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 Shepherd pointed out that there are no longer any Blasck women in the “ SNL ” cast asked Nwodim if she felt “the weight of all of that representation” during her time on the show.

“I don’t know that I would call it weight. I felt honored to be the seventh Black woman in that cast,” Nwodim replied. “I hope that there will be more Black women. Punkie Johnson came on the show after me. Who knows who else they’ll find as they explore and seek out other talents?” (Johnson the cast in 2020 and departed in 2024, a year before Nwodim’s exit.)

“I do believe I represented a myriad of characters, di

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