Amazon Go - SNL

[@shahartley]

"Oh, you want me to just take something & walk out? Nah son." LMFAO exactly.

[@dfhdf4214]

yeah and we already have these. they're called "smash and grabs" not grab and gos xD

[@troyevitt2437]

I'm white but HATE white neighborhoods because they're all busy-body Republicans and I'm a weed-smoking musician and Democrat....All the stores around my neighborhood have a zillion cameras, RF tags on everything,...you name it. Half the time I walk out a store something beeps, boops or bings. Ever notice those Height-yardsticks on the doors of stores when you go out. They're for identifying armed robbers. Ever notice they go down to 4 1/2 Feet? I cannot WAIT to see that little dude bust a move and end up in the news...My family sometimes hints.."Wouldn't you be 'more comfortable' someplace less...um...'urban'?", to which I replay "Can you walk one block in any direction and buy weed?" "No, but..." "Then, no. I'm good"."

[@JJ-kz7sm]

Troy you need to research some crime statistics, break it down to crimes committed by ethnicity. Also, to talk of tags and cameras seems outdated. You do know that this technology has been commonly used since the 90's? And nearly everywhere since 2010's. With nothing to go on but location,we found the Boston city bombers with cameras from store fronts, citizens and traffic cams. Victimizing yourself over outdated technology is sad. Are you one of Smollett's attorneys by chance? Really though, how many times have you posted on here? Seem triggered... Let's Go Brandon!

[@pinksapphire1908]

Right…there’s no way.

[@troyevitt2437]

@@INFILTR8US I'm well aware and support the ACLU and SPLC. I minored in Criminal Justice at one point while majoring in Music Theory and Composition and volunteered at a non-profit law center in South Carolina which helped people charged with offenses that didn't qualify for the Public Defender's office yet "fell through the cracks" because they couldn't afford private council either.

[@aalllllllexx]

Andrew quietly saying "I'm learning" was so funny lmao

[@JerzCe73]

I thought so too!

[@lexiavoyne9298]

Came looking for this comment. 😂😂😂

[@dr.carmichael530]

Every white man who has ever dated outside there race has said this at least oncez

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

Andrew consistently has the funniest lines. His delivery is so good.

[@scj6693]

1:22

[@tvundla]

“I am putting the sandwich back…there is nothing in the bag” 😂😂😂😂

[@221b-Maker-Street]

That moment was hilarious (and sobering) - the best kind of comedy - highlights a painful truth while making you laugh. As a white European woman, I realise how continually privileged I am compared to poc - especially in America. 🇺🇸🤔🇪🇺

[@noahknight4039]

@@221b-Maker-StreetMakes you laugh, everyone casually mentions the real issues. And racism and oppression keeps on happening. Until the next sketch points it out, everyone says sad but true but see we can all laugh about it. Back to my life.

[@DaveMcIroy]

Wow, you can quote. Your parents must be so proud of you.

[@Ron-Ayres]

@@noahknight4039 Outing serious issues through the route of comedy so they become part of a wider conversation has frequently been the beginning of real social change. I'm certainly not saying it solves all society's ills immediately, but the beginnings of social change are often made through art, theatre, comedy - some form of creativity. eg the British film *_Victim_* played a key part in spearheading the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK. Legislation was passed just 5½ years later. Chipping away can feel frustratingly slow, but it's the tide of a wider movement. Even marble is eroded by the slow drip of water

[@sabreen45]

Kenan still leaving the money even after he’s out got me good 🤣.

[@voisvmujdzjnkwsulqnmqpthrudxgt]

It's a tip. Tip to the machine. 😂

[@Sugabug75]

That would've been me!😂😂😂

[@trevgreg2]

The best part of the segment!

[@SoniaGalucho]

Because he's smart, after all he knows he's living in the US. The country of equality.

[@bubbaguy4411]

which is a good thing...because (if I remember right)...if you hold an item ABOVE the checkout sensor when leaving (as he did)...it doesn't register it as being purchased... so he did not, in fact; purchase the item as the system intended.

[@reenougle]

Chris Redd is just hysterical. He gets me every time.

[@jaredlachmann]

@@thelawofdivineoneness458 or where he plays a stoner in disjointed in dank and dabbie

[@thelawofdivineoneness458]

@@jaredlachmann Lol, yeah that is funny. He is great in everything.

[@Wondwind]

@@thelawofdivineoneness458 You mean the one where he minstralized him?

[@thelawofdivineoneness458]

@@Wondwind It was from a very weeks ago. Check it out.

[@VOLCAL]

THIS COMMERCIAL IS GASLIGHTING THE TRUTH...LETS KEEP IT REAL...

[@justjeremiah]

Those 1000 “ai technology”worked hard 😂😂

[@lomuscko]

Every artificial intelligence technology has hundreds and even thousands of precarious workers labeling and training the models.

[@adrianjagielak]

@@lomusckoyeah, but that’s not the point, the point is that even after over 7 years still about 70% of sales had to be manually reviewed (vs 5% like Amazon internally targeted)

[@PadaV4_old]

AI = All Indian

[@thelawofdivineoneness458]

The SNL writers have really stepped up their game this season. This bit was HILARIOUS. "So you want me to just take something and walk out? Nah, son".....lol

[@latoyamatson6197]

Lol swear...

[@TheRecon1a]

Exactly! Nah Son!🤣

[@pachanas703]

This season has been SO good so far.

[@kennymarket2428]

@@mrguildwars392 white guy alert

[@erico1120]

That part lol

[@batgurrl]

Keenan and Chris were the stars there. When Chris called Alexa, I almost lost it😂

[@mikesmemoriesfromthepast89]

Even on Kenan. I know. Sometimes I call Alexa, but not like what Chris did.

[@lcephoenix]

Kenan*

[@batgurrl]

@@mikesmemoriesfromthepast89 😂

[@sir_iosis6760]

Who knew Target,CVS and Walgreens had grab and go technology… I thought “those people” were all shoplifting in those videos… silly me

[@floatsting20]

@@sir_iosis6760 Nah. Thrifty shoppers while their faces are covered

[@Darknessyouroldfriend]

This hits different after it was revealed that this "technology" is just a bunch of outsourced workers in India watching cameras

[@notHifen]

ah, the future!

[@Circa1628]

oh yeah, because it would be relative decision-making based on bias from a human watching. So worrying about racism and sexism wasn't far fetched

[@lomuscko]

Every artificial intelligence technology has hundreds and even thousands of precarious workers labeling and training the models.

[@notHifen]

@@lomuscko It wasn't marketed as a "in training project", it was marketed as a ready finished product that was entirely AI.

[@mandysberi]

@@Circa1628 "Camera AI"/machine learning technology are as racist, if not more racist than the humans who created them. For the humans, we have some awareness of our biases and can course-correct it, whereas the machine learned its bias from the data and uses it to "justify" new actions - that if it is trained to recognize anything nonwhite at all.

[@williamchapple8886]

Kenan shouting “it’s a tip!” was hilarious, my favourite sketch of the night

[@mos8896]

For similar reasons. I always feel the need to let it be known that I DO leave a tip. Lol

[@slackerman9758]

Kenan is a real anchor for the show, filling in as an ‘everyman’, like Phil Hartman was, back in the day. Reliable, skilled, flexible.

[@bodbn]

You don't need to end your comments with lol. You aren't actually laughing.

[@Swampthing4REAL]

@@bodbn LOL

[@nikkimiddlekillsday5161]

About as funny as Ego's "So it's a trap"

[@SlyDante]

Straight up the highlight of the night. Everyone here killed it, pitch-perfect satire. ^_^

[@thnzxc]

100%

[@jjmanzano9]

It was a pretty bad episode; but this was frickin hilarious!

[@Surge1077]

There have been some funny skits so far this season, but this one is by far my favorite. Was laughing so hard when I first watched it.

[@Theinsomniac826]

As a black woman, I drive past the Amazon Go Store in Evergreen Park, IL all the time and I am too afraid to go in. 😅 No thanks!!!! 😂😂😂 It's a trap!

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

I wouldn’t trust it either and I’m white. Jeff bezos don’t need your face 🤦‍♂️. What’s he doing with all that “data”?

[@englishwithviviana]

"Black man trap"... That was both hilarious and tragic.

[@janeentumbao8690]

I live by the Morton Grove Amazon Fresh store. I always pay at the register. 😂

[@stevenrais9360]

I don't trust that shit either 🤣

[@Theinsomniac826]

​@@stevenrais9360 😂😂😂

[@vmd0734]

Only SNL can tackle such a sensitive subject so brilliantly. This had me CRACKING UP!

[@brendanbloomberg3283]

Only SNL can be racist.

[@Test-vr3kf]

i bet michael che wrote it :)

[@lucygarrett9785]

@@brendanbloomberg3283 it’s not racist, they are pointing out the fact that people are trying to make it look like black people commit crimes which is what the characters were worried about in the sketch

[@HelloDollies]

@@brendanbloomberg3283 racist against who?

[@josephmora5230]

You've NEVER seen In Living Color or Mad Tv, have you?

[@jetzzfan]

When Chris yelled out for Alexa, I lost it

[@jdunivant1]

Yeah 🤣🤣

[@Woodshadow]

the funny thing is that in the stores they have an Alexa you can walk up to and ask questions to

[@missydiamond9310]

Me toooooo

[@DavidKen878]

Cecily Strong's voice-overs are hilarious!!

[@brianentz2785]

My favorite line: “Some people?” It’s real talent to make a sketch show something important that needs to be said and still be genuinely funny and accessible to the same people that most need to see it.

[@banshee46]

It also pointed out how often all these algorithms and programs and scans somehow manage to incorrectly or be entirely unable to process black people's faces since they're almost always programmed and tested by white people. I love the look of growing disgust on Ego's face as the voice over says each thing.

[@breakingames7772]

Jesus Christ it's people like you that have destroyed comedy, you literally came up with that entire thought off of two words said by someone

[@nunyanunya4964]

@@breakingames7772 How is he wrong? The whole skit is about Black folks handling ourselves differently in stores due to racial profiling and how we tend to be way more cautious with new technology/services like this? The original post is VALID.

