TV SNL star Leslie Jones lands Netflix comedy special By Joey Nolfi Joey Nolfi Entertainment Weekly's Oscars expert, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beat reporter, host of 'Quick Drag' Twitter Spaces, and cohost of 'EW's BINGE' podcast. Almost all of the drag content on this site is my fault (you're welcome). EW's editorial guidelines Published on August 9, 2019 08:36AM EDT Leslie Jones‘ comedy is going global. Netflix announced Friday the Saturday Night Live star will headline a new stand-up comedy special for the streaming giant. The currently untitled show — produced by the BET Awards’ production company Jesse Collins Entertainment, which also recently produced Amanda Seales‘ HBO comedy special I Be Knowin’ — will run one hour in length, and is billed as boasting “exuberant energy” that showcases the 51-year-old’s “cutting comedy.” Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC Outside her five-year tenure on Saturday Night Live (which has earned her three Emmy nods), Jones has also appeared in major movies including Ghostbusters, Trainwreck, and Top Five. She also voiced a character for the upcoming animated sequel The Angry Birds Movie 2. Though an exact date has yet to be announced, look for Jones’ stand-up comedy special to debut globally on Netflix sometime in 2020. Related content: Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones, more cast in Coming to America sequel, James Earl Jones returning Leslie Jones and Seth Meyers make the Game of Thrones finale funny 14 of our favorite female comedians