SNL Casts Lesbian Comic

Kate McKinnon is said to be joining the show

You may recognize her from Logo’s Big Gay Sketch Show. But now comedian Kate McKinnon is believed to be joining Saturday Night Live starting on April 7, according to a report from Deadline. McKinnon has played several famous and lesbian characters throughout her career, but she may be among the first out lesbians to join the show. In the past, SNL cast Terry Sweeney, an openly gay man in 1985. And Danitra Vance – a black lesbian – also made history on the show’s 11th season.

Here’s McKinnon in action: