jay ferrel in the skit was one to come out and address it and say you know what we need to do g better an excuse for this. she is funny and out there working and ready to do this show. there are other comedians, tory heart is funny. lonni love and very funny women who are ready to do "saturday night live". keenan thompson actually started this fire storm. he is the one who came out and said lis ep there aren't black females right now because the ones that we found aren't quote unquote ready. i think there is some talk about it and hopefully this talk will lead to action. the point that has been made by the critics is yes, no one likes to hear you are not divers enough but when you are a show that addresses pop culture and some of the biggest names are african-american women it is a bit of a shame that you don't have them on the cast. >> and how does "snl" go about looking for top talent? are there auditions? >> they go to the groups like the upright citizens brigade and second city tv and those comedy troops to look for talent. the question may go to them are those troops diverse enoug

ferrell and his newsman character say sea otters are the dumbest animal on planet earth. the endangered animals are coming back at them. >> they're saying stay classy. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- quentin tarantino, deep fried thanksgiving cooking with jim stacy, the music of luke bryan, and fake spokesperson auditions. and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: hey! thank you very much! thank you. thank you very much! there you go. hi, everybody. welcome to "the tonight show." oh, boy, all ready for thanksgiving? yeah. [ cheers ] it's a great holiday.