Things We Saw Today: Why Do Media Outlets Keep Pretending Like SNL’s Chris Redd Doesn’t Exist??

While this season of Saturday Night Live has been uneven at best, the cast is as great as ever. Chloe Fineman’s Britney Spears is pitch-perfect. Heidi Gardner nails every sketch she’s in. Bowen Yang is hands-down the show’s MVP this season. And then there’s … some other guy.

Despite literally winning an Emmy for his work on SNL, Chris Redd still remains so unappreciated that most media outlets seem to completely forget he exists.

This weekend’s episode featured Redd, Pete Davidson, and musical guest Kid Cudi in a music video about playing a “weird little flute.” Timothée Chalamet also shows up for a brief cameo towards the end. He’s probably not in the video for more than a few seconds, but most outlets chose to feature his name in their headlines over Redd’s.

Redd noticed.

It could be worse, I guess. A media outlet could not just ignore Redd but confuse him with his Black female colleague Ego Nwodim. Oh wait, oh no–

Anyway, here’s a fun music video featuring Chris Redd and a couple of other guys:

• Movies love making futuristic foods (and milks) blue but that might actually become reality thanks to … cabbage. (via SyFyWire)
• Black Adam has begun filming and Dwayne Johnson posted the first set photo. (via Collider)
• Look, I know we’re not supposed to wish bad things on people or celebrate when they happen and all that but this tweet is poetry:
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  Harvey Weinstein is nearly blind, experiencing cardiac issues and has had four teeth removed, according to his attorney. https://t.co/wi2VWaevf0

  — Variety (@Variety) April 12, 2021

• Well this tool seems useful:
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  Welp, here’s a tool for your Zoom meetings. https://t.co/QwUDW3bOtL

  — Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (@TheRaDR) April 9, 2021

• YES!
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  Just another day of Chloé Zhao making history.

  Nomadland wins Best Director at the BAFTAs making her the 2nd woman, 2nd Asian director and the FIRST woman of colour to take the directing award.

  Oscars next please! 🤞

  — Women Film Directors (@women_direct) April 11, 2021

• Katey Sagal remembers how right-wing “cancel culture” tried to come for Married With Children back in the day and just ended up boosting ratings. (via HuffPost)
• Hank Azaria is ready to apologize for Apu. (via THR)
• Steven Soderbergh always got it.
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  In light of the reporting on Scott Rudin, I am thinking a lot about this interview I did in 2017 with Steven Soderbergh. In it, he said that when he talks to students, part of the discussion is about running a humane set. https://t.co/eto1u8pqc0 pic.twitter.com/HjpVOLPsTS

  — MZS (@mattzollerseitz) April 10, 2021

Happy (???) Monday, everybody!

(image: https://www.businessinsider.com/journalists-brains-function-at-a-lower-level-than-average-2017-5)

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