)
@willversiontwo1653 3 жыл бұрын
"...if we treated each other like complex human beings rather than one-dimensional heros & villains..." Damn...too real.
@NoMadKid 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I've always said it's not a black thing, it's a class thing. There are rich black people i know, who won't understand a thing of those questions nor the culture.
@bemusedbandersnatch2069 3 жыл бұрын
It's a bit of both. What puts it in perspective for me is that one scene from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air where the black fraternity rejects Carlton for not being "black enough" since he's a wealthy preppy kid. His response: "Being black isn't what I'm trying to be, it's what I am. I'm running the same race and jumping the same hurdles you are, so why are you tripping me up? You said we need to stick together but you don't even know what that means." Even though they've rejected Carlton basically for being in the wrong class, this is clearly unreasonable because they all share a common identity as black Americans. Politics, particularly identity politics, is complicated.
@farapipsqueek636 3 жыл бұрын
@@bemusedbandersnatch2069 maybe it goes both ways. There are certain experiences most Black people in America will experience that most white people wont. Same with poverty. If tou are Black and your parents are well educated, you eont have the same problems than if you are of any age and your
@LadyAstarionAncunin 3 жыл бұрын
But when you say "it's," what does that mean? Because people's hatred of black folks isn't because black folks are poor. Racists think black folks somehow have it better than white people do, and they resent us for it. So, clarification is necessary.
@cariko 2 жыл бұрын
You think when white cops are gun happy they care how much money a Black man or woman has?
@NoMadKid 2 жыл бұрын
@@cariko from what i’v seen, they never arrested a rich black person. Let’s not pretend like white poor people are having a blast. Same goes to all races, it will always be a class thing.
@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 3 жыл бұрын
The Tom Hanks one is my favorite. I liked the way a white "rural type" actually has more in common than he ever realized.
@mcolville 3 жыл бұрын
A propos of nothing, the Eddie Murphy episode had a bit with him on a baking show and when he revealed his cake the hosts said "Why is it brown?" And he looked at the camera and said "I don't know. Why is anything brown?" In such a note-perfect, real, natural way I practically shat myself. It wasn't even that funny of a line as writen, but Eddie understood the comedy in it and aced it. Also P.S. I think this video is very well-written and presented.
@mcolville 3 жыл бұрын
I was reading the TV Guide, so this was like 1989 or 1990 and they were listing all the new shows for the next TV season and they said "NBC has announced plans to launch a comedy version of SNL."
@T1J 3 жыл бұрын
Eddie was as funny as ever on that episode
@andreliddicoat3836 3 жыл бұрын
Matt? What are you doing here? Hi by the way.
@klosnj11 3 жыл бұрын
@@andreliddicoat3836 hey, D&D sensei and game writing masters can love commentary on racial humor as well. Seriously, I was also like, "Matt!?! I know that guy!! I mean...I know his videos."
@Customerbuilder 3 жыл бұрын
@@klosnj11 I love that bearded idiot.
@lexicoolaid3383 3 жыл бұрын
Him: “it’s august?!” Me immediately: “oh my god this is old.”
@iamtenrose7479 3 жыл бұрын
I am a recent immigrant from India and feel so left out when the pop culture references are made (black, white, and everything else). Listening to all these to get some idea lol.
@Neongirl902 4 жыл бұрын
That was a really long way of saying "(most 🇺🇸) poor/black people have inside jokes and it's refreshing to see them in the mainstream without the whitewash and added explanations." And I loved every minute of it 😂❤
@jasperclydeinsd592 3 жыл бұрын
The African American shared experience is much more than “inside jokes” but thanks for the condescending summary.
@Neongirl902 3 жыл бұрын
@@jasperclydeinsd592 Oh really? Tell me about it.
@PrydeWater901 3 жыл бұрын
Yang Gang 2024 I didn’t find your comment condescending, yet I also realize that the black experience comes with other “happenings” that aren’t so funny at the times that they happen.
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
racist.
@bea_ramm 3 жыл бұрын
T’challa: “I’ll tell police officers what I’ve seen and aid them in their search. After all they’re only here to protect us. Is this correct?” Kennan: makes a hilarious face at his answer 0___o ”I mean it should be! But clearly you’ve never spent time in America” This came our years ago and sadly this statement holds truth to this day
@charliekahn4205 3 жыл бұрын
@Marcha_ Sometimes the sibling is directly related to you. In fact, Americans have lived in America for long enough that it's quite likely.
