'SNL' pokes fun at the difference between Cam Newton and Peyton Manning

Caroline Sikes

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The narratives surrounding Peyton Manning and Cam Newton couldn't be more dissimilar. One, a veteran white quarterback, who can do no wrong in many people's eyes. The other, a young black showboat, who has taken the brunt of extreme criticism all season.

With the Super Bowl hours away, you knew "Saturday Night Live" wouldn't miss the opportunity to crack a few jokes about discrepancies between these quarterbacks.

In the sketch with Kenan Thompson and Taran Killam, the two poke fun of Manning's old age and how Newton can't do anything — literally, anything — without offending someone, all while singing "Ebony and Ivory."

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It's funny because it's true.

Caroline Sikes