Sasheer Zamata

Sasheer, is an actress, writer, improviser and standup comedian. She can currently be seen as a featured player on SNL and has also created the critically acclaimed web series Pursuit of Sexiness. She performs improv with Doppelganger, on Harold Night with Bucky, and hosts School Night every Wednesday.

Her work has been featured in Jezebel, Hairpin, Vulture, Think Progress, Clutch Magazine, Time Out New York and The New York Times. She's done stand up at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the Great American Comedy Festival, the Letterman Showcase in the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, Comedy Central's Comics to Watch Showcase, and has opened for John Mulaney and the Bonnaroo 365 tour.

She has performed in online videos for Jest and College Humor that have been featured on the Today Show and Jezebel. She writes and performs in a web series for The Cooking Channel, called Fodder. She was a co-star in The Cooking Channel's Back in Time for Thanksgiving. She also appears in sketches on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX, and Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central.