'SNL 50' brings back 'Black Jeopardy!' with Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks

What is the one of the best sketches "SNL" brought back for its 50th anniversary? The answer is, "Black Jeopardy!"

NBC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Saturday Night Live" with a three-hour live special, and one of the first sketches was an all-star installment of one of the series' best sketches of all time. Hosted as usual by Kenan Thompson's Darnell, this version of "Black Jeopardy!" featured Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and Eddie Murphy, who was showing off a Tracy Morgan impression that was almost better than the real thing. Or actually one of the best bits Murphy's done in the last decade.

The big punchline of this particular episode? None of the contestants knew what "SNL" is.

Tom Hanks made an appearance as Doug, the MAGA-hat wearing white guy whose first "Black Jeopardy!" appearance found him agreeing with his fellow contestants about everything, except "lives that matter." This time he suggests that he make his own show, "White Jeopardy!", so Darnell can join him. No, "we don't need it. We don't need it," Thompson's Darnell said.

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It was a welcome boost of energy to the special, which started off sleepily with Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter and a too-long, not-funny enough return of the Maharelle Sisters and Kristen Wiig's tiny-handed Dooneese. But "Black Jeopardy!" had the energy back in the room and on the screen.

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