@letzsnuggzz 3 жыл бұрын
That statement holds truth as long as America has existed.
@mushmouf1400 3 жыл бұрын
It's the only black jeopardy I laughed out loud at. RIP King
@cartoonhanks1708 3 жыл бұрын
Dude who knew black people were being shot and abused constantly by the police? Lets get rid of the police, hell lets get rid of government its all racist anyhow, and there couldn't be any other variable that accounts for treatment by the police such as things like class. Yep.
@loganlewis1790 3 жыл бұрын
It really doesn't. There are a couple of bad apples sure, but 99% of any "police brutality" is because whoever it was was either resisting arrest or reaching for what may have been a weapon. These cops put their lives on the lives for us and people like you disgust me
@VinciGlassArt 3 жыл бұрын
"No matter what I do, I can't win." A shared cultural experience of the poor. It's something that COULD be uniting because it is so shared. But a lot of things could be uniting as common culture...If...IF we agree that we are just people. Doesn't mean that we don't have(and in a lot of cases honor) the differences our ancestors experienced. Doesn't mean we don't furiously oppose racism against POC. It just means that some things here in this common place are, in fact, shared experiences and not stolen. "Stolen" is a basis to continue to hate where the real deal is that good people enjoying good things from other good people is a basis for just being a people together. Regardless of the racist haters of the past and present. GET. TOGETHER. PEOPLE.
@jimhood1202 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for putting this up. I'm a white Scottish guy living in Panama. (for context) I felt distinctly uncomfortable when I first saw these sketches even though I could see they were well written and acted. Of course I didn't get all the references and so I learned a lot watching them and given that the cast are all black (almost) I assumed the humour was ok to laugh at. This critique has filled in many blanks and I feel much better informed. However I still don't think I'll be able to laugh as hard as someone who (as you point out) has direct experience of the basis for the humour. Scottish working class humour is often as self-deprecating as black jeopardy and the concept of many of these sketches would work equally well in Scotland with just tweak or two with the language. Thanks again.
@antonaghful 3 жыл бұрын
I know im a bit late but I just wanna say Thank you T1J. I almost fell down The alt-right rabbit hole and you are one of The reasons i relised where i was heading. Thank you
@meganjones4776 4 жыл бұрын
I love the sketch with Chadwick Boseman! Not only do I think that it's a very funny iteration of the black jeopardy sketches, but I also think that there's an opportunity to have a discussion about the perspectives of black Africans vs. black Americans. Because there is a disconnect not only geographically, but also culturally as well as historically. I think it would be cool to film a round table discussion with black Africans and black Americans and see where they can connect and learn from each other despite the obvious disconnections. EDIT: Well, shit. #RIPChadwickBoseman
@catoninetales 3 жыл бұрын
I agree, I'd put the Chadwick Boseman sketch up there with the Tom Hanks one. When Black Panther came out, I read a lot of think-pieces about it that basically came down to, "Damn, what couldn't black people accomplish if they weren't made to feel inferior 95% of the time!!!" and I think that that Black Jeopardy sketch articulated it in a really funny way.
@chocolatethunda0177 3 жыл бұрын
I volunteer to be part of that round table discussion! Ooh! Ooh! Pick me 🙋🏾♀️
@meganjones4776 3 жыл бұрын
@@chocolatethunda0177 of course babe!
@ms.rstake_1211 3 жыл бұрын
That sounds awesome.
@ms.rstake_1211 3 жыл бұрын
@@chocolatethunda0177 I'm Nigerian and I volunteer too but 1st I would love this round table in my country first... Then West Africa... Then Sub-Saharan Africa... I'm eager though. 👍🏿
@paristhalheimer 3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. As a white soldier in the US Army back in the 1990s, I was the minority in my platoon, made up mostly of black soldiers. There was definitely a cultural familiarity between my peers that I didn't have. Having said, I did get learn and appreciate a lot of things I didn't know. Growing up in white suburbia, many of these aspects of black culture were new to me. Even though I was an outsider, my peers didn't exclude me. I learned to play Spades, enjoy hot sauce for the first time, learn that mom's and grandmother in the black community are very different than in the white community. I learned about dating in the black community (at least this black community), I learned that poverty doesn't see color (grew up poor) and I learned about close knit friendship I did not know in the civilian world. Having said all of this, I was still an outsider and words, "it's a black thing, you wouldn't understand" were never more true.
