{"id":67870,"date":"2014-01-06T16:44:22","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T16:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/01\/06\/sasheer-zamata-lands-coveted-snl-black-female-cast-member-gig\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T08:38:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T08:38:13","slug":"sasheer-zamata-lands-coveted-snl-black-female-cast-member-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sasheer-zamata-lands-coveted-snl-black-female-cast-member-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"Sasheer Zamata Lands Coveted SNL Black Female Cast Member Gig"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sasheer Zamata<\/strong> Lands Coveted SNL Black Female Cast Member Gig<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

January 6, 2014<\/p>\n

Source: Deadline<\/a>, TV Line<\/a><\/p>\n

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After auditioning several African American women for its coveted Black Female Cast Member <\/strong>position, University of Virginia alum Sasheer Zamata<\/strong> has landed the big role for the 39th season of NBC’s Saturday Night Live<\/strong>, reports Deadline.<\/p>\n

Zamata will make her debut on the venerable NBC late-night sketch comedy series on its next live show slated for January 18 with Drake as host and musical guest.<\/p>\n

Trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, Zamata becomes the first black female Saturday Night Live cast member in five years since the departure of Maya Rudolph<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Entering its 39th season, the show had been under scrutiny when it failed to hire any black females when its new slew of cast additions<\/a> included not one person of color.<\/p>\n

Zamata\u2019s credits <\/a>also include videos for College Humor<\/strong> and The Cooking Channel<\/strong>\u2019s web series Fodder and appearances on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell<\/strong> and Inside Amy Schumer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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