
Stand up comic Leslie Jones has decided to depart Saturday Night Live. Jones has decided not to come back for what would be her eighth season, Deadline.com reports.
According to sources, it was Jones’ decision to leave SNL after 5 years. The standard SNL cast contracts are for seven years, Deadline reports.
Jones originally joined SNL as a writer, but quickly established herself as a comedian with Weekend Update appearances, leading to her joining the cast full-time in fall 2014.
Jones is currently in Atlanta shooting Coming To America 2 with Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Tracey Morgan, Luenell, and more.
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Ugh, she’s umm…hot mess!
I like her. I hope she goes on to bigger and better, either as a writer or performer or both.
I know she is booked.
I like her, she’d funny and herself
Well she never learned how to read the que cards so at least she doesn’t have to deal with that anymore.
I like Leslie. She’s like that aunt who will roast your new man at Thanksgiving lol.
Will roast his azz until the burnt blackened skin falls off…
She’s going to be hilarious in CTA sequel.
I want Leslie to win. I think she could become a great actress or be on a platform like The View or The Talk, although they have Cheryl Underwood.
Good 4 her. She’s done this & is ready to move on. Wish her the best.
Hope SNL does for her like it did for Eddie Murphy.
“I want Leslie to win.”
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Me too.
Good. She flubs her lines too much but I wish her well. Everything is not for everybody.
!!!!! I just said this up top basically. I watch every week and she can’t read the cards. SNL said the same thing about Dump though, said he couldn’t read PERIODT and he went on to become….
Man, idk how I feel about this. I want her to win and steady work is a good thing.
Hopefully so cause she doesn’t fit into the box that Hollywood likes to but sistas in
Sandra “Hennessey, Chardonnay Marrrcus Turquoise Diamond” Rose you been on a roll today, guh with all these good posts. You done good. Gone kick your shoes off and take a break, eat some dunnah and then git yo ass back to werk with these posts. LOL. https://media3.giphy.com/media/dQfNc0Da2pmc1lBlyI/giphy-downsized-medium.gif
Hmmm. She’s never going to be a breakout star. She better do like those soap operas actors and hang on to that job for decades. SNL is like a good state or government job. You don’t quit that mofo.
“steady work is a good thing.”
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Agreed.
Girl. You know that’s not going to happen. Eddie Murphy was 21. Ole girl is full swing into menopause.
That dress is ill-fitting. Best of luck on her future endeavors.
Right. You “die” out of those jobs.
Amen.
Speaking of FUNNNNAAAAY. I went to see Dee-Ray Davis on Saturday, and the lines was wrapped around the FREAKING BUILDING. We were in line errry bit of 45 minutes. Anyway, I had no idea that dude was funny. Like wake up the next morning stomach is sore funny.
Why do i feel like i don’t know who she is? She was in Ghostbusters ?
Jones is currently in Atlanta shooting
with Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Tracey Morgan, Luenell, and more.
She’s made 2 movies and is ready to hit the big time. Trust me, she’ll be hosting a game show before long.
The other comic who left, Kenan Tompson(?) hasn’t done anything but guest shots on game shows. She’s in line to host a game show. BTW, those hosting jobs pay $450,000 per episode, so now you know why there are so many comedians doing it.
I feel as though les is a stand up comedian not an actress or writer. Just my opinion tho
This is a very nice picture of her..kinda cute .
She wasn’t that funny to me. She wasn’t bad; just did a tad bit much. I can’t call it?? But, if I had to go with the lesser of the two evils; I’ll take Ms. Leslie over Tiffany anyday. Leslie cool to me. I want her to win and wish her many blessings!!
Somebody need to hear this …. wise words ! Sick of entitled folks https://youtu.be/RpLidvaSuFA
So glad i came on here to see you deliver another one of your quadruple-compound names! LOL
LOL!!!
Subliminal much, they got her posing making sure the Angry word is positioned behind her head.
Bee nice.
She and Tiffany Haddish don’t mind embracing the mammy, sapphire or manly angry BW stereotype. I never laughed at anything she’s ever done.
Neither have I and I hated her (insurance?) commercial where she flirts with that white man.
