The co-anchors’ roast comes after a whole bunch of publications – and ex “Dilbert” distributor Andrews McMeel Syndication – minimize ties with the caricature following Adams’ reference to Black individuals as a “hate group” and his name for white individuals to “get the hell away from Black individuals.”
Jost, after a jab from Che, joked a few doable various to fill the void of “Dilbert” within the “SNL” section.
″Newspapers dropped the cartoon strip efficient instantly and to rub it in, they’re changing ‘Dilbert’ with ‘Peanuts: Oops All Franklin,’” quipped Jost.
A pretend Dilbert (performed by Michael Longfellow) made a cameo to weigh in on Adams’ remarks and mentioned they got here as a “whole shock” to all the all-white employees at his workplace.
“I imply most cartoonists are bizarre however racist bizarre? Let’s simply say I didn’t see that memo,” mentioned Longfellow earlier than a protracted pause.
Dilbert later joked that he was “blind” to racism as a result of his glasses had been opaque white.