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SNL’s “Racist Harry Potter” Skit Nails the Problem With HBO’s Controversial Reboot Casting

In the SNL Black Snape skit, Kam Patterson was asked by Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost how his week had been: “Not great. We got this new kid. His name is Harry Potter, and he’s racist as hell.
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“So Offensive”: SNL Brutally Mocks ‘Black Snape’ Casting With Viral Harry Potter Skit

After facing intense backlash over the casting of Black Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, the debate has now made its way into mainstream comedy. On April 4, Saturday Night Live ...
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SNL recap: Jack Black hosts and Professor Snape calls Harry Potter franchise racist

Jack Black hosts Saturday Night Live for the fifth time this week in a star-studded episode. Black returns to the sketch comedy show to host once more. And, his monologue was filled with surprise ...
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‘SNL’ Points Out Problems With ‘Harry Potter’ Show’s Black Snape: ‘The School’s Only Black Teacher Is Secretly Evil’ | Video

HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” TV series has attracted plenty of negative attention since it was announced in 2023. This weekend, “Saturday Night Live” addressed one of the more consistently discussed ...
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Saturday Night Live mocks HBO’s Harry Potter reboot with brutal “Racist Harry” Snape sketch

‘Saturday Night Live‘ recently took a sharp satirical swipe at the ongoing controversy around HBO’s upcoming ‘Harry Potter‘ reboot during its April 4 episode. In a ‘Weekend Update‘ segment that has ...
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‘SNL’: Snape Calls Harry Potter ‘Racist’ and ‘The Proud Boy Who Lived’ for Telling People ‘The School’s Only Black Teacher Was Secretly Evil’

Kam Patterson played Professor Snape from “Harry Potter” during “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live.” Patterson’s casting as Snape is a reference to HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series, in which ...