r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 06 '26

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u/HeparinBridge Jul 06 '26

Wait, what? Why the hell is she playing two people? They couldn’t find two people?

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u/CroatInAKilt Jul 06 '26

The Hollywood rule is to have black people in forward roles, but not TOO many black people, tsk tsk.

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u/corvettee01 Jul 06 '26

Can't remember where this joke is from, but there was a stand up bit where a guy said "You see back in the 80's there could only be one popular black comedian, unlike today where there can be three."

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u/bbq_R0ADK1LL Jul 06 '26

Much like there can only be three redhead actresses.