Leslie Jones is an American comedian and actress who was a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019 and is currently the host of Supermarket Sweep.
She was born on September 7, 1967, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jones attended Chapman University on a basketball scholarship. While initially unsure of what she wanted to study, Jones worked as a disc jockey at the student radio station, KNAB,[8] and contemplated playing professional basketball overseas.
When her coach, Brian Berger, left Chapman in 1986 for the head-coaching job at Colorado State University, Jones followed.
Once at Colorado State, Jones contemplated pursuing a pre-law degree, but changed her major several times, including for a time to accounting and computer science, before deciding to major in communication.
Jones has been a featured performer at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and the Aspen Comedy Festival.
Was Leslie Jones on The Jamie Foxx show?
Yes, Leslie Jones was on the Jamie Foxx show.
She went out on tour, opening for Jamie Foxx where she was hissed at by her audience.