Punkie Johnson joins "Saturday Night Live" for her first season.   Johnson is a comedian and writer. Recent credits include "Space Force" (Netflix), "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO), "Corporate" (Comedy Central), "Adam Ruins Everything" (TruTV) and "Bill Burr Presents: The Ringer" (Comedy Central). She was a New Face at the Just for Laughs Festival in 2019 and is a proud paid regular at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood. Johnson is from New Orleans, Louisiana, and her birthday is April 29.