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 Leslie Jones says it was 'frustrating' being typecast on SNL as 'the angry Black woman'
06/24/26 10:14 AM
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Leslie Jones says it was 'frustrating' being typecast on SNL as 'the angry Black woman'
Jones joined the NBC show in 2014 as a writer and was promoted to regular cast member during season 40.
By Kathleen Perricone June 24, 2026 12:06 a.m. ET
*Leslie Jones talks about being typecast on Saturday Night Live during her five seasons on the NBC sketch comedy show.
*"It was kind of frustrating that they would always make me the girl that was angry and beating up people," she said on The Sam Sanders Show.
*Jones says her time on SNL was "bittersweet" because it was fun, "but I don't miss the mental part of it."
Leslie Jones got big laughs on Saturday Night Live, but the comedian didn't always find her characters to be so funny.
Jones' five seasons on the NBC sketch comedy series were "bittersweet" due to the typecasting she faced, she said in a new interview on KCRW podcast The Sam Sanders Show.
In general, she said, SNL tends to "make you a character of yourself." But for Jones, it felt stereotypical….
https://ew.com/snl-star-leslie-jones-says-she-was-typecast-as-the-angry-black-woman-12005481
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