[@bigm8785]

@@nunyanunya4964 sure, it has nothing to do with statistics

[@rainrainlsn]

@@bigm8785 child, stop. I got some stats you should look up ...

[@glamsaucy]

This sketch is hilarious. I was even nervous for Kenan as he walked out of the store with the chips. Lol

[@jennifergersch9126]

The mention of chips reminds me of Eddie Murphy sketch from years ago. Similar attack on racism and very well done.

[@jacquelinelinton4574]

Me too.

[@conscientiousobserver8772]

"Computer Vision" = Saanvi, "Deep Learning Algorithims" = Muhammand, and "Sensor Fusion" = Zahir.

[@latinballa88]

That quiet, “I’m learning,” went over the audience’s heads 😂

[@markbryant8542]

It really did!

[@dukebaloof2540]

For real, that was arguably the best joke, stupid audience!

[@jscribbl3]

As a afro indigenous woman who dates White guys IT WAS HYSTERICAL.

[@findmeanewplanet]

I caught it!

[@Likelyfairy]

@@jscribbl3 rightttt 😂

[@WC-jd8rn]

"I always pay!" had me dying 😂

[@LindaWisdomphotography]

Hilarious!! Even when I use a store's self-checkout and it asks if I want a receipt or not. I always choose YES and keep it in my hand as I walk out the exit! Even though I've paid for the items, the paranoia is still there! lol 😂

[@rewade70]

Me too!

[@ddavis818]

THIS!

[@Sashazur]

Every self checkout I’ve used doesn’t ask and just gives me a receipt, and I always take it.

[@jasbae937]

Same. My kids like to act up when we go to self checkout and I get so nervous that I forget to scan something. I would hate to be stopped for stealing. I would literally faint from embarrassment

[@janeentumbao8690]

I'm glad to see comments like this. It proves that many of us are honest and pay for our stuff. But ya know too many people ruined it for us! They need their behinds whooped!

[@richardgadberry8398]

0:40 "We know some people are skeptical." "Some PEOPLE?"

[@GlowySweetFabulous]

The way Ego said that was hilarious

[@Wanderer25]

🤣 exactly.

[@thelawofdivineoneness458]

White people: "Gee, this is so convenient." Black people: "This is clearly a trap."

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Then... white people watching this sketch: Oh this is SO funny!!! Black people watching it: This shit is too real. They just need to deliver my groceries to me.

[@alanahonestreviews9950]

@@johnjames502FYI thieves come in different races. Some just get away with it more than others because of the colour of their skin.

[@karehijo]

@@mntnbiker818 you have to have skin in the game, son.

[@jdunivant1]

@@johnjames502 working at a department store thieves come in every race age and class.

[@jdunivant1]

Yeah would be hesitant to go into one of these stores. I do want to know what is the rate of theft compared to other stores.

[@4thdealers]

In the end, there was no cutting edge technology behind it, only a thousand indian workers doing surveillance off-shore hahhaa

[@lomuscko]

Every artificial intelligence technology has hundreds and even thousands of precarious workers labeling and training the models.

[@jplveiga]

yes there was, thats just fake news saying it was just those precarious workers, they work in tandem with this stupid too-much technology lol

[@michaeldillon376]

@@jplveigaNot fake news. 70% of the transactions required human reevaluation, despite an internal target of 2-5%. Practically speaking, it was just cashiers monitoring your every move through the store via cameras. It was nothing more sophisticated than that.

[@thatguyecoli5292]

“I am putting the sandwich back y’all!!” lolol

[@thetravelinsagittarian1316]

😂💀

[@amyotto9341]

I do that too. One time, I picked up a pair of shoes, not realizing that they were really really expensive. I looked at the price tag, carefully set them on the shelf, and backed away slowly with my hands in the air in case anyone was watching.

[@kirapricey]

Chris had me dying! “I ain’t got no more sandwich!” 😂

[@mrpeel3239]

We've had Grab n' Go here in NYC for decades. It's called shoplifting!😮

[@joelwillems4081]

It's been introduced to all the major cities in America now.

[@angelikaopland7880]

Shoplifting is at least as old as civilization. Maybe older than either prostitution OR sailing.

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Glad to see Punkie finally getting more to do. She is always funny when she gets the chance.

[@ericmagee5998]

Punkie is getting more sketches seem like she's pretty good continue snl

[@Pudknuckle]

Name one time she was funny. By far the worst cast member

[@thnzxc]

She really is funny, she's definitely finding her own spot on the show.

[@buttonbeverly]

Punkie is beautiful!

[@Docfly62]

She's not a tenured cast member yet so she's gonna get limited material until then.

[@TRE601]

The voice over is gold. Then she starts trying to convince the black customers and it becomes pure gold.

[@4realjacob637]

I thought it was gonna turn into a joke about San Francisco

[@mack626]

It’s funny because in real life, they don’t need any convincing to steal!

