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girl and chinese girl. they need more diversity. how you cracking these jokes. i will guest host, but you don t need me in all the sketches. you mean robust cheryl, let me get a word in, girl. this is not the talk that you re the co-host of. i just wanted to make sure. why do you think it took six years to hire another black woman? you know what i think? i think what kerry washington did in increasing the ratings. that s what you have to prove. having black women on the show increased the ratings higher than they ve ever had. now that you see diversity will work in your pocket, let s have diversity. this is not going to hurt you. this girl did a wonderful job. she s an actress. everybody loves scandal, so we need more of this. look at what s happening on the talk. ratings increasing on the talk. sisters make it happen and all different types of women make it happen. right, there are two african-american women on the talk on the view. barbara walters was leaps and
weeks. she is the female african-american cast since 2007. the show has been under fire for a lack of diversity. the producers held tryouts for african-american women. cheryl i want to talk to you first. i have to talk to a black comedian first. snl poked fun at itself for kerry washington having to rush to change outfits to play a number of black women. what is your reaction? i think it is great. she is excellent. she is a perfect choice. more chocolate on tv. more chocolate on tv. i m loving it. did you ever apply or audition for snl ? no i think i m too robust.
bounds ahead of everyone on that. and the ratings still good on both of those. you take a look at the cast, there are two african-americans on the cast, males, and five white men, one woman, all white, right? was this a necessary move on the part of the producers? did they have to do this? this is a new cast, the ones that were just hired. i m going to answer your question with a question. how many asians have ever been on saturday night live . this isn t about asians, though i understand where you re going. you look at this age of diversity, snl, for six years not to have an african-american woman, not to have an asian woman, not to have anyone. doesn t make it any more doesn t make it any more right because they don t have an asian or hispanic. it doesn t make it right. that s not an excuse. i look at lorne michaels and his track record over four decades, he s discovered more raw talent, belushi, murphy,
diversity, snl, for six years not to have an african-american woman, an asian woman, doesn t make it any more doesn t make it right because they don t have an asian, a hispanic, it doesn t make it right, that s not an excuse. i look at lorne michaels and his track record over four decades, he s discovered more raw talent, belushi, murphy, murray, myers, fallin, fey, mia rudolph. what does that have to do this show has been successful for 38 years because he s not checking off boxes. you mean to tell me in the entire country. there are no women of color in the entire country who are not as just as funny as the five or seven white kids that they just hired? i don t you still haven t answered my question. 38 years, okay? that doesn t make it right.