‘S.N.L.’ Stops Joking About Casting Problems; New York Times, 12/20/13

Editorial Board, New York Times; ‘S.N.L.’ Stops Joking About Casting Problems: "After coming under intense criticism for its lack of onstage diversity, “Saturday Night Live” is poised to hire its first black female cast member since Maya Rudolph left the show in 2007. Lorne Michaels, the executive producer, told The New York Times that “S.N.L.” recently held special auditions and that one or two black women would most likely join the cast in January — a good thing for notions of balance, of course, but also for the show’s relevance. Over nearly four decades, “S.N.L.” has had only three black female repertory players."