[@AnimeBronx]

why only the blacks? snl really doesn’t give a shit about any other minority group. 🤡

[@danyellarenae3]

I don't get how comments like this get so many likes when you just reiterated what everyone just saw happen lmao

[@TRE601]

@@danyellarenae3 you would not understand only game recognize game.

[@imrustyokay]

So, yeah, who's here after Amazon decided to kill this off?

[@summerzachary6074]

Me. I went into the store a few months ago after they removed this and I was sad. This was my fave grocery store because of this. The dash cart is objectively terrible. I use Instacart for regular stores because they are terrible. Especially since the pandemic lockdowns were lifted. All the ones near me are heavily understaffed and have too many shoppers. Ugh.

[@quinn2435]

Was this an actual store??? Must have been in America, because I hadn't even heard of this.

[@midtownkitten483]

Love Field airport has one

[@tylerhackner9731]

This was even funnier than I thought it was gonna be

[@waterbear9926]

Funniest thing they put out in awhile. Props to the writers. It's relatable while it's still NYC based.

[@superbadisfunny]

@@waterbear9926 lol people say that every week

[@waterbear9926]

@@superbadisfunny yeah I know, they know, we all know their shits been mad too PC to be funny. They play behind the lines.

[@butterflymoon6368]

@@waterbear9926 It hasn't been PC AT ALL. wtf?!

[@waterbear9926]

@@butterflymoon6368 idk man I haven't been watching 😅

[@Cheecoo23]

I don't usually double dip and watch the same video in a day but this was so funny had to come back to rewatch right before going to bed thanks for the laughs!

[@fiscalconservation]

me too

[@nowayjose9918]

3 times!!🤣😂😂😂💀💀

[@samira1517]

Me too 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MatthewSSchwartz]

I keep coming back to it, it's great

[@joepacheco7885]

Lol i have the same name, I just go by Joe lmao

[@marciavox8105]

1:29 is my favorite section 😂 him vigorously shaking the bag is what gets me

[@HerosTheme]

The most underrated line in this sketch "....I'm learning"

[@stokes721]

Chris Redd cracks me up in every sketch 😂

[@manlikeisaac]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@min.imumxd]

too many o's bud. you crossed the line.

[@corarmckerrow]

bruhh hahaha

[@whitewalker9862]

This is so funny and sad at the same time. The cast killed it. I hate racism.

[@brendanbloomberg3283]

This was racist.

[@stevesanders4682]

You hate racism and I hate that all of my relatives north of the wall were killed and reanimated by your kind

[@dawnlittle2501]

@@brendanbloomberg3283 No it wasn’t.

[@darrickfranklin7096]

*looks at name with skepticism

[@giantsfan9868]

What you said was exactly what I was going to say… So funny… Yet so sad. Down with racism

[@ericworthamii6945]

"I'm learning" was low key genius comedy.

[@jdunivant1]

@@mntnbiker818 how to help her when she feeling uncomfortable.

[@realdavidjones1623]

@@mntnbiker818 if someone called you racist you would deny it. Which is the funniest part 🤣

[@whatislife3603]

@@mntnbiker818 wow stupid statistics. Weirdo

[@624LC]

@@mntnbiker818 that your momma ought to stop giving birth to her own brothers, Josh Duggar. Go away...

[@sapphirejennifer8]

Lmao my man does the same thing🤣 and he be so proud of himself

[@gmenezesdea]

Turns out AI stands for An Indian

[@bigbarry8343]

All Indian

[@michaeldillon376]

A lot of Indians

[@rocketosborne3017]

This is 1,000,000% accurate. I completely thought the same thing and was like "noope! They ain't getting me". There's an Amazon Go right on the corner of my Equinox and i already have deal with those people looking at me like "why are you at my gym" or "sorry sir you cant use our restroom, it's only for gym members" (til they see me swipe in)... i can't deal with another form of having my integrity second guessed 😤 . SNL is a million percent accurate with this one 👏🏾👏🏾

[@sfmissioncali9638]

Your kind steals no matter what

[@za2963]

@@sfmissioncali9638 nice try troll

[@MrMuttly55]

It must suck being wealthy

[@juicyfruit8640]

@@MrMuttly55 go drink plunge r juice

[@asmrtina6966]

@@sfmissioncali9638 didnt your people steal from multiple continents?

[@cmwashington]

OMG - THIS IS BRILLIANT. I remember having to explain to someone that when I go to look at jewerly in a departments store, I decide before I enter the section if I want to shop with my phone OUT or IN my purse. Because I cannot put anything in my purse once I am in the section.

[@QuiiuQ82]

Yes this! People don't know the mental gymnastics is folks have to go through on a daily. And if your lips are chapped? They stay that way to you leave the store

[@minoltaaraya]

👏🏾 Exactly! I also make sure I don’t have to go in my purse for anything and if I do I walk right up to a store associate and do it standing next to them them, not gonna accuse me of sh*t. Thanks.

