Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live featured player Ego Nwodim has been upped to a repertory player ahead of NBC late-night program’s 46th season, I have learned.
A rep for SNL did not respond to a request for comment.It has become customary for SNL to promote the featured players who have made it to their third year on the show.
Nwodim was the only second-year featured player last season. She was joined by new SNL cast additions Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman.Nwodim has stood out in her first seasons on SNL with memorable characters, including L’evanka Trump on the Them Trumps parody.
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