Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman made his Saturday Night Live debut last night, and managed to bring a bit of T'Challa to the show's Black Jeopardy sketch.
In the hilarious sketch, which you can watch below, Kenan Thompson's Darnell Hayes introduces the contestants -- Shanice (Leslie Jones), Rashad (Chris Redd), and T'Challa -- with Boseman's T'Challa exclaiming his excitement over being a contestant as he's a big fan of the program. This leads to Hayes dubbing the episode the "blackest Black Jeopardy yet." Following the contestant introductions, Hayes went on to announce the categories, which included: "Grown Ass," "Aw Hell No," "Fid’na," "Girl, Bye," "I Ain’t Got It," and, of course, "White People." After getting a few answers wrong and watching Shanice and Rashad answer correctly, T'Challa finally felt ready to answer and selected the category "White People" for $400, resulting in a hilarious exchange between T'Challa and Hayes.
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“Okay. I am ready. Let’s go to White People for $400,” T'Challa says. To which Hayes responds by reading the answer, "Okay, let’s try it. Your friend Karen brings her potato salad to your cookout. Uh-oh, T’Challa." After admittedly admittedly answering earlier questions wrong due to a lack of understanding how America functions, T'Challa seemed to finally understand how he should approach the answer and how he should respond. Before giving his response, though, he opts to ask a few questions to ensure he's truly getting it.
"I think I am getting the hang of this. But before I answer, a few questions. This woman, Karen, she is Caucasian, nay?" He asks, to which Hayes responds with a single nay. T'Challa then follows up his initial question with another, "And she has her own recipe for potato salad, nay?" It's then when it appears that he truly understands how he should answer, as he continues by stating that he's gathering Karen does not properly season her potato salad, and that despite never having potato salad, he can gather that she only uses a tiny bit of salt and absolutely no paprika, and that she more than likely adds an unnecessary ingredient such as raisins. As Hayes assures him he's finally getting it, T'Challa finally answers by stating, "Aw, hell no, Karen. Keep your bland-ass potato salad to yourself."
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In theaters now, director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther, Michael B. Jordan as N’Jadaka/Erik “Killmonger” Stevens, Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Forest Whitaker as Zuri and Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue.