Leslie Jones has been a comedic force of nature for nearly 40 years. And in her new stand-special Life Part 2 (streaming this Friday, Oct. 24 on Peacock), she displays more bravado and confidence on stage than ever.

In this episode of The Last Laugh podcast, Jones breaks down everything that went into getting to this moment in her career, from controversial breakout performance on SNL’s “Weekend Update” to her difficult decision to walk away from that show after five seasons. She discusses her unique relationship with Lorne Michaels, her very real crush on Colin Jost, and working with “scared little boy” Donald Trump the week he hosted the show. Jones also gets into how much she wanted The Daily Show host gig and weighs on a new SNL cast that once again features zero Black women.

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