Today, I explain how much of what a comedian does in their act is shtick, and not meant to be taken seriously.
This is “Just a Reminder,” a feature where I just point out some stuff, typically in relation to a recent controversy in the world of pop culture.
New Saturday Night Live cast member Kam Patterson is in the news for some jokes he made about being on Saturday Night Live.
He joked, ““I’m gonna be honest, I’m gonna keep it 100-percent with y’all. In the nicest way possible, it’s gay. It’s really gay, dog. It’s gay as f*ck. Understand something, I was on national television doing this,” he said, doing an over-the-top hand gesture. “I’ve shot at somebody before. You understand me? You understand how crazy that change is in life?”
“You know what’s crazy? I think people are more excited for me than I am for myself though. People keep saying, ‘congratulations’, ‘good job’ and ‘that’s dope.’ But understand something, bro. I’m 26, and I’m Black. I’ve never seen the show! I have no idea what the f*ck I signed up for, dog. I’m kind of just there.”
“And, listen, this sh*t is not for me, it’s for white people, really! They have on celebrities I’ve never heard of in my life! We had on Glen Powell at one point, and I was like, ‘Who is that?’ And they was like, ‘He was in Top Gun,‘ and I was like, ‘Never seen it!’ And then we had on Miles Teller, and I was like, ‘Who is that?’ And they was like, ‘He was in Top Gun,’ and I was like, ‘I’m on to you n****s, man!’”
These are obviously JOKES.
He is doing a BIT.
Now, you don’t have to find it funny, and it’s certainly fair to be irked at the way he uses the word “gay,” but to act like these are his actual thoughts on being on Saturday Night Live is just too, too silly.
