Saturday Night Live's first Black cast member broke ground for the comics who followed him, fighting against typecasting and 'a lot of racism going on' If you surveyed 100 people, Family Feud-style, and asked them who was Saturday Night Live's first Black cast member, Eddie Murphy would be the number one response. But in fact it was Garrett Morris who kicked that door down. For five seasons, beginning with SNL's laun…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:31AM on October 31, 2024