“For the first time in my life everyone agrees with me… this must be what it feels like to be Beyonce!” says Kenan Thompson portraying Al Sharpton on Saturday Night Live.
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The skit takes shots at Sharpton’s teleprompter goofs — he of “counter-tourism” fame — but also how he interviews guests.
In the skit, “Sharpton” also put his own spin on the famous photo of Sgt. Bret Barnum and 12-year-old Devonte Hart at the Portland protests.
SNL wasn’t done with Ferguson, though, posting a “Cut for Time” segment online about St. Louis news anchors trying to do their peppy morning show after the riots.
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