Michael Che Makes History As SNL’s First Person of Color to Be A Head Writer

NBC Universal announced on Tuesday that #MichaelChe and #ColinJost will be the co-head writers of #SaturdayNightLive. Che makes history as the first person of color to become a head writer.

The two will work with the current head writers #KentSublette and #BryanTucker. They aren’t the only ones getting new positions, NBC also announced #SudiGreen and #FranGillespie will be the writing supervisors.
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Che is making history as the first person of color to be a head writer in the 43 years that SNL has existed. Che joined #SNL back in 2013 as a writer, when the show was under fire for its lack of diversity. The show was called out again, that same year, for not having one black female cast member.
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The outcry prompted SNL exec #LorneMichaels to have mid-season auditions which resulted in the hiring of #SasheerZamata. Well-known comic, #LeslieJones then joined the show also as a writer and was then promoted to a full-time member.
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Since 2014 the show has continued with the same amount of black members.