The 49-year-old actress embarked on a career as a stand up comedian
in 1987, which saw her entertain crowds on a show on BET and the funny
woman believes her career has come ‘full circle’ as she has been picked
to host the show in Los Angeles.
Leslie will be following in the footsteps of previous hosts, Samuel
L. Jackson, Chris Rock and on screen husband and wife, Anthony Anderson
and Tracee Ellis Ross.
Speaking to PEOPLE she said: ‘BET was the first place I ever did comedy on TV, so it’s a full-circle moment of coming home where I started.’
Rightfully so, the SNL comic seemed to be proud of how far she’s come
as she explained: ‘I went out in the world and did what I needed to do,
and now I can come home to my people and say, “Yo! Look what I did.
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