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Watch: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hilariously Takes On #OscarsSoWhite

Watch: 'Saturday Night Live' Hilariously Takes On #OscarsSoWhite

With #OscarsSoWhite showing no signs of abating as a trending topic, it would be a dereliction of duty if "Saturday Night Live" didn’t offer a take on the controversy. Indeed, The Not Ready For Prime Time Players didn’t disappoint this weekend.

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"Screen Guild Awards" offers a pretty simple premise, running down the all-white nominations for Best Actor that get increasingly absurd in overlooking the black performers of the various pictures, which include parodies of "Creed" and "Beasts Of No Nation." And the punchline is both broad and pointed. Watch below.

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