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WATCH: Taraji P. Henson’s Church-Infused “Saturday Night Live” Opening

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on April 13, 2015 at 11:03am

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Photo Credit: Dana Edelson/NBC

Over the weekend, Taraji P. Henson turned the iconic Saturday Night Live stage into a simulated church service, complete with an accompanying choir.

“I spent so many years hustling in this business and now, I’m here, so I guess you can say I made it. Hallelujah!” she said, before grabbing a microphone and breaking out into a charismatic performance fit for Sunday Morning.

Only the 10th woman of color to host SNL in its 40 year history, Henson, 44, delivered

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Sasheer Zamata: SNL Welcomes First Black Female Cast Member In 6 Years

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on January 7, 2014 at 11:59am
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Sasheer Zamata will join "Saturday Night Live" this month, making her the first African-American female in the show's cast in six years, a show rep said Monday.
Zamata will make her debut on the late-night sketch comedy show on January 18, when hip-hop star Drake is scheduled to host, the rep said.
The comedian has been honing her skills with the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York since graduating from the University of Virginia with a drama degree in 2009, according to her official biography
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Controversial SNL Skit Depicts Tarantino-Style Jesus

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 18, 2013 at 11:05am
 
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Saturday Night Live aired a violent and gory segment mocking Jesus Christ just four days into Lent.
The segment was a fake movie trailer depicting a Quentin Tarantino-style Jesus returning to get revenge. It's called, "Djesus Uncrossed."
"Critics are calling it a less violent 'Passion of the Christ,'" the announcer said. "I never knew how much Jesus used the N-word."
The trailer featured Jesus and the Apostles gunning down scores of Romans. At one point the Jesus character slices a man's head
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