@sunfirefire45 3 жыл бұрын
"What a skinny girl can do for you" "What is not a damn thing"
@ihaps1117 3 жыл бұрын
Final category "lives that matter" lol the horror/dread.
@connorthompson66 3 жыл бұрын
It was good while it lasted, Doug!
@hughkinsey3562 3 жыл бұрын
Connor Thompson “now I have a lot to say about that” “I’m sure ya do”
@Rooseph 4 жыл бұрын
I just love how this is one of the most respectful comment sections out of all the channels I watch. Really speaks to the character of the content, T1J's tone himself as well as the content's, and the type of people watching- those who watch it for the opportunity for legitimate discussion and dissemination of ideas rather than a blanket affirmation of their beliefs. IMO.
@LeftIsBest 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you did this segment. I feel like a lot of ppl really just could not appreciate how ingenious it was. One of my fav SNL sketches of all time and I watched for many years (esp when it was good).
@peachforce 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure I've seen you around KZfaq, and I feel like I've even watched one of your videos, but finding this one convinced me to subscribe. You have a great balance between having casual conversation with a friend and a well-organized video essay; it's so easy and comfortable to watch.
@Justanotherconsumer 4 жыл бұрын
I definitely learned something about potato salad. Also, the sad reality that telling Karen not to bring her bland-ass potato salad would result in far more consequences than many are willing to endure.
@missright9159 4 жыл бұрын
I love how SNL was calling out Karen before she came on the scene recently.
@joker1087 3 жыл бұрын
white here never had raisins in potato salad. don’t know what bizzaro world you met these white people in
@d.w.5862 3 жыл бұрын
@@joker1087 I have come across plenty of potato salad with raisins. I typically stick to the bottle water, soda, and chips at potlucks.
@gregoryjenkins8645 3 жыл бұрын
Please take it easy on the mayo.
@joker1087 3 жыл бұрын
D. W. i’d flip the table over if i saw that
@spookus5430 4 жыл бұрын
I'm over here watching black jeopardy as a black person who grew up around white people :/
@Neongirl902 4 жыл бұрын
Poor guy. Get you a black girlfriend to catch you up 😉
@RyanStorey1231 4 жыл бұрын
You might enjoy watching This Is Us and relate to the character of Randall Pearson.
@JB-kr3xz 4 жыл бұрын
lol I mean same but I still understand the jokes because of my family and I feel like even more so when the white jokes are made
@toomuchpassion2361 4 жыл бұрын
I'm the same. Me and my younger brother were adopted by white parents with 2 other asian siblings and grew up in Boise, Idaho. I didn't 100% understand all of the jokes, but I always get the gist of them, because even with white parents, we ALL still faced racism and prejudice.
@jackr2500 4 жыл бұрын
Opposite for me as a white person who grew up around black people
@ryleelewis9751 3 жыл бұрын
I really liked the point you made about people interacting with each other in a one dimensional way; I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how complex each individual life experience is and how we can’t fix all the worlds problems in one fell swoop. We need to work on taking the time to find our common grounds and compromising on how to get there with compassion.
@zachstutland5241 3 жыл бұрын
“Saturday night live is a live show that airs on Saturday nights”
@fukujuamaterasu 3 жыл бұрын
Live.
@charliekahn4205 3 жыл бұрын
Not to be confused with its sister show, Saturday Morning Improv.
@kaylasheppard7746 3 жыл бұрын
@@charliekahn4205 😂😂
@10tonhamster 3 жыл бұрын
“Jumped the shark” seems unfair about the Tom Hanks sketch, more like “raised the bar A LOT” - since the shark phrase is about the start of a decline, rather than potentially reached a peak.
@jpsned 3 жыл бұрын
Actually, he said the series jumped the shark AFTER the Hanks sketch, meaning that that was indeed a peak. I would agree. : )
@10tonhamster 3 жыл бұрын
James Sn, fair point though nobody every thought that the original shark jumping was a high point of Happy Days, just that it was now getting silly, so it seems a difference to me.
@Hip.Username 3 жыл бұрын
Jumping the shark doesn't mean the start of a decline, it's more along the lines of "you're dragging this out to the point that it's ridiculous, just end it already." That was how everyone felt about Fonzie jumping over a shark on Happy Days lol. I'd say bringing Eddie Murphy's old character back wasn't so much that as it was just celebrating allumni of the show. They've done that with other past members
@10tonhamster 3 жыл бұрын
HipUsername, yes if anything it’s too early to say it’s jumped the shark yet, just that it will be difficult to top the Tom Hanks sketch, but it’s worth trying with the world being what it is.
