Catch Up On Pia Glenn’s Hilarious And Necessary “Black Weekend Update”

“Black Weekend Update” is funny, but it’s no joke.

The lack of diversity on “Saturday Night Live” remains a hot topic, even after the show hired super talented black comedian Sasheer Zamata in January of this year. Zamata was the first black woman hired since Maya Rudolph left the show in 2007.

Zamata has been dominating in sketches like “Black Jeopardy” and “28 Reasons” lately, but there remains one aspect of “SNL” that’s definitely still missing something: Weekend Update.

The anchor chair has always been held by white men and women — and it’s noticeable. Even the choice of topics is pretty…white. And that’s never been made clearer than when watching Pia Glenn’s YouTube show “Black Weekend Update.”

Some of the most egregious arguments against hiring people of color to “SNL” stemmed from the idea that there simply weren’t enough funny black women to bring in for auditions. Pia Glenn’s version of the “SNL” staple segment proves that wrong.

“Black Weekend Update” is set up just like the real thing, except it’s all Glenn. She plays the side characters, like her trifling cousin Yvonne or evangelist Cookie Carter, as well as hosts the show delivering jokes she’s written about current events.

And she always signs off with “That was Black Weekend Update and I’ve been black Pia Glenn.”