Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog."It’s more than format changes, it’s reach,” Kenan said of the show's diverse cast at this year's Cannes Lions ( had only one maybe two Black cast members. Today, I’m one of five, and we also have Asian, Hispanic, LGBTQ+ members in our cast.
“My boss Lorne Michaels likes to remind us that we’re on in all 52 states," he continued. "It’s his way of saying we’re a big tent show and our mission is to appeal to all ages and ideologies — just one night when we Americans and all of us across the globe come together and laugh at stuff. The big tent that Lorne Michaels always talks about just keeps getting bigger.”On air since 1975, the show has long been critiqued for its diversity problem.