In the middle of a presidential election cycle that pushed the entire nation to another brink, a sleeper sketch on Saturday Night Live used a game show, a movie star, and smart writing to underline the messy, uncomfortable nuance — but a core underlying issue — of race relations in America. 

On October 22, 2016, American treasure (and that evening's SNL host) Tom Hanksstarred in the latest iteration of Black Jeopardy. The sketch, created by then co-head writer Bryan Tucker and writer/"Weekend Update" co-anchor Michael Che (who was promoted to co-head writer the following season), featured Kenan Thompson as host Darnell Hayes and Sasheer Zamata and Leslie Jones as contestants Keeley and Shanice.