Story by Benjamin LindsayDecember 18, 2024 • 8:37 PM
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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
Story by Benjamin LindsayDecember 18, 2024 • 8:37 PM
Image from The Wrap
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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
beat sheet
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