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Without Ego Nwodim, ‘SNL’ has no Black women cast members — again

It’s the first time that’s been the case since before 2014, when Leslie Jones and Sasheer Zamata joined the cast. Since “SNL” premiered in 1975, only eight of the sketch show’s 172 cast members have been Black women,

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‘SNL' Has Had Only 8 Black Women as Cast Members in 50 Years - Is It Really Going to Launch a New Season Without Them?

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Did Lorne Michaels Even Try to Get More Women of Color on the Cast of ‘SNL’?

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Ego Nwodim Exits ‘SNL’ After Seven Seasons: ‘The Hardest Part of a Great Party Is Knowing When to Say Goodnight’

News of Nwodim’s departure comes after thorough shake-up at the late-night sketch show that was previously believed to have ...

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Shock as One More ‘SNL’ Star Exits Show at Last Minute

Ego Nwodim is the latest to leave the Saturday Night Live cast. Nwodim made the announcement on Instagram, and rather than ...

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Black Comediennes, Azie Mira Dungey and Amani Starnes, Discuss Lack Of Black Women In Comedy

The internets kind of erupted this past week when Kenan Thompson, of SNL (and before that “Kenan and Kel” on Nickelodeon–never forget.), told TV Guide that the reason SNL doesn’t feature any black ...

Ego Nwodim Says ‘Goodnight’ — She's Out at ‘Saturday Night Live’

Just when the dust appeared to settle at 30 Rock, with the Season 51 cast seemingly locked and loaded, Ego Nwodim revealed on ...

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Michael Longfellow out at 'Saturday Night Live' after 3 seasons: 'Wish I was' returning

"Saturday Night Live" isn't done shedding members of its cast. Michael Longfellow is leaving the NBC sketch show after three seasons, he confirmed in an Aug. 28 Instagram post. "Will not be ...

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