Yeah I remember that commercial it was pathetic she took a paycheck to make herself look like a thirsty manly fool. That commercial was sickening. These people have no dignity they are sellouts.
Same here. I think this may be more of a scheduling problem than anything else. If she’s shooting the movie Coming To America Two, she may be too tired to do both, who knows. Folks are just assuming it’s something else. We are the hardest on our own and so quick to judge and belittle folks.
Girl get that money!!!..Continue to make moves and stay blessed beyond your dreams.
She was chosen to play in the sequel to a classic…this right here looks like winning to me.
De-Ray Davis(whom I worked with in “License To Wed”) was not who I thought he would be. But he has had a lot of roles and works hard. Currently doing a good job in “SnowFalls.
Kenan(whom has not left SNL yet) actually has a sitcom on NBC that will be out soon.
In a good or bad way? Anyway, he mentioned that him and that fine sessy lead of Snowfall went to see John Singleton in the hospital, he was starting to get choked up but he held it together. I will tell anybody that the biggest surprise I had was Bill Bellamy. I always thought he was corny, but he ended up being the BEST stand up show I have seen TO THIS DAY (and I am ALWAYS at a comedy show). I HAD NO IDEA that ninja was FUNNY like that. I LITERALLY peed my pants a little and I was not the ONLY one Like grown men hyperventilating funny. Like soon as you tried to gather yourself this dude would NOT stop. I bout choked a couple of times. I CANNOT wait for him to come back to town.
Yes Bill Bellamy does his homework for comedy! He is a smart comedian..
Right! Her and that Tiffany Haddish are opposites. Because Tiffany is a comedic actress. I have seem some of her earlier stand up and she was not funny. I want to see some of my old girls, like sommore, lunell, adele, Sheryl underwood (who was supposed to be at Raleigh improve on Aug 16th but she cancelled and John Henton was the replacement). Anyway, I wish they would do another Queens of Comedy.
I had no idea…..I could listen to him tell jokes the WHOLE night.
Edited to say: I will just need to put on some Huggies or Depends. LOL
Who was it that said Leslie showed up to the premiere resembling an actual angry bird? I literally despise the internet?
I’ve said this before, but I think she would look so much better if she would dred that hair out or get some braids or something. I think Viola Davis was so beautiful in Widows with her natural hairstyle. Gorgeous! I think something like that would do wonders for Leslie. Because she is not an ugly lady, she just needs a stylist and make up artist that know how to work her look because that wet and wild grape eyeshadow and lipstick AINT it…
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Les was one of my favs on comic view. I think her newly acquired audience will change her stand up. She will be telling Sherri Shepherd type jokes. ?
Bill Bellamy is very good. ??
Yes
Ikr? Yikess
The same bullcrap was posted about Keenan a few years ago but he’s still there.
I had to scroll back up, and I agree. The texture of braids or dreads would enhance her face, add a pop and definition. Some women look better with a curl pattern vs. straight hair.
Brandy is one, who comes to mind!
A Leslie Hair/Makeup Makeover Docu-series would be nice!
I loves the vintage comedy of Laslie Jones from back in the day. Circa early 90’s….hilarious.
Just as I predicted Leslie is going to game show:
Leslie Jones To Host ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Reboot For Fremantle With Multiple Networks Pursuing
All the comics are doing game show hosting. It pays $450,000 an episode.
She’s going to game show hosting:
Leslie Jones To Host ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Reboot For Fremantle With Multiple Networks Pursuing
Oh ok, then good for her. Make that money. At least SNL gave her mainstream exposure to parlay into other lucrative ventures.
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NICE PIC OF LESLIE………JENNY JONES!!!
Wow, I figured the money was good when I saw Alec Baldwin, Ellen, Anthony Anderson and others doing it, but that’s some good money, lower production cost!
And, why I regret MoNique fell out of the running, she used to be so funny to me, game show host is definitely in her wheel house!
Yes, I loved her on Comic View
Good grief…that pic is just…
Even if she does become a game show host, she’ll STILL be making more than the average folks. They can easily make over 250k a season, and that isn’t chump change.
She bet not leave them consistant checks..