History has been made.
Tiffany Haddish, an actress and comedian from South Central, California, and Chance the Rapper, a musician from Chicago, Illinois, showcased their acting skills as they hosted Saturday Night Live (SNL) on November 11th and 18th.
For the second time since the comedy sketch show debuted on October 11th, 1975 it has welcomed two black entertainers for two consecutive Saturday’s.
The first time SNL saw two black hosts for two consecutive Saturday’s was in March of 2009 with pro-wrestler turned Actor, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Actor/Comedian, Tracy Morgan.
On Saturday, November 11th, Tiffany Haddish took the stage and made history as the first black female stand-up comedian to host SNL.
She kicked off the show as usual, with an opening monologue.
Haddish was granted extra time during her monologue to perform a short stand-up act. She spoke briefly about her recent Film “Girls Night”, which hit theatres this past summer, earning over $100 million in box office sales.
She followed with light humor regarding her profit from the movie and her astonishment after discovering her two-million-dollar net-worth which she jokingly claimed, “I aint seen this money.”
She continued, joking about her dress that she openly admitted to wearing prior to that night.
Haddish admitted to having previously wore the $400 thousand dollar dress to the red-carpet premier of “Girls Night” and she carried on stating that she would wear the dress in the future as well.
Haddish appeared in multiple skits throughout the night.
One of the best was the Tournament Fighter skit, where Haddish played a character in a fighting game “Death Fight 12”, who ironically possessed no fighting skills.
Other skits for the night included, Lion King Auditions, The Last Unicorn, The Dolphin Who Learned to Speak, Get Woke with Tamika and Whiskers R We.
Chancelor Bennett, who goes by Chance the Rapper followed Haddish, hosting SNL on Saturday November 18th.
During his opening monologue he announced that he would be donating $1 million dollars to CPS (Chicago Public Schools), and much like Tiffany, Chance followed up his announcement by saying, “The only problem is, I talked to my accountant, and I do not have it.”
Chance jokingly suggested that, “you can make some serious cash off a holiday hit,” before mentioning that there are no good Thanksgiving songs.
He wasted little time jumping into one of his own. “I wanna become the Mariah Carey of Christmas,” Chance stated after poking fun at Mariah Carey’s annual, All I Want for Christmas tree lighting special.
Following a group sing-along of the SNL original It’s Thanksgiving Time, which Chance dedicated to “all you outcast and weirdos in the family.”
He performed in several skits that night. One of which has been received warningly by many, was the skit Come Back, Barack, which was a parody of old R&B music video clichés.
Chance, along with two, seasoned cast members, Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd sang about their desire to have Barack Obama return to office.
Other skits of the night included Family Feud, Career Day, Wiki Links, Wayne Thanksgiving, Porn Pizza Delivery, Sports Announcer and Rap History.
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History has been made: Tiffany Haddish and Chance the Rapper host Saturday Night Live
November 29, 2017
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