(CNN) — Sasheer Zamata will join "Saturday Night Live" this month, making her the first African-American female in the show's cast in six years, a show rep said Monday. Zamata will make her debut on the late-night sketch comedy show on January 18
After a fall marked by casting controversies and countless op-eds, SNL has added New York City-based comic Sasheer Zamata to its cast, making her the first black female cast member in five years since Maya Rudolph's
Sasheer Zamata will solve all of "SNL"s diversity problems.
Who is Sasheer Zamata? Sasheer is an actress, writer, improviser and stand up comedian who graduated from the University of Virginia. According to her bio, she trained at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and
Sasheer Zamata has been named the newest cast member of Saturday Night Live, making her the sketch comedy's first black female cast member since Maya Rudolph left the show in 2007. Zamata will make her SNL debut on its next live show set for Jan. 18.