[@pljackson1018]

I always walk down department store isles with both hands in my pocket... Looking with my eyes👀... Don't want no misunderstandings

[@ManeLove888]

Sad but true..just today I was at the grocery store and picked up some eggs one cracked in my hand..I’m like dang open my purse took a napkin and hand sanitizer. Then thought dang they probably gonna think I’m stealing something--I took my time with that hand sanitizer and slowly closed my purse back😂

[@alim.587]

So sad! And the way we have to make it super obvious when we do have to go in our purse for anything. Like I want everyone possible to see I'm just putting back my lip gloss. So we got no misunderstandings in the makeup aisle. Smh. Its exhausting shopping while black

[@celebrityrog]

"Ooh, okay, so it's a trap!" "But where do you pay?" "You don't" "NO I DO I ALWAYS PAY WHO DO YOU THINK I AM!"

[@coolboss999]

I did not expect that turn of this skit. This was funnier than I thought 🤣😭

[@1craley878]

Anytime I get to watch Keenan and chris redd in a sketch, I know it's comedy gold. Chris; "I put the sandwich back " and showing that he had nothing in his bag had me rolling. Plus Keenan walking out with his hands held up like "this is definitely a trap "

[@troyevitt2437]

Remember "Sunday Brunch" a few years back with them and Leslie Jones? "How you doin', Deacon Smith?" Chris Redd: "Hongry. Bless and hongry!"...ded.

[@1craley878]

Chris has the funniest "crazy eyes " on tv. And he pulls it off perfectly. Just watched the Alexa for older people and it was too funny also

[@henrytawnn8694]

Keenan and Chris in The Game sketch is one of my favorites. Or the ATM one with Sam Rockwell. I need Chris and his crazy eyes to be in movies, please.

[@1craley878]

Chris redd roast of alec Baldwin was on fire....... so funny. Redd: " for the last time man, I'm not Michael che "

[@fazyt86]

So glad they have a sitcom together

[@nrramos9280]

Where is the lie?! 😭😂🤣 Exactly how we would feel!!

[@Supermateo97]

"IT WAS HIM!" Lmao Zoe fit in so well with the cast it's amazing.

[@dylancooper3690]

Why did she have to frame him like that, though?

[@DollarDude]

This perfectly describes my first use of self-checkout - walking towards the exit with my receipt fully visible 😅

[@Artificial_Intelligence00]

OMG Yes!! I dont care what type of checkout I use, my receipt is in hand- up in air walking towards the exit

[@TheSpecialPlumsEveryoneKnows]

I love Zoe Kravitz's bossiness, she's hilarious!

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

I thought this would be a “crazy buyer/shoplifter” type of sketch This was a lot funnier

[@HelloDollies]

For a second I thought it would be a joke about shoplifting. Like getting the high of putting it in your purse without the crime part. This was way funnier.

[@zurirobinson2749]

This is so relatable. I was accused of shoplifting by an employee at my local drugstore (which I had been visiting for years) when I was 14. She claimed that it was because I was "putting items in my pockets", even though when she initially approached me she said she had "video evidence" of me shoplifting at an earlier date. I was carrying the items I intended to purchase (it was makeup and nail polish) in my hands, which were partially concealed by my coat. Since then, if I walk into any store, the first thing I do is grab a basket. I don't care if I'm there to buy a pack of mints, I put the mints in the basket. I'm glad SNL was able to make fun of this.

[@zurirobinson2749]

@Annistar Yes, because harassing a child is "risking her life". We all know that 14 year old schoolgirls walk around armed with guns and knives to go shopping for makeup- well, the black ones do, at least. 🙄 I wasn't even bigger than her yet but sure, a little girl wearing florals and carrying a backpack was totally a threat. You know this is the second time I've gotten a comment like this on KZbin implying that apprehending *me* was dangerous for *her* somehow? Black people don't attack at the slightest provocation. We're not fucking pitbulls. It was a Walgreens, btw.

[@hueypautonoman]

@@zurirobinson2749 Dude acts like he's never seen a Karen video. There's random white people lurking around every corner ready to harass us for stupid stuff, and they're clearly not afraid. I remember years ago when I parked in my assigned car port at my apartment complex, and some white lady came out of nowhere telling me I didn't have the right to park there because, "You have to pay to park there." I told her I did pay, but she was still convinced I was lying. When she finally accepted I had a right to be there, she then blamed the apartment managers like they had done something wrong by allowing me to exist, I guess. She moved out that same year.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

@@zurirobinson2749 Ignore the racist idiots who try to discount our very real lived lives all because acknowledging our pain means they have to face their part in creating and/or perpetuating that pain.

[@so-bs1xs]

You dont know? Black people have superpowers.​@zurirobinson2749

[@carrington2949]

@annistar9693They do. A CVS employee choked a man for stealing a few years back.People follow others around all the time.

[@bananascoaster1243]

PLEASE A SEQUEL TO THIS SNL! Especially since it was revealed there were workers in India watching the cameras

[@cranjismcbasketball2565]

It never ceases to amaze me how SNL can tackle such complicated issues with a great sense of humor. It makes you both really think and can make you laugh!

[@Robby_Rob]

what issue are they tackling?

