Leslie Jones has been promoted to new cast member on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," from her previous position in the writers’ room.
You’ll recall that Jones was added to SNL’s writing staff in January (along with LaKendra Tookes), around the same time that Sasheer Zamata was added to the show’s cast after a much publicized search for a new black woman cast member (Jones and Tookes were actually amongst the many women who auditioned for the job that eventually went to Zamata, when producers held a special casting for black women actors/comedians last year).
You’ll also recall that, 5 months after she was hired, Jones found herself at the center of some…
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