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(Leslie Jones and Sasheer Zamata have since followed in her footsteps.)

There were times I was frustrated, like, Why cant I [expletive] just play that role?
she recalled tothe New YorkTimesMagazinein a new interview.
But obviously the person next to me thats white is going to play that white character.
[The blow-dry station] was on the same hallway as a lot of the dudes dressing rooms.
And now were get-ting a bit mad, just thinking about this.