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Johnson, pictured, joins SNL, along with Lauren Holt and Andrew Dismukes (Image via IMDb) SOCIALITE LIFE: SNL has added three new featured players, and one of the is out comic Punkie Johnson.
I believe she is now only the fifth openly LGBTQ player in history, after Terry Sweeney (1985-1986), John Milhiser (2013-2014), Kate McKinnon (2012-present) and Bowen Yang (2019-present).
She is the first openly LGBTQ woman of color on the series. Two other LGBTQ people who were SNL players were not out at the time of their work —