Leslie Jones only remained with Saturday Night Live for five seasons, but she did manage to make an impression during her full-time stint at Studio 8H. Between 2014 and 2019, she played funny characters and appeared as an exaggerated version of herself during Weekend Update segments. In more recent years, Jones has been discussing her SNL tenure, sharing both the highs and lows. She even just talked about landing her initial audition as well as the unexpected reason she dropped F-bombs when that happened.
Over the years, a plethora of SNL alums have spoken about the moment he found out they’d be able to audition for the long-running sketch comedy series. Many of those scenarios involved some nervousness but also feelings of excitement. So one would be tempted to assume that after good buddy Chris Rock told her he’d had dinner with series EP Lorne Michaels and got her an audition, Jones would’ve dropped expletives due to being pumped. However, in actuality, she was very upset for a different set of reasons:
