While speaking with TV Guide in 2013, Kenan Thompson announced that he would no longer do sketches on Saturday Night Live that required him to dress in drag. Instead, he suggested that there weren’t a lot of quality black female comedians trying out for SNL. Zamata stayed with the show until 2017, and was joined by two black female writers that season: LaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones. Punkie Johnson and Ego Nwodim have come and gone since then, but SNL has still only had eight black female cast members to date. The post 11 Years Ago, Kenan Thompson Drew a Line That Changed ‘SNL’s Cast Forever appeared first on VICE.