[@ipodtouchfreak100]

@@Robby_Rob maybe watch the video?

[@corettejones]

Thank You!!!

[@zlkanglwrth2776]

You mean like how they dont prosecute some types of shoplifting?

[@mchevre]

@@Robby_Rob Here, let me spell it out for you: Due to systemic structural racism, African Americans are often unfairly profiled as shoplifters by shopkeepers, and thus followed, watched closely, and scrutinized, sometimes even falsely accused of stealing. Because of this, many black people might feel uncomfortable with the idea of a store where you just take something and walk out. The contrast between this common collective experience of black americans and the largely opposite experience of white americans sets up the basis for humor in this video. Get it now?

[@BOURBONSTREETSLIM]

I bought the wrong paint so I went to swap it out. The clerk accompanied me to the paint section to make sure I picked the right paint. Then she says, "ok since it's the same brand & price, you are good to go, no need to check out." I said, nope, nah, negative. Either give me a new receipt or walk with me to the door". LMAO! It's a TrAp!!

[@MyYvFr]

Lol

[@thatmixedkidrian_8818]

This is why I love SNL, addressing a problem in society, and making it hilarious 🤧

[@wantsanewvehicle]

this isn't a problem though??

[@AllezVous222]

​​@@wantsanewvehicleOh, you sweet summer child. Look again. Notice how some of the characters are afraid to partake in this style of shopping? That's because they're afraid of being accused of shoplifting, due to having experienced people stereotyping and expecting the worst of them. Let me break it down further for you with a real - life example: I worked in a clothing store and often helped direct people into the fitting rooms. One day, a customer I assisted happened to be a Black man. Before stepping inside of his fitting room, he felt the need to tell me that the jacket that he was wearing belonged to him, because he wad afraid to be accused of shoplifting. The jacket WAS his, and I felt really sad that he felt the need to protect himself, because he had been unfairly accused or suspected in the past. On the other hand, I had never encountered a White customer who felt worried about mistreatments and accusations.

[@Rackstack234]

@@AllezVous222 well said

[@ranelgallardo7031]

@@AllezVous222Same with Asians (except Filipinos) also don’t get accused of shoplifting like that.

[@boredom2go]

@@AllezVous222 Hang on a minute. So all those people running into Nordstrom and grabbing all that stuff were just using Amazon Go?!? Why didn't the media reveal that part of the story? I swear, journalism in this country is dead.

[@tomarnold7284]

It's amazing they even got the hair and costumes right, so much into the details!❤

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

I didn't realize this was a period piece. LMAO!

[@SCSilk]

Costumes?

[@tomarnold7284]

@@SCSilk Yeah, if you compare with the Amazon Go ad, they actually had the same hairstyle and clothes.

[@ja8ames]

@@tomarnold7284 I'm so out of the loop, I assumed this was a fabricated thing for the skit.

[@corettejones]

This sketch was hilarious but the TRUTH. It’s built into our psyche. Bag and receipt Especially in self serve establishments. I literally walk in showing hands and my personal shopping bag. 😅 IT’S A DAMN TRAP!!!🔥🤣👍🏽

[@corettejones]

@Luna C Me too!😅

[@swellframe]

Cecily Strong comercial narrator voice is going to be sorely missed. This one, Amazon echo, and the legendary CHONK are timeless classics.

[@GordonKindlmann]

Cecily Strong needs to do actual commercial voice overs; she is such a pro

[@liduck52]

I don't think that's Cecily's voice.

[@GordonKindlmann]

@@liduck52 You don't think? It sounds a lot like the voice in these videos (not that I can fact check that its her on those videos): kzbin.info/www/bejne/noOqfIatqKlql8U

[@jennifergersch9126]

@@liduck52 Of course it is. She does all the voiceovers.

[@bradenhazle4378]

Love how the audience laughed when Keenan showed before the punchline came. They knew lol. Edit: Also, Keenan yelling "It's a tip!" also plays into him possibly bribing the store lol.

[@phoule76]

no bride was inferred, just covering his ass in case someone accused him of stealing

[@t.ferguson]

Love this! I feel like the whole cast and crew realized the show had a few flat episodes recently and universally decided to step their game up lately. This is why this show stays relevant. SNL is the blueprint of how to read the room and pivot to what people want to laugh at. 47 seasons and counting...not a fluke.

[@laalaa99stl]

Same reason you always get a bag. And get the receipt stapled to the outside!

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Roy Wood Jr.

[@jdunivant1]

If not keep it in your hand until to you get into car. I always feel uncomfortable bringing bags from another store into another one.

