diversity. this is not going to hurt you. this girl did a wonderful job. everybody loves scandal, so we need more of this. look at what s happening on the talk. ratie inings increasing on the talk. right, there are two african-american women on the talk on the view. barbara walters was leaps and bounds ahead of everyone on that. 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 partners? this is a new cast, the ones that were just hired. let me ask you this 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
bridges through basketball. if you are a betting man you put good money on the nba all-stars beating the north korean selection. but my question is how much would you want to spoil a north korean dictators s birthday treat? after six years, saturday night live is finally getting a black female comedian. finally. i didn t say anything about a girlfriend. but you can call me the show confirming reports that comedian sasheer zamata will join the cast when they return in two 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 underwood is joining us. cheryl i want to talk to you first. i have to talk to a black comedian if we are talk about a
almost entire african-american cast which is still considered a rarity in hollywood these days. one of the standout actors is now starring in a new usa network show called common law. get this. he plays a homicide detective who is constantly fighting with his partner so they re sent to couples therapy. critical people are often just trying to keep the world at arm s length. particularly the ones they love because they don t think that they deserve their affection. wow! that s so you. absolutely not me. that s him. and you, i suspect you have no problem charming your way into pretty much any situation. but i wonder if you have trouble sustaining meaningful relationships. nailed him. michael is here. before we talk about your new show, i have to talk about the work you ve done. you recently participated in the pancreatic research walk may 6th. it is something that you ve gotten involved in.
some people have been in the treat, the parlance would be tripping, the fact that an african-american cast, you have white brothers and sisters. you have latinos. it s incredible diverse cast. some people said, well, spare us the folly of having another all black casting unless we can do an all white casting on august wilson play. how ridiculous is that? marlon brando was not, last time i checked, polish, but he played it. we talk about a fellow and number of people who through the years have played that. how do you respond to that kind of narrowness? it s not a black play but it s black cast and others interpreting it. at tend of the die, the last thing you think of when you leave this place is race. what you see upon that stage is humanity. i don t read reviews.
2$263 million. national endowment for the arts this year saw a $30 million from its high of $176 million in 1992. with continued cuts, how will the arts survive? i m back with misty copyla ooy d joining us is kelly hall-tom n hall-tompkins. i was going off about the new broadway of a streetcar named desire, with an all african-american cast. i was so lucky to see it on opening night. kelly, you re a violinist. we need to talk about our participation in the fine arts. i think there is a sense of how african-americans participate in the popular arts, but in the fine arts. what difference does it make when we are part of this story? i think we have a lot to say. we have a lot to contribute to this art form.