Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther on Saturday Night Live Black Jeopardy

The King of Wakanda Is Now the King of Saturday Night Live’s “Black Jeopardy!”

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Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman stopped by Saturday Night Live last night for hosting duties, and the show wasted no time capitalizing on the movie’s mega success. They brought back the “Black Jeopardy!” sketch with a twist: Boseman appeared in character as T’Challa, ruler of Wakanda, to compete with the other contestants.

This means “Black Jeopardy!” is an official part of the MCU now, right? Despite being a big fan of the show, T’Challa’s in for a bit of culture shock when it comes to subjects like higher education and police, but he eventually gets the hang of things for a late-game comeback. You can also watch Boseman’s monologue below, wherein he poked fun at SNL for taking so long to have him on after Black Panther’s massive debut, as well as at Donald Trump, before being interrupted by someone else you might recognize:

And of course, despite Boseman’s joke that only bad Black Panther sketch ideas were left, there was another one:

Also on last night’s episode, Cardi B put in a performance that doubled as a pregnancy reveal:

And of course, Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump was back.

(image: Will Heath/NBC)

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