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‘SNL’: Snape Calls Harry Potter ‘Racist’ and ‘The Proud Boy Who Lived’ for Telling People ‘The School’s Only Black Teacher Was Secretly Evil’

Variety April 5, 2026 at 04:58 AM

Kam Patterson played Professor Snape from “Harry Potter” during “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live.” Patterson’s casting as Snape is a reference to HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series, in which the previously white character is being played by Black actor Paapa Essiedu. After being introduced by Colin Jost, Patterson’s Snape began by speaking overly formally, […]

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