"The N-word as a weapon, turned back against those who use it...born on national TV."

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"The N-word as a weapon, turned back against those who use it...born on national TV."

The first six episodes of the first season of Saturday Night Live in 1975 had failed to really separate it from any of the other mundane stuff that traditionally played after the 11pm hour on weekends in what now seems like prehistoric America. That is, until Richard Pryor hosted SNL's seventh episode and combined with Chevy Chase to produce what many believe is the show's "edgiest sketch ever"?

Pryor's personal writer wrote the simple but direct act that shows how differently America enjoyed engaging racism almost 45 years ago, so enjoyable that this episode is credited with igniting SNL's popularity that's fueled its success all these year's later.

How funny was the "Job Interview" skit? How far has America receded, considering how much political correctness and identity politics have basically barred such blatantly direct talk about racism today? You decide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=j9TS1pRmajU

Want to check out the rest of that revolutionary show? (Saturday TV nights were never like it before):

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-1/episode/7-richard-pryor-with-gil-scott-heron-65576

Finally, check out this great story about how the whole thing went down:

"Saturday Night Live" and Richard Pryor: The untold story behind "SNL's" edgiest sketch ever
The amazing word-association sketch between Pryor and Chevy Chase capped a tense week -- here's the inside story
https://www.salon.com/2013/11/03/sa...untold_story_behind_snls_edgiest_sketch_ever/