@richardshaw1249 3 жыл бұрын
This show and sketch is so sub-par, it's peak wouldn't even see the light of day... just murky-ass water below the Mariana trench
@jeanetteschock4744 3 жыл бұрын
The Tom Hanks episode has gotten me laughing so many days thru the pandemic. Thank you!
@aaronproctor3623 2 жыл бұрын
So first off, I recently found your channel and I'm loving it. You spoke of the interconnectedness of black people. I am mixed. Black mom white dad. Growing up I never truly felt welcome in either camp. Honestly I think "Black Jeopardy" should have a mixed race person as the third contestant. I feel like it could lead to hilarity and is VERY relatable today.
@pavarottiaardvark3431 4 жыл бұрын
I think my favourite Black Jeopardy joke is the Tupac one from the Elizabeth Banks sketch. It perfectly threads the needle about how the show is really a shared black cultural experience, rather than a case of knowing the Correct Answers
@kbo7074 4 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was one of the best segments on the show
@Selmephren 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Your digging into Black Jeopardy really showed me WHY somethings clicked but also why there will always be things I just won't get and it isn't just me. It doesn't mean I can't keep learning and finding the edge of my ignorance to clear away until I get to that point.
@grega6580 3 жыл бұрын
The Tom Hanks and Chadwick Boseman episodes never get old. Hilarious
@stoverboo 3 жыл бұрын
Please do a similar comment on SNL's "Cha Cha Slide" sketch, with John Mulaney.
@alisterfolson 3 жыл бұрын
Another classic for the books!!
@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 3 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g6lmq82AlrDTgmw.html It was SO respectful of Black Culture!!!!! I said the same thing. 🤗🤗🤗💖💖💖
@ShartinScorsese 3 жыл бұрын
THE CHURCH FAN
@dianeridley9804 3 жыл бұрын
That sketch made me add John Mulaney to my white-boy crush list. There was a short passage in the sketch where he is jubilant to see his fraternity brother, played by Chris Redd. They mentioned it was Kappa Alpha Psi, one of the predominantly Black Greek- letter organizations (there are 9 such organizations: 5 fraternities, 4 sororities); and I can imagine there were perhaps 10 people in the audience who got that reference. I love this sketch; I'm not just saying so to avoid being on punishment
@laurenflick8524 3 жыл бұрын
This is the comment I came here for!
@ciarrajoyner131 4 жыл бұрын
When he told Karen not to bring her bland potato salad I was no good
@BluetheRaccoon 3 жыл бұрын
This is your first video to pop up in my feed, and I adore you already. I can't wait to binge your channel while making dinner!
@24Fanboy 3 жыл бұрын
Hey man, just discovered this channel today but having binged a few videos I’m already a fan! Love your progressive perspective while still injecting some nuance. Keep up the good work! Love from Canada
@lhfirex 4 жыл бұрын
Being lower middle class and white, I totally relate to the prizes on Black Jeopardy. Probably the easiest thing for me to laugh at in the sketch.
@alexiss2733 3 жыл бұрын
Lol the one about oven heat was too real. When my family wouldn't make the house warmer in the winter, I would turn on the oven and sit next to it for hours. And the top foil again was spot on too. Idk if plastic wrap or foil is cheaper, but my family always used foil, which is not airtight like plastic wrap so the food still dried out. Low key conspiracy theory, only name brand plastic wraps actually cling from my experience 0_o
@calmbbaer 3 жыл бұрын
@@alexiss2733 - There's a reason plastic wraps don't cling as well as they used to: www.delish.com/food-news/news/a54538/why-saran-wrap-doesnt-cling/ (The most frugal way to top a bowl whose top is missing, by the way, is to place it in a plastic bag repurposed from groceries, e.g., bread. You're welcome.)
@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 3 жыл бұрын
"SPRITE: How did WE become the 'Black Soda'? We don't know. Sprite!" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@RabidlyTaboo 3 жыл бұрын
@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 sprite became the black drink by being one of the few beverage groups that would invest in rap concerts and play rap music in their commercials. then lean was invented. bam. sprites the black drink.
@themagicminstrels476 3 жыл бұрын
@@RabidlyTaboo and it gets drunk with lean so there is that too
@iriskingweiss8093 4 жыл бұрын
T1J coming in with the good videos as always
@pineapplepizza4668 3 жыл бұрын
Just found this channel and I am absolutely in love with it. The calm way you talk is so pleasant and the way you discuss the topics is so easy to understanding. Excellent stuff, I have promptly subscribed.
