and when I read he was South African, I had some hazy memory of a white guy who was on the show a time or two, and I was wondering "why him?" I apparently was thinking of the wrong South African, but the "Why him?" still seems entirely appropriate. Frankly, any of the long-time commenter types on the show seem like they would have been a better fit. Jessica Williams would have been my first choice if they'd stayed with the cast, but even John Hodgeman would seem to have been a better possibility. Somebody in another thread suggested Wanda Sykes. While I think she could have done a great job, I'd almost swear I remember a Wanda Sykes show in the past that kinda bombed. But she STILL seems like she'd be a better choice for American audiences than some SA comedian almost nobody in the US has even heard of.

...then it is perfectly appropriate to wonder about questions you don't understand (or investigate).