Comic and actress Leslie Jones joined NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in 2014 earlier than leaving 5 years later in 2019. Now, years after her exit, the “Ghostbusters” star is reflecting on her expertise with the present, revealing that she discovered the sketches she appeared in to be frustratingly stereotypical.
Her newest feedback come after the 58-year-old mentioned the long-running collection turned her right into a caricature.
Jones appeared on “The Sam Sanders Show” in June 2026. Whereas on the present, the subject of her five-year run on “Saturday Night time Dwell” arose, together with her calling the expertise “bittersweet,” stating that she felt typecast by the present’s writers, whereas additionally understanding that one of many hallmarks of the present is that they “make you a personality of your self.”
Based on her, “It was form of irritating that they’d all the time make me the lady that was offended and beating up folks or in love with a white boy. They simply all the time would make me offended or I’m combating anyone.”
Concerning why she agreed to participate within the skits, she discovered problematic, Jones mentioned, “I wished to be on the present. And on the time, I didn’t suppose that [typecasting] was what was occurring until it stored occurring. After which, like, each time I might get a sketch, I used to be like, ‘Okay, who am I beating up this week?’”
Leslie Nonetheless Values Her Time On ‘Saturday Night time Dwell’
The “SNL” alum continued to recall her time on the present, admitting that being typecast by the writers hasn’t absolutely tainted her expertise. She revealed, “I liked being there. It was nice, it was enjoyable, however I don’t miss the psychological a part of it.”
Later within the interview, the host requested Jones if, based mostly on her expertise, she felt “Saturday Night time Dwell” was “an excellent place” for black comedians. She responded, “I feel that it’s the machine that it’s.”
‘SNL’ Followers Are Reacting To What Jones Mentioned About The Present
Following Jones’ feedback on “The Sam Sanders Present,” followers are reacting on social media. For probably the most half, they perceive her emotions, however many suppose that her comedy outdoors of “Saturday Night time Dwell” is just like what she delivered on the collection.
One individual mentioned, “…have you ever seen her standup? She writes herself like that.” Another person wrote, “What a narcissist. Chris Farley was all the time the fats, dim-witted man, and he by no means brazenly complained.”
A distinct “SNL” fan said, “Then how about do what each different profitable individual on SNL did. Write your individual stuff and pitch it.”
In help of the “Ghostbusters” actress, one social media person mentioned, “Leslie Jones is my favourite and so fantastic in any Avenue performing involves her. Even rocked the hell out of revived TV present Grocery store Sweep. Want there have been extra seasons. So enjoyable. Love her!”
After that, somebody recalled one among her skits, saying, “It was hilarious when she stored calling Peter Dinklage his ‘Sport of Thrones’ identify, Tyrion, within the ‘Bare & Afraid’ sketch. However she’s a kind of ‘a little bit goes a good distance’ chicks.”
Jones interviewed with NPR in 2023. When requested about her time on “Saturday Night time Dwell,” she expressed sentiments just like her most up-to-date feedback. Based on her, “I’ve been doing comedy so lengthy, it’s like, I do know what I’m.”
She continued, “At ‘SNL,’ they take that one factor, they usually wring it. They wring it as a result of that’s the machine. So no matter it’s that I’m giving that they’re so comfortable about, they really feel prefer it’s received to be that on a regular basis, or one thing like that.”
After that, she went into extra element about her time on the present, saying, “So it was, like, a caricature of myself, you recognize what I’m saying? So it was like, now both I’m attempting to like on the white boys or beat up on the white boys, or I’m doing one thing simply, like, loud. I knew as soon as I did this stuff, although—I knew it was going to occur, as a result of I do know the ability of them.”
Nonetheless, she acknowledged that this was the character of the present and wasn’t distinctive to her. Through the interview, she used former “SNL” forged member Taran Killam for instance, noting, “Taran wished to take action a lot different stuff, however they’d solely have Taran in these very masculine [roles] and singing and stuff.”
Leslie Jones Is Going On Tour
Based on her official website, Jones is embarking on the “I’m Sizzling Tour,” with dates starting on July 4 in California and going till November of this yr in Florida. That’s not all, because the “Saturday Night time Dwell” alum can also be internet hosting a brand new HGTV collection, “Roast My Rental,” premiering July 24.
The collection will characteristic the Emmy-nominated comic “roasting” short-term leases.
