Issa Rae Says It Was ‘Rude’ for Her Career to Peak While 'Democracy Was Collapsing’
glamour.comInsecure creator and star used her opening monologue to reflect on her career—which just as the country was, as she put it, “collapsing” from the 2016 election.She began her monologue by noting how much of an honor it was to perform on the same stage as some of her faves, including Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. “I’m scared that I might throw up but I gotta hold it down because I’m the first black person to host SNL y’all," she joked. ”I'm really not.
OK, I'm lying, it's not true. But y'all believed it for a second. What if I kept lying to y'all like that? I hope y'all wouldn't even notice."Rae went on to explain that she was originally supposed to host the show back in March, but it was postponed—just like so many —due to the COVID-19 pandemic..
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