Posted 20 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownEgo Nwodim Revealed Why She Left "Saturday Night Live," And Now I Can't Help But Think Of The Lack Of RepresentationOut of 172 cast members, only eight were Black women. That number should bother you.by Mychal ThompsonBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Ego Nwodim just opened up about leaving Saturday Night Live. Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images Back in September, Ego announced she was leaving SNL just one month before Season 51 started, and it was honestly a major blow for fans of her hilarious sketches. View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined Fans of the comedian's hilarious characters like "Lisa from Temecula" were left wondering the reason for Ego's departure from SNL. NBC / Via youtu.be Well, in a Nov. 5 episode of Sherri, Ego shared why it was time to step away from the late-night variety show. "It's like being in a marriage," she said. "I've never done it before, but that show was my longest relationship ever. I'm not a commitment-phobe, but I heard when you're married, you get the seven-year itch. And it's like, 'I wanna date other people! I wanna see some other privates!'" Sherri / youtube.com In September 2018, Ego started as a featured player for Season 44. She became a full cast member in 2020. In total, Ego was part of the SNL cast for seven years, but explained that she was now ready to "explore other opportunities." Taylor Hill / Getty Images "I started to get the seven-year itch and I'm like, 'We don't have kids, I'm gonna see other people!'" she joked. Sherri / youtube.com Ego did have positive things to say about her time on SNL. "I truly did learn so much there and I miss my colleagues, but it felt like the time to make space for something else for me." Sherri / youtube.com During the interview, Sherri brought up that now that Ego's gone, there are no remaining Black women in the cast. The talk show host asked how that impacted Ego and if she felt the weight of being one of the few. NBC / Via youtu.be "I felt honored to be the seventh Black woman in that cast," Ego said. "I hope that there will be more Black women. Punkie Johnson came on the show after me. Who knows who else they'll find as they explore and seek out other talents, but I felt honored to represent for us." Sherri / youtube.com She continued, "And I do believe I represented a myriad of characters, different types of characters - some people didn't always catch that nuance, but I do feel like I got the chance to represent, and that was really important to me." For perspective: Out of 172 cast members in 51 seasons, only eight have been Black women: Yvonne Hudson (Season 6) NBC / NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Danitra Vance (Season 11) NBC / NBCUniversal via Getty Images Ellen Cleghorne (Seasons 17-21) Thestewartofny / Getty Images Maya Rudolph (Seasons 26-32) John Lamparski / Getty Images Sasheer Zamata (Seasons 39-42) Robin L Marshall / Getty Images Leslie Jones (Seasons 40-44) Savion Washington / Getty Images Ego Nwodim (Seasons 44-50) Eugene Gologursky / Getty Images Punkie Johnson (Seasons 46-49) Sean Zanni / Getty Images Speaking to this shocking statistic, Sherri said, "When I watched Saturday Night Live this weekend, I did notice something was - Ego Nwodim left the show. She was their only Black female cast member, so now there are no Black women on SNL. So what do I say to SNL? Y'all gotta hurry up and you gotta find somebody, this is a break glass in case of an emergency. It is an emergency." Sherri / youtube.com "There are lots of talented Black female comics that you can cast on SNL," Sherri continued. "If you go to any comedy club or improv place, they are out there waiting for this opportunity, getting ready for this very opportunity." Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images Sherri is absolutely right! Sure, I'll miss Ego being on SNL, but I'll really miss the representation of Black women in the cast. Only eight Black women out of 172 cast members is a striking statistic, considering the number of Black comedians in the game. Additionally, the number of celebrity hosts who are Black women is also not substantial. Let's fix that. Maury Phillips / Getty Images for HBO Watch the full interview here: View this video on YouTube Sherri / youtube.com