Papa John Tries Not to Say the N-Word

Author

Tyler Ways, Ursinus College
Sarah Fales, Ursinus College
Ze'ev Shaheen, Ursinus College
Joey Nolan, Ursinus College
Tre Dunlap, Ursinus College

Submission Date

Fall 2023

Document Type

Paper

Department

English

Faculty Mentor

Patricia Lott

Class

ENGL-440W Black Satire

Description

This skit, which satirically pretends to be elevator footage from the Papa Johns corporate office, follows Papa John and a black public relations employee. John Schnatter, who claimed (in a real 2018 press-release) to be trying to "remove the (N-word) from his vocabulary," is mockingly portrayed as a man trying to break an actual addiction, struggling to get through a single conversation without saying the word.

The sketch was written by Tyler Ways, directed by Sarah Fales, and filmed by Ze'ev Shaheen. It was edited by Sarah Fales and Ze'ev Shaheen. Papa John was played by Joseph Nolan. The PR employee was played by Tre Dunlap.

Comments

Originally performed as a part of Breakaway Student Productions, the final version was filmed as Sarah Fales' Senior English Capstone (ENGL-440W Black Satire).

The mp4 video has a run time of 3:35.

Also available as a supplemental file is a transcript of the sketch.

All rights reserved. This video is made available for educational purposes only and is not to be distributed for commercial use.

Recommended Citation

Ways, Tyler; Fales, Sarah; Shaheen, Ze'ev; Nolan, Joey; and Dunlap, Tre, "Papa John Tries Not to Say the N-Word" (2023). English Capstone Projects. 2.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/english_cap/2