Leslie Jones says she confronted SNL writers over being typecast

Leslie Jones said she confronted Saturday Night Live writers after repeatedly being cast as an angry, aggressive character. "It was kind of frustrating that they would always make me the girl that was angry and beating up people or in love with a white boy," she said on the June 12 episode of The Sam Sanders Show.

Jones said she asked the writers to 'stop writing me like that,' but they pushed back, telling her the sketches were successful. "They're like, 'This is successful. When you leave here you'll be able to make...'" she recalled, adding, "No. I don't wanna be Chevy Chase.

I don't wanna be whoever... I wanna be Leslie. I wanna do everything." She also said she was often denied the chance to play different roles, including male parts. The comedian said she raised concerns with creator Lorne Michaels about racial 'undertones' behind the scenes and warned that 'misogyny is heavier than the racism' at SNL.

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