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Leslie Jones Says It Was 'Frustrating' Being Typecast on 'SNL' as 'the Angry Black Woman'
Jones said writers kept pushing her toward the same stereotype, limiting the different characters she wanted to play on the sketch show.
- Leslie Jones, 58, discussed her experience on "Saturday Night Live" during a recent interview on "The Sam Sanders Show," noting she felt frustrated by being repeatedly typecast as an "angry" character.
- Writers consistently cast Jones as the "girl that was angry" who is "fighting somebody" or "in love with a white boy," limiting the range of performances she aimed to bring to the sketch show.
- Though she told writers to "stop writing me like that," the comedian said "they never" listened because "they're like, 'This is successful.'" She also attempted to branch out by suggesting herself for different roles.
- Bowen Yang, who left "SNL" in 2025, similarly noted in an interview with Rachel Sennott for "Variety" and "CNN" that he never felt "that central" to the show due to character limitations.
- After leaving the series in 2019, Jones found success in projects like "Coming 2 America" and "Supermarket Sweep," acknowledging that the platform helped elevate her career despite the creative restrictions.
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Leslie Jone Recalls Confronting SNL Writers Over "Frustrating" Typecasting
IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect On a June 12 episode of The Sam Sanders Show, Leslie Jones recalls confronting SNL writers over being typecast as “angry” and aggressive. “It was kind of frustrating that they would always make me the girl who was angry and beating up people or in love with a white boy,” the comedian said. “They just always would make me angry or fight somebody.” The host, Sam Sanders, asked if sh…
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