Daniel Kaluuya had fun with the royal family over the weekend in his debut “Saturday Night Live”, amid recent racist allegations against the monarchy.
Kaluuya, who hails from London, began the opening monologue on Saturday with a reference to the bomb interview Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, in which the Duchess of Sussex claimed that the kings raised “concerns” about how dark his son’s skin might be. Archie.
“I know you hear my accent and you think, ‘No, he’s not black, he’s British.’ Let me assure you I’m black, “Kaluuya said. “I am black and I am British. Basically, I’m worried about the royal family looking like the baby. ”
Last month, Markle, 39, spoke candidly with his friend Oprah Winfrey about her struggles as a royal. Among the bomb’s revelations in the interview, Markle claimed that while she was pregnant with her son Archie, there were “conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born.”
Following the explosive interview, Buckingham Palace released a statement noting that “the issues raised, especially the race, are worrying”, although “memories may vary”.
Prince William also spoke in March, saying the family members “are not a racist family”.
As Kaluuya’s monologue continued on Saturday, the 32-year-old actor also addressed the differences between American and British racism.
“People ask me, ‘What’s worse, British racism or American racism?’ “Let me put it this way, British racism is so bad that white people are left,” Kaluuya said. “They wanted to be free, free to create their own kind of racism. That’s why they invented Australia, South Africa and Boston. ”
Kaluuya, who was recently nominated for an Oscar for her performance in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” also looked back on winning the Golden Globes in February, complete with a Zoom audio failure.
“I was disabled! Can you believe that? “Said the actor.” I told the best joke of my life and I was turned off. “
Kaluuya ended his monologue by thanking his loved ones, also revealing how the current member of the “SNL” cast, Kenan Thompson, affected his childhood.
“When I was 9, I wrote a play that was performed at the Hampshire Theater with real actors and everything. This is a true story, that play was based on “Kenan and Kel”. This song led me down a path that took me to this stage tonight with Kenan backstage right now, ”Kaluuya said. “I just want to take this moment in front of Kenan and the whole world to say, thank you moms, thank God and thank Kel.”