【Tramas Ardientes S01 E09】
"Black Jeopardy" has become one of the most indelible sketches in Saturday Night Live's 40-plus-year tenure,Tramas Ardientes S01 E09 and the cast and writers behind it want a shot with the man himself: Barack Obama.
"I think Obama would be a lot of fun on Black Jeopardy," Kenan Thompson told Vulture in an oral history of the sketch. "I feel like he could do it. If we reached out and had a good enough idea for him, he’ll come do it."
SEE ALSO: The 10 best sketches on 'Saturday Night Live' this season"Black Jeopardy" started in 2015 and has only been in five episodes of SNL, which seems shockingly low considering how amusing and salient the sketch is. Thompson, Michael Che, and Bryan Tucker discussed the origins and evolution of this sketch and all the ideas that might still make it on the air.
"I wanted to do an athlete because I thought a black athlete’s world was a lot different than a regular person’s world. Probably a character like Charles Barkley," Tucker said. "A millionaire who’s been treated well since he was revered in high school. And there was another one I wanted to do with Chance the Rapper that was similar to the Wakanda one. Chance was more idealistic than the other contestants; he was opening a school in Chicago, and giving millions of dollars to charity, and making everyone feel a little bad."
You can read the full piece here. SNLreturns in the fall.
Featured Video For You
5 reasons why ‘Black Panther’ scored big with fans and critics
Topics NBC SNL Barack Obama
Search
Categories
Latest Posts
The Politics of Memory
2025-06-25 21:09Is Spotify Wrapped underwhelming this year? The internet thinks so.
2025-06-25 20:46The best Cyber Monday Apple deals at Walmart still live (for now!)
2025-06-25 20:22Apple Music Replay 2024: How to get it
2025-06-25 20:04Jesus Melted Before I Could Say I’m Sorry
2025-06-25 19:31Popular Posts
Fresh Hell
2025-06-25 19:57When does Spotify Wrapped start tracking for 2025?
2025-06-25 19:48Tectonic Shifts
2025-06-25 18:28Featured Posts
Peter Orner
2025-06-25 21:03OpenAI is definitely, maybe thinking about ads for ChatGPT
2025-06-25 20:05Best Budget Samsung Monitor Deal: Save 39% On 32
2025-06-25 19:36Greek Life
2025-06-25 18:28Popular Articles
Annie Ernaux’s Total Novel of Life
2025-06-25 20:58Best Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra deal: Save $160 at Amazon
2025-06-25 19:06Spotify Wrapped 2024's AI Podcast: What it is and how to try it
2025-06-25 18:46The best Cyber Monday Apple deals at Walmart still live (for now!)
2025-06-25 18:41Bethlehem
2025-06-25 18:35Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates.
Comments (181)
Wise Information Network
When Jobs Disappear
2025-06-25 20:51Warmth Information Network
Amazon still has one Cyber Monday gaming laptop deal up for grabs
2025-06-25 20:35Unobstructed Information Network
2024 Cyber Monday ads: Target, Best Buy, Walmart, Home Depot
2025-06-25 20:23Culture Information Network
How to evaluate nonprofits, philanthropy, and your own donations
2025-06-25 19:27Reality Information Network
Promise Land
2025-06-25 18:35