@davissae 3 жыл бұрын
Great analysis! The Doug sketch is the best. Most incisive, most relatable, and says so much by saying so little...
@daniellemotherholla 3 жыл бұрын
The Drake one was so relatable to me! From a suburb just outside Toronto, I’ve met sooo many people who have this very distinct accent. Subscribed.
@cbpd89 4 жыл бұрын
I submit to you that "car tape" is a universal.
@Suzanne4415 4 жыл бұрын
It's not, though. My parents were teachers, in Sweden, and we always had a tiny used Volkswagen but never had to think of compromising on safety or function... (Now I managed to slide down class wise, so if I had a car I'd have car tape. But I know for a fact that not everyone lives this way. 😂😭)
@atthebridge 4 жыл бұрын
In the UK your 'car tape' would mean you'd fail your MOT and your vehicle would be declared unroadworthy.
@Suzanne4415 4 жыл бұрын
@@atthebridge Yeah, was thinking our regulations are surely part of it too... I've never seen anyone in Sweden actually drive cars as busted as the ones some of my American friends drove there, cuz they just wouldn't be doing it for very long... But we never had to do anything unsafe like that to save money.
@Suzanne4415 4 жыл бұрын
To be clear everything about our lives was privileged from how it would've been in the US if my parents had jobs considered similar/comparable (GED teachers, one with only vocational high school degree himself at first).
@atthebridge 4 жыл бұрын
@@Suzanne4415 I don't think it's just money, it's also a different attitude to authority. Some Americans are proud of their freedom to drive any old wreck, forgetting that when it falls to pieces at speed it's liable to take out innocent bystanders. I thought everybody in Sweden drove a Volvo?
@keze1558 2 жыл бұрын
So eloquent and enlighting. Subscribed
@smoeke1 3 жыл бұрын
Nice analysis T1J :) Keep up the good work.
@Gfjancnslsdvv.ft1 4 жыл бұрын
yay, one of my favorite youtubers talking about one of my favorite snl sketches!! 🙌
@deniseblanchard2156 4 жыл бұрын
I loved the one with Hanks, but the one with Chadwick Boseman was hilarious as well! The clip shown was my favorite part of the skit! His lines leading up to it were favorites too.
@katebee945 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't watched your videos in YEARS and then this popped up in my recommendations and you've still got it, always interesting to listen to.
@jbofinger1 3 жыл бұрын
Love your commentary!
@adamschlinker972 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as always. "See each other as complex human beings instead of simple heroes and villains" Dude, you always bring the positivity.
@LizbetNene 4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree on the Tom Hanks sketch speaking to the shared experiences of the poor, in a pretty clever format that manages to put a huge spotlight on the similarities between poor people who belong to different groups without resorting to class reductionism - in fact, the joke kind of depends on not reducing the contestants to just being working class. I also think it's notable that it does so by focusing on shared paranoias, which highlights shared struggle and oppression specifically. The shared interests and positive experiences have to be extrapolated by the viewer, which in my mind at least is another sober note of the sketch because often we fail to do that.
@CronyxRavage 3 жыл бұрын
This was really good man, subscribed.
@SeansMusicVault 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work here! Happy to subscribe!
@swankfiber5278 3 жыл бұрын
Sprite: how did we become the black people soda? We don't know? Sprint!
@SayAhh 3 жыл бұрын
Now by T-Mobile?
@connorapurcell 3 жыл бұрын
lol really? I thought Grape soda was the preferred drink...
@charliekahn4205 3 жыл бұрын
I mean, Foxon Park is the New Haven soda because they're the only guys who still make birch beer.
@amyhull754 3 жыл бұрын
This was a tremendously thought-provoking and enjoyable. I have loved Black Jeopardy as well, and your analysis pinpointed exactly why. Thank you!
@JC-yy8iv 3 жыл бұрын
That line from Sasheer Zamata in the first one still lays me out every time: “She do hair” “Alizay!” “Must be in the form of a question” “Alizay?!” Her delivery on that second “Alizay” is so damn good. She’s such a skilled comedian to be able to knock you over with one word like that.
