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"I kid you not&amp;amp;#8212;halfway through my workout yesterday, for no particular reason, the following thought struck me: Kerry Washington better host Saturday Night Live this season. And, in what I have to assume is a sign that God wants me to keep up the cardio, this news just broke: The star of Scandal will take her turn on the SNL stage November 2, with musical guest Eminem. In other hosting developments, Edward Norton will host on October 26 with musical guest Janelle Monae (you might&amp;#x27;ve seen this teased during last week&amp;#x27;s ep). The news of Kerry&amp;#x27;s hosting gig comes at an interesting time in terms of SNL headlines: The show has come under a lot of fire lately for the loaf of all-white bread that is its new cast members, and for its persistent inability, or unwillingness, to cast a black female. For the record, I have two thoughts on this latest round of related press: 1) I suspect Kenan&amp;#x27;s comments were taken out of context, and 2) I can tell you firsthand as a comedy fan: Talented black comediennes are not unicorns. They exist. I can find them, and I don&amp;#x27;t even get paid to do it. So it&amp;#x27;s not some sort of insurmountable shortage that&amp;#x27;s caused this situation. But no matter how you feel, as a viewer, about this issue, one thing is certain: Having Kerry around will give us a window into an alternate world where SNL has a more varied perspective and the resources to write a black female character, famous or otherwise, into a sketch. I have a feeling we&amp;#x27;re gonna like the view. Photo: Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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