‘Saturday Night Live’: Finn Wolfhard, Teyana Taylor, Alexander Skarsgard Debut as Hosts in January

To kick off 2026, SNL will welcome three first-time hosts. Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard will host the Jan. 17 show, ...
The Root

Next Season, Let’s See SNL Do Better at Portraying Black Women

Two week after Leslie Jones’ controversial segment on slavery, I was very worried about this week’s season finale of Saturday Night Live. With the frenzy surrounding what happened between Solange, Jay ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Ego Nwodim Is “Honored” to Be the Seventh Black Woman on ‘SNL’ and Hopes More Will Join Cast

“I felt honored to represent for us,” she said. Of why season 51 was her time to leave the show, Nwodim explained that “it felt like the time to make space for something else for me.” By McKinley ...
Yahoo

Ego Nwodim Explains ‘SNL’ Exit and Says ‘I Hope There Will Be More Black Women’ on the Show: It Was ‘Time to Make Space for Something Else for Me’

Ego Nwodim is sharing her feelings about her time on “Saturday Night Live” and her decision to leave the late-night series just before its 51st season. On Wednesday’s episode of “Sherri,” Sherri ...
Yahoo

Ego Nwodim explains why she left “SNL” and addresses lack of Black women in the show's cast

Ego Nwodim is spilling the details behind her shocking Saturday Night Live exit. The comedian, who caused a stir in September by announcing her departure from SNL just one month before the show's 51st ...
The Root

Black Women on 'SNL': Lorne Michaels Is 'Sure It Will Happen'

On the eve of Kerry Washington’s appearance on Saturday Night Live, founding producer Lorne Michaels responded to rising complaints about the dearth of black female ...