Daniel Kaluuya confronted the fun family with the royal family this weekend in his debut “Saturday Night Live” amid recent racism claims against the monarchy.
Kaluuya, who hails from London, kicked off his opening monologue on Saturday, referring to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombing interview, in which the Duchess of Sussex claims the royals ‘have concerns’ about how dark boy Archie’s skin may be.
“I know you hear my accent and think, ‘Oh no, he’s not black, he’s a Briton. “Let me assure you that I am black,” Kaluuya said. ‘I’m black and I’m British. I’m actually how worried the royal family was that the baby would look. ‘
Last month, Markle, 39, spoke candidly with girlfriend Oprah Winfrey about her battle as a royal. Among the revelations from the interview, Markle claimed that there were “conversations about how dark his skin could be if he was born while she was pregnant with the boy Archie.”
After the explosive interview, Buckingham Palace issued a statement in which he noted that the “issues raised in particular relate to” although “memories may differ.”
Prince William also spoke out in March, saying the royals ‘are very much not a racist family’.
While Kaluuya’s monologue continues Saturday, the 32-year-old actor also addressed the differences between American and British racism.
‘People ask me,’ Which is worse, British racism or American racism? “Let me put it this way: British racism is so bad that white people remain,” Kaluuya said. “They wanted to be free, free to create their own kind of racism. That’s why they invented Australia, South Africa and Boston. ”
Kaluuya, who was recently nominated for an Oscar for his performance in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, also looked back on his Golden Globes victory in February, complete with a Zoom sound.
‘I’m muted! Can you believe it? Said the actor. “I told the best joke of my life and was muted.”
Kaluuya wrapped up his monologue by thanking his loved ones and also revealing how the current member of the SNL film, Kenan Thompson, influenced his childhood.
‘When I was 9 years old, I wrote a play that was staged in Hampshire Theater with real actors and everything. This is a true story, the play is based on ‘Kenan & Kel’. “That play led me on a path that took me to the stage with Kenan tonight, ” Kaluuya said. “I want to take this moment just in front of Kenan and the whole world to say, thank you mom, thank God, and thank you Kel.”