Sasheer Zamata joins 'Saturday Night Live,' its first black woman in 6 years

Sasheer Zamata is no stranger to comedy. The University of Virginia graduate was also trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Now she can add "S.

Saturday Night Live has hired its first female African-American cast member since Maya Rudolph's departure in 2007, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sasheer Zamata, who has performed at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in New York City, will 

(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

EW has confirmed that Sasheer Zamata, a New York-based comedian, is joining the cast of Saturday Night Live when the show returns from hiatus January 18. Zamata will be the first black woman to appear regularly on SNL since Maya Rudolph left the 

SNL has hired its first black female cast member, Sasheer Zamata, in seven years, a fact that gives unfunny right-wingers a deep sadness.