SNL Will Cast a Black Woman (or Maybe Two) by January
LatestFollowing the news that Saturday Night Live held a special audition for African American female comedians at the Groundlings in LA last week, the New York Times has confirmed with Lorne Michaels that the show will indeed add a black woman to their cast by the beginning of January.
“All told we’ve seen about 25 people,” Michaels told the paper. “A lot of the people we saw are really good. Hopefully we’ll come out of the process well.”
He even said he’s be open to the possibility casting two black female performers, but the chances of that actually happening seem highly unlikely. Saturday Night Live already kicked off its most recent season with a conscious push to find a male breakout performer and a reluctance to spotlight more women. (Don’t get too offended — it’s basically because all of the women on the show for the past 10 years have been killing it and becoming way more famous and successful than their male cast mates. This is just an attempt to balance things out — but if the public’s positive response to Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant is any indication, the efforts might be fruitless.)