Regina King hosted the Valentine’s Day episode of “Saturday Night Live,” with musical guest Nathaniel Rateliff. It was the rare instance of a host promoting their directorial effort — in this case, her feature directorial debut, “One Night in Miami.” For her opening monologue, King spoke of how she grew up watching Eddie Murphy on the NBC sketch series, but quipped that she mostly lost interest after he left in 1984. (Murphy won an Emmy last year for returning to the show as a guest host.)
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King discussed how Black people and white people tend to know her for different things. “If you’re Black, you probably know me from being in some of your favorite movies,” she observed. “If you’re white, you probably know me from ‘Watchmen,’ or this monologue right now.” She joked about...
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King discussed how Black people and white people tend to know her for different things. “If you’re Black, you probably know me from being in some of your favorite movies,” she observed. “If you’re white, you probably know me from ‘Watchmen,’ or this monologue right now.” She joked about...
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