Earlier, this week I wrote a paper for this class about the lack of African American women in improv and sketch comedy. Just a few days after submitting this paper, I found out through various news sources that Saturday Night Live is working to fix this. They plan to add a new female African American cast member to the show in January, after conducting auditions earlier this year. This is exciting news, but also scary. This new cast member is going to face a lot of scrutiny from the public, and will need to prove herself. However, if she does prove herself, I believe it can lead to increased representation on other television programs.
I know this is a short post, but I just wanted to share this news and let everyone know how excited I am for this new addition to the cast!
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