[@terryveal1220]

When the clerk ask if I need a bag just for one item......Yes, I need the bag and receipt. I can't just walk out of the store without the item in the bag.....and the receipt needs to be stapled to the outside of the bag.😆😆

[@gman1474]

I ALWAYS get a receipt. I get looks like "what a waste, don't u want to save the planet?" No I want to save my azzz from getting arrested

[@OMegShiff]

Lmao, this is so true! Me and a few friends went to Seattle and one suggested we check out the Amazon store. The whole time me and one other friend stood outside, because we didn’t trust it 🤣🤣🤣

[@asapwolf4532]

0:30 this is exactly how I felt when I first used Walmart’s Scan and Go 😂😂😂

[@SoThatWasAMovie]

1:29 Chris Redd has the best part of this sketch 😂

[@mikecantreed]

The best part of a shit sketch

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

@@mikecantreed 😶

[@spjr99]

@@mikecantreed found the guy with all white friends in alabama

[@spjr99]

@@mikecantreed i cant imagine being so stuck in my ways that this shit isnt funny. i guess it happens when you are spoon fed your entire life and have no real experiences. jeez.

[@jinvid]

BLACK MAN TRAP!!! 😂😂😂

[@shokurt1]

That’s how I feel using self checkout line at Walmart. It’s a trap!!!

[@dimitrischristou]

The couple telling to each other to grab the product was so funny😂

[@daisy41178]

Cecily is an expert at the soulless narrator voice

[@RaymondHng]

And the Spectrum voice on hold.

[@mikemitchell9227]

I felt it when Chris Redd announced he was putting something back. To see me on a security camera must be like watching pantomime theater.

[@redjules1215]

It's great that they have diverse enough cast and writers to make this sketch.

[@tobiwalker7145]

Skits like this are why I love SNL, they're not afraid to express hard truths behind the humor.

[@corettejones]

Please someone tell this Jasmine! She cray cray!🤣

[@corettejones]

@@trout3685 Really? I’ll let that marinate for a moment. Take care.😐

[@Dakid015]

@@trout3685 Says someone who is probably in denial of the truth but justifies it by reaching for other truths to deflect the issue 🙄. If this weren't an issue do you think skits like this would exist? You can search Google for the many cases of blind racial profiling and that's precisely the reality upon which this skit is based. Or you can choose to deny, turn a blind eye, keep justifying, whatever

[@brassattacks2411]

except bro there is no hard truth here. if they're making fun of anything the truth is that people are brainwashed to think there is intense racism around us today. because there's not in anyway, unless someone lives in a deep south bayou which is a sliver of a single percent.

[@corettejones]

@@Dakid015 Thank kid! 👍🏽

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

As a Black man, you couldn't pay me to "shop" there. That shyt is a trap!

[@thelawofdivineoneness458]

You got that right. To us Amazon Go would end up being "Amazon Go Straight To Jail."

[@sylviaroberts8297]

Lol exactly🤗

[@lucasfontainha9053]

Ok this is EVEN FUNNIER after now that we know this "brand new technology" was just Indian people watching you as you shop for a quarter of the pay

[@fannieloudiane6782]

I'm a Black woman and this definitely captures my feelings 🤣🤣🤣

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

I don't blame you at all. I'm a white dude and it captures my feelings. Can't imagine how much worse it would be for you.

[@Bladestar7]

This is by far the smartest Skit SNL has ever done about Race. It was so spot-on. Chris Redd and Keenan Thompson were Hilarious.

[@joyegreg]

It's a really good one. Tom Hanks guesting on Black Jeopardy, though, is still the SNL pinnacle of brilliant satire on race in the U.S. for me, though. It kills me that David S. Pumpkins is the most famous sketch from that night, because that Black Jeopardy skit was stunning and profound.

[@BobRooney290]

best thing is, you can eat the food in the store and you wont be charged. just put the rest of the sandwich back on the shelf. when there's no sample lady, you gotta try before you buy. LOL

[@cferrante]

@@joyegreg wow! I’m so glad I’m not the only one who remembers that sketch and how good it was! I remember waking up the next morning to people talking about David S Pumpkins and being so confused about no one talking about Black Jeopardy!

[@joyegreg]

​@@cferrante Right? "Skinny women can do this for you." "That would be, not a damn thing."

[@madelynjames3803]

There was a skit by Eddie Murphy about racial privilege (maybe 30 years ago) called White Like Me. He has on white face and as he moves around town he realizes when black people are not around white people get things for free: newspapers, bus rides, etc. The skit highlighted "white privilege" before it was a thing.

[@ev2175]

The dude putting back the sandwich was the best hands down 😂😂😂

[@sevenone32]

This is so true. I went with all white coworkers and they were all excited meanwhile I was having a full on anxiety attack lol

[@meeky0420]

Wow! Sorry to hear that. My previous comment was ignorant. I said people never feel like that.

[@findmeanewplanet]

@@meeky0420 When the skit started before any Black people were shown, I as a Black person said " Oh no! This is a trap!" I would not be comfortable in this store.

[@86Sentra]

wait this is real lol?

[@robertdouglas8895]

Making something humorous that is guilt-ridden does not solve the problem.

[@kellymoses8566]

@@86Sentra yes, the stores are real.

[@DK-zu6tt]

This is hilarious. Sad truth, but SNL always knows how to call out a thing and make it funny. Good on them.

[@robertdouglas8895]

Racial guilt....Property crime by race 2019....Whites 717,000 Blacks 320,000 Is guilt funny?