@31zn3kc4m 3 жыл бұрын
oh my god this whole video essay is just immaculate like it completely opened my eyes and just like , presented the world , and the US specifically , in such a way that really helped me to understand what's going on in the world around me and the differences that classes face while also showing the similarities between everyone , but only to a certain extent. just an incredible video , thank you so much (idk if this is articulated as clearly as i hoped)
@paulziiee 3 жыл бұрын
The Chadwick Bosenan black jeopardy was always my favourite even before his untimely death
@christofyre 3 жыл бұрын
Fire. Your comments comparing the class divide to the race divide, and about how similar we all are at a basic level (10:43-11:24) are absolutely brilliant. And the bit about trying to get along with other complex human beings instead of viewing everyone as one-dimensional heroes or villains is spot on. It’s what I’ve been saying about our two party political system for a long time. I just wish more people could hear what you’re saying and actually take it to heart enough to effect some real change in this country.
@megan530 3 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%! That was such an insightful bit
@megan530 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorites of your videos so far!! You are very talented at breaking down these complex issues into ways that are easy to understand for someone who is white and doesn’t share the same experiences as black people. I liked watching the Black Jeopardy skits on SNL, even if I didn’t always get the jokes! I like the one when it cuts to commercial break and they say “Sprite: how did we become the black soda?? We don’t know!” Since sprite always seems to be marketed more towards the black community.. maybe there is some sort of reason for this that I don’t know about?
@TheJoeyGoodExperienc 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, I'm glad it showed up on my recommended
@chibikonatsu 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite prize they mentioned was the random mention of "The Good Chair."
@goldilox369 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it really is about class & money. I've used Top Foil my whole life & I really needed some car tape last month. Some kids shot out my back window with a bb gun when we were living at the salvation army. It's since been impounded by the police, and I can't afford to get it out of the tow yard. It's really expensive to be poor.
@ashleylitebrite6971 3 жыл бұрын
Glad I found your channel! Thanks for fabulous content. 🎈
@ericliu2775 3 жыл бұрын
I NEVER comment on youtube videos. However, this video is so well put together and the ideas in it are both fleshed out while still open ended enough to spark conversation. I’m an asian American man and i really found it so interesting to think about the ideas in this video comparatively towards my culture and community. I just can’t really express how much i thoroughly enjoyed this video! Great job!
@bri665 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic commentary. I really appreciate the discussion regarding the intersection of race and class. Its also really cool to see how comedy has evolved over the years, much like music, movies, art, etc. Great stuff.
@sortingoutmyclothes8131 3 жыл бұрын
Tom Hanks' episode is class consciousness.
@ep4684 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and excellent analysis. Thank you!
@adolphvega6784 8 ай бұрын
Great work ! You are one of my favorite KZfaqrs. I am glad the algorithm lead me to you. I’m not black but I did grow up in urban working class neighborhood so to a degree I resonate with the black experience.
@OntheOtherHandVideos 4 жыл бұрын
As a conservative, I greatly appreciate your content! I don't agree with everything you say, but you tend to be quite nuanced and humble in the assertions you make. Thanks for the added perspective!
@TheEvilCheesecake 4 жыл бұрын
You'll get it eventually.
@OntheOtherHandVideos 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheEvilCheesecake Haha, get what? A different political perspective? I appreciate the sentiment, but it will take far more than an occasional video to change my world views on individualism, personal rights and responsibilities, and the purpose of government. But nonetheless, I do enjoy hearing different perspectives. But so far, T1J is the only liberal on KZfaq I've found that I respect.
@TheEvilCheesecake 4 жыл бұрын
@@OntheOtherHandVideos the enemy of stubbornness is time.
@Nemo_Anom 3 жыл бұрын
@@OntheOtherHandVideos I bet I could get you to agree with a socialist minarchist state. :)
@OntheOtherHandVideos 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheEvilCheesecake Fair, but it will take time and convincing ideas, the first is s given, and the second is currently lacking for me. :)
@seerpou 3 жыл бұрын
brilliant BRILLIANT commentary!!!!!
@Mikey5_is_alive 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this awesome breakdown! This was excellent and pointed out some new points I had not considered. I’ll be sharing this with many of my friends. It provides an answer to “how should I feel about Black Jeopardy”
@moderategiantx3374 3 жыл бұрын
I cannot like this video enough. I love your viewpoint on this topic and I loved the sketches. Keep it up my man.
@matthewgardea9460 3 жыл бұрын
I remember one time going to a party at a white friends house and when he told me to take a plate I was expecting a paper or styrofoam plate with foil on top because that’s what I was used to, but you could only imagine the look on my face when my man gave me a whole ass glass tuperware to take home
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