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Rejecting Leslie Jones (Encore)
Season 4 · Episode 10

Rejecting Leslie Jones (Encore)

We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast · Apostrophe Podcast Network

August 9, 202332m 1s

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Show Notes

This week it's our mid-season break, and that means an encore presentation of one of our most-loved episodes: Rejecting Leslie Jones. Chris Rock once described Leslie Jones as “about as funny as a human being can be.” She was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live for six years, she’s a Ghostbuster and a three-time Emmy nominee. But before landing her big break, Jones was a struggling comedian. By the time she turned 45, she had yet to make a steady paycheck in comedy and considered quitting altogether. Then Lorne Michaels called.


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