Orion Rummler

LGBTQ+ Reporter

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Ego Nwodim has decided to leave “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) alongside multiple other cast members and writers who are departing the flagship late-night show ahead of Season 51.

As “SNL” goes through a major cast shake-up, Nwodim’s departure stands out because of the vacuum that it leaves: Without her, the show is set to have no Black women cast members. 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, Clayton Davis, the chief awards editor at Variety, pointed out in a recent column . Unless a new hire is made before Season 51 debuts

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