Last night Fab and I had an email convo (the best kind of convo) and we were discussing the critical state of race in our culture–specifically on the MTV show The Hills– (yeah, we’re like the Cornel West of water cooler topics)–and how the show sucks because it’s another show that features an all white cast along with Sex and the City and Friends.

All three shows were set in metropolitan cities (is that redundant?) and all three shows only featured all white casts.

How you gonna be set in Manhattan and Los Angeles and not have any colored friends?

But Friends tried to diversify the cast by adding Aisha Tyler one season but in doing so they managed to hire THE MOST UNFUNNY BLACK WOMAN ON TELEVISION. I’m sorry, I’m sure she’s very smart (think she went to an ivy) and a worthwhile actress, but she’s not a good comedian.

And then that reminded me of last month’s Vanity Fair issue on women in comedy and how the issue was very white centric with the exceptions of Wanda Sykes and Maya Rudolph.

What about Mindy Kalig? Margaret Cho? Whoopi Goldberg? Mo’nique? THE JINIUS??? How did Chelsea Handler get on that list???

I also noticed that they failed to include one of my favorite SNL female actresses…

RACHEL DRATCH.

How did “I’m Harry Pottaaa” not make the list?

Please, please, bring back Rachel Dratch. If you’re going to continue to marginalize minority comedians and promote white comedians then at least bring Rachel Dratch to the forefront. She’s not just one of the funniest women but one of the funniest people on television. Hello, remember when she played the Cat Wrangler on the pilot episode of 30 Rock? (”Do you consider yourself cat competent?”)

Putting race and gender aside, lets just focus on the comedy. Rachel Dratch is funny. And I want to see her back on television.