[@cineymanga]

This is so accurate, first time I went to this store I left after my white friends and with all the things on my hands so the guy at the entrance could see it, I was like nope I won’t be the Mexican caught stealing a coke and gum

[@herethereandeverywhere02]

"I'm learning" 😂😂😂😂

[@christophermccrea7133]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jerseygirl6221]

Took me out💀

[@nika4843]

Learning to be a white doormat.

[@rgwak]

White people: Black people: "Can I get a receipt? And a bag?"

[@jdunivant1]

Need proof.

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

IKR? White cashiers always assuming I don't need or want a bag just because I only bought one item. I tell them, "I'm a Black man and every Black man needs a bag AND a receipt to avoid going to jail. So gimmie!"

[@corettejones]

ITS A TRAP!!!🤣

[@Artificial_Intelligence00]

Facts!

[@amanifields464]

Honestly so true! I wouldn’t feel comfortable shopping there lol 🙈😂😩

[@felicitousfeline9956]

Brilliant, sadly so! I like the announcer trying to convince the skeptical actors/customers. (This would make me uncomfortable, and I’d rather not give Amazon my business.)

[@RB-hj7qc]

I don't give Amazon my business. Found that there are plenty of other alternatives there are actually much better. No need to worry about fake products, lower prices and equally quick delivery and people who actually respond to messages and calls.

[@Hellothere149able]

@@RB-hj7qc what are some of the better alternatives?

[@latoyamatson6197]

Lmao I swear I'd b scared to death!!!! You should see me when I walk out a store that has a messed up security scanner. Omg! I don't even put my receipt away until I'm in my vehicle.

[@mntnbiker818]

And whose fault is that?

[@alexmccaleb2152]

Messed up security scanner 🤣🤣🤣

[@justinbrown4045]

@@mntnbiker818 we get it..

[@englishwithviviana]

Kenan is so perfect in everysingle sketch. Love him.

[@anonimuse6553]

Ya right. Till the polece show up at your door with a no knock warrant and bam! No way, no thank you mam

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

That why I insist on a receipt. LOL.

[@DuoForbidden]

This sketch reminds me of the Blackish episode with the little girl in the elevator. "I saw my freedom flash right before my eyes." XDDD

[@VitaBruti]

AGREED. Both succeed in humorously demonstrating ways in which Black trauma can play out day to day kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpKti4hrpdGFntU

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

"Ya'll talkin' bout that time my baby was on the elevator alone with a little white girl saw his freedom flash before his eyes?" ~RuBy

[@jerseygirl6221]

And the guy actually said “they’re setting traps now” 💀✋🏾

[@Terrakinetic]

1:10 Oh- I legitimately wonder if they'll charge your friend for picking it up first or would they charge the person who walks out of it from the store.

[@acerkahn3905]

“I’m learning.” 😂

[@doro626]

LMAO. Keenan killing it once again. These stores have been open for years, but this skit is still hilarious and relevant as hell.

[@grumbles]

Wait what stores?

[@doro626]

@@grumbles These are/ were a real thing. I see that some of them are closing.

[@grumbles]

@@doro626 Whaaaaa? How do you pay?

[@XceedDriver]

@@grumbles It’s literally how they portrayed in the skit. It was only in certain markets.

[@MrVarsityphysics]

Lol “I’m learning”

[@djshaheed7513]

🤗🤗🤗The part when he left a tip!!!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@steelersluv]

This skit is beyond hilarious because it’s our truth. Lmao!

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

this almost made me choke on my breakfast 😭 i was thinking the same thing as the video started. they really have the reactions down

[@Joshifying]

The way Ego said “some people” got me rolling 🤣

[@johnkennedy636]

Bravo! This was a masterpiece!

[@TheKayleeanna]

"I ain' got no more sandwiches now...!" 🤣😂

[@lexxussmith7467]

Keenan and Chris are both hilarious😂

[@theonewhereisay0h0h0h]

At first, I laughed, and then I cried. Shopping can sometimes be stressful for many people of color. To this day, I never go into my purse for anything while shopping until I reach the checkout out of fear that I will be accused of stealing something. So this was a great skit because it triggered several emotions.

[@kd1309]

for me it's the same and like when i already had something i make sure the camera in the front caught it so it could be explained if needed. im white tho..

[@krist5860]

💯

[@switchunboxing]

That’s why I think it feels a little off. It’s trying to send one message but it’s also making comedy of it. If it wasn’t written by white people than that’s OK but I’m not so sure about that

[@accioanna]

Ah yes.. I also am very careful about digging around in my bag. I keep the zipper closed and/or it buttoned up.. whatever kind of purse I have. I am very conscientious of moves I make in a store. I’m also white. I’ve dealt with these same feelings based on age, how I’m dressed, etc. I wish people would stop making it about race. My 80 year old white father has been followed around a Walmart before.

[@Treissy]

This skit made me really sad. But to comment just "I'm sad now" feels kinda strange...

[@DJWisdomBeats]

One if the best sketches of the year by far. Eerily prophetic.

[@a.geranium7516]

I love Ego's expressions haha

[@GlowySweetFabulous]

Me too! She's hilarious