During the Dec. 6 episode of Saturday Night Live, there was time to talk about Beyoncé and James Franco and Seth Rogen's naked pictures, but there wasn't time for a sketch about Ferguson and racism.
On Sunday, SNL released a "cut for time" sketch on its YouTube channel that focused, not-so-subtly, on the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. In the sketch, Cecily Strong and Kenan Thompson play St. Louis morning show news anchors who must continue with their jobs of reporting upbeat, fluffy news about omelet recipes and the weather during a tense time.
The funny (and at times uncomfortable) sketch alludes to racial politics, further aggravated by the appearance of Franco, who plays chef "Darryl Wilson," who rants about being a victim -- no allusions needed.
The sketch also seemed very meta for NBC, considering the network's choice to continue regular coverage of the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony last Wednesday despite protests about the Eric Garner decision occurring several feet away. SNL did address the Garner case in its "Weekend Update" segment on Saturday.
NBC has not yet responded to Mashable's request for comment on why this particular sketch was cut for time.