Leslie Jones
Stand-up comedian

Leslie Jones

Who Leslie Jones is

Stand-up comedian and actress who began performing in 1987 and was a Saturday Night Live writer and cast member from 2014 to 2019, earning Primetime Emmy nominations. Her stand-up specials are Problem Child (Showtime, 2010) and Time Machine (Netflix, 2020); she starred in Ghostbusters (2016), hosted ABC's Supermarket Sweep revival and HGTV's Roast My Rental, and co-hosts the podcast The Fckry.

At a glance

Born
1967
Came up through
Saturday Night Live and The Comedy Store
Stand-up specials
Problem Child: Leslie Jones and Leslie Jones: Time Machine
Podcasts
The Fckry and Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir
On screen
Saturday Night Live, Supermarket Sweep, Roast My Rental and 5 more
Next on stage
7 November 2026 — TD Garden, Boston, MA
Official site
justleslie.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Saturday Night Live and The Comedy Store:

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Comedians like Leslie Jones

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Career timeline

  1. 1967Born
  2. 2010Problem Child: Leslie Jones (2010, Showtime) Special
  3. 2014Saturday Night Live (cast member and writer, 2014–2019) On screen
  4. 2016Ghostbusters (Patty Tolan, 2016) On screen
  5. 2020Leslie Jones: Time Machine (2020, Netflix) Special
  6. 2020Supermarket Sweep (host, 2020–2021) On screen
  7. 2021Coming 2 America (Mary Junson, 2021) On screen
  8. 20212021 MTV Movie & TV Awards (host) On screen
  9. 2022Our Flag Means Death (Spanish Jackie, 2022–2023) On screen
  10. 2023The Daily Show (guest host, 2023–2024) On screen
  11. 2023Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir (author, 2023) Podcast or book
  12. 2026Roast My Rental (host, HGTV, 2026) On screen

Questions about Leslie Jones

Where is Leslie Jones performing next?

Saturday 7 November 2026, 8:00 PM — with Denis Leary, John Mulaney, Jon Stewart, Ray Romano, Robert Kelly and Sam Jay (Comics Come Home) at TD Garden, Boston, MA. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Problem Child: Leslie Jones and Leslie Jones: Time Machine.

What podcast do they host?

The Fckry and Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Saturday Night Live, Supermarket Sweep, Roast My Rental, Our Flag Means Death, The Daily Show and Ghostbusters, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Saturday Night Live (writer and cast member) and The Comedy Store (won prime-time spots there).

When were they born?

In 1967.

Who are some comedians like them?

Jon Stewart (on the same bill, 7 November 2026), John Mulaney (on the same bill, 7 November 2026), Sam Jay (on the same bill, 7 November 2026), Arsenio Hall (also in Coming 2 America) and A. Whitney Brown (also in The Daily Show).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026