keenan thompson actually started this fire storm.ho 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 enough. and also you know a lot of times when you have african-american women that are out working in comedy, you will hear from them that the lack of opportunity, in general is there i mean we see a lot of black female xhecomedian today all of them made their name today anot

keenan thompson said he is done playi ining black female charac.ut that the hit show hasn't had a black female on the cast since 2007. last night actress carry washington was the guest host. >> i'm sorry to interrupt but oprah win free would like to say hello. >> that is wonderful. what a nice surprise. >> don't you think you should go and get changed? >> why? >> so that oprah can come in? >> oh. because of the whole -- >> yes, exactly and keenan won't? >> nope. >> well. in that case i will leave and in a few minutes oprah will be here. the producers at saturday night live would like to apologize to kerry washington for the number of black women that she will have to play. we agree that this is not ideal situation and look forward to rectifying it in the near toot fewer unless of course we full in love with another white guy of course. >> i'm here! >> all right we'll have more on that issue in the next hour with our entertainment correspondent a michelle turner. tonight is the big night for youtube. it is hosting it first ever music awards. we'll h

. >> remember keenan thompson, he made headlines last month saying he is done playing female charactersof black women on the cast, and he pointed out the hit show has not had a black woman on its cast since 2007. >> so "snl" decided to respond to the controversy. you see kerry washington was the guest host. watch. >> i am so sorry to interrupt, but oprah winfrey has arrived for the dinner and she would love to pop in and say hello. >> that's wonderful. >> what a nice surprise. >> isn't it? don't you think you should go and get changed? >> why? >> so oprah can come in? >> oh, because of the whole -- >> exactly. >> and keenan won't -- >> nope. >> in that case, i will leave and in a few minutes oprah will be here. >> thank you, mrs. obama. >> the producers at "saturday night live" would like to apologize to kerry washington for the number of black women she will be asked to play. because she is a actress of krrable range and talent, and because "saturday night live" does not have currently black women in the cast. as for the latter reason, we agree that this is not an ideal situation and l

inspired by us here in nerdland, kerry also did a political discussion sketch, with cast members, keenan thompson for barack obama to lose your support? would barack obama lose your support if he left the christian church and converted? >> converted to what? >> islam. >> [ speaks foreign language ] >> judaism? >> mazel tov, barack. >> scientology! >> what if he becomes an atheist. >> mm-hmm, no, no, no, no, no. i do not think i could trust a godless man. >> i feel you, sister. >> so does he lose your support? >> he does not. >> there is only one person we stand for like that, who can do no wrong in our eyes, and that is kerry washington. but that doesn't mean she's the only black woman star who deserves some shine. we're going to talk about some black girls and how they rock, coming up next. [ cheeping ] [ male announcer ] you hear that? that's the sound of car insurance companies these days. here a cheap, there a cheap. everywhere a cheap... you get it. so what if instead of just a cheap choice, you could make a smart choice? like esurance for example. they were born online and built to save peo