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In The Latest News Of All Things Quinta Brunson
Since “Abbott Elementary” star Quinta Brunson appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” the now defunct and popular show “Living Single” has become trendy on Twitter.
During Brunson’s monologue, the actress took a jab at the hit comedy “Friends” comparing it to the hit NBC show saying,
“Except instead of being about a group of friends, it’s about a group of teachers. And instead of New York, it’s in Philadelphia. And instead of not having Black people, it does.”
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In 2022, “Friends” creator Marta Kauffman addressed criticism from those wondering why the show was void of Black cast members stating. It was rumored that Kauffman used “Living Single” as the segway to “Friends,”
“Admitting and accepting guilt is not easy,” she told The Los Angeles Times. “It’s painful looking at yourself in the mirror. I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know better 25 years ago.”
Due to Brunson’s epic speech, Twitter took a life of its reigniting interest in the hit series which starred Kim Fields, Queen Latifah, T.C. Carson, Erika Alexander, Kim Coles, and John Henton. The show had a successful five-season run while “Friends” lasted for 10 seasons on NBC.
living single was the og friends if we really wanna talk about it. literally the same exact show, descriptions are the same and everything 😭 https://t.co/JvNoLPkMVu
— amari❦🧸 (@70sontour) April 2, 2023
They were no blacks, no Asians,no latinx it was YT4YT
— 🍬𝒞𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓎🍬 (@bringdabeat) April 2, 2023
I don’t know the obsession with always mentioning there was no Black people on “Friends”. That show was ass to me anyway
— Nipsey Struggle (@MaadyBK67) April 2, 2023
While the crowd cheered on the satirical liners, one thing is for sure Brunson pursued a lifelong dream on NBC’s famed Studio 8H,
“I wanted to be on ‘SNL’ back in the day, but the audition process seemed long. So instead, I just created my own TV show, made sure it became really popular, won a bunch of Emmys, and then got asked to host. So much easier,” the actress jokingly said.
T.C. Carson, who famously portrayed smooth-talking Kyle described in an interview how he felt regarding NBC’s launching of their version of the show,
“What I didn’t like was that I knew Yvette [Lee Bowser] created the show, and they took that and created another one. I don’t think she got credit for that.”
