Sherri Shepherd Tells 'SNL' To Cast A Black Woman: 'Do Not Disappoint'

During the Monday episode of her namesake talk show, host Sherri Shepherd called on Saturday Night Live to “not disappoint” viewers and hire a Black woman in the wake of repertory player Ego Nwodim ‘s exit.

“When I watched Saturday Night Live this weekend, I did notice something was missing: Ego Nwodim left the show,” she began, praising Nwodim’s viral Miss Eggy sketch as one of her “funniest.” “And she was their only Black female cast member, so now there are no Black women on SNL . So what do I say to SNL ? Y’all gotta hurry up, and you gotta find somebody — this is a ‘break glass in case of an emergency.’ It is an emergency.”

“We gotta have representation on that show,” Shepherd noted, adding that doing so is “so important.”

Shepherd noted SNL ‘s dismal track re