Seth Meyers Told to Pray to ‘Black Jesus’ After He Nervously Stutters Through Racial Joke He ‘Can’t Tell’ | Video

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Seth Meyers stumbles through racial humor, gets told to pray to 'Black Jesus' by co-writer Amber Ruffin in hilarious Late Night segment

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Meyers, a straight white man, hosts 'Jokes Seth Can't Tell' where Ruffin and Hagel, a Black woman and lesbian respectively, force him to repeat edgy, identity-based punchlines
Ruffin's line about praying to 'Black Jesus' is a sly clapback at Meyers' awkward delivery of a racially-charged joke, highlighting the importance of having diverse perspectives shape comedy

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Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin, Jenny Hagel, Jokes Seth Can't Tell