Punkie Johnson Announces Departure From 'Saturday Night Live' After 4 Seasons
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The comedian made history as the first out queer Black cast member on the show.
Punkie Johnson announced that after four years she will not be returning as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” next season.
“I just want to let you know after four seasons, I will not be returning to SNL for the 50th,” Johnson said Thursday in a video on Instagram.
Johnson, 36, made history in 2020 when she joined “SNL” and became the first out queer Black cast member on the show, following Danitria Vance, a Black lesbian cast member who was not publicly out during her time on “SNL” in 2010.
In an interview with NBC News in 2020, she shared how surreal joining “SNL” has been for her.
“It wasn’t even a dream because I never thought that I would get there. That’s how surprised I was,” she said. “I’m just this little lesbian chick from New Orleans who is just enjoying life doing comedy and thinking that’s it.”
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