Morris was one of the founding Not Ready for Primetime Players.
OriginalSaturday Night Livecast memberGarrett Morrisis not a fan of the show’s current season.
“That was the whole core of what happened the first 10 years.
Garrett Morris on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1978.Fred Hermansky/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Because, remember, when I was hired, I was the only Black writer.
Lorne wanted to have somebody Black on TV at nighttime.
People didn’t want that.
They were clamoring to make it all white.
He didn’t.”
Morris stayed on the show through the fifth season.
I know what my objective is.
I get to bring all of my skill set here,'" Lamorne said.
“It’s not traditional, and it’s groundbreaking for NBC to air something like that.
