It hasn't been an easy road for this funny girl, only three years out of college, gorgeous comedienne Sasheer Zamata has been launched into superstardom with today’s reports that she has been hired to be the first black Saturday Night Live actress since the departure of Maya Rudolph in November 2007.
It’s a life-changing moment for the young actress, whose life was almost cut short just a few years ago in a life-threatening car crash inspired Zamata (born Sasheer Moore) to spend the rest of her life trying to make people laugh.
Not only did the accident inspire her to devote her life to making others smile, the future comedian also used it to fund her attempt to make it big in NYC. Though she suffered from severe vertigo for months after the crash, she eventually moved to Brooklyn in January 2009 after graduating from UVA the previous year.
Zamata “got settlement money from the [driver's] insurance,” she told Timeout.com in July 2009. “I won’t disclose the amount, but that’s how I’ve been living in New York for the past six months,” she said at the time. “It was very serendipitous, the whole thing.”
The Upright Citizens’ Brigade alum will make her SNL debut on January 18 with Drake as host and musical guest.
In October, "SNL" cast member Kenan Thompson told TV Guide the show had difficulty finding qualified black female comedians to hire. He insisted that the talent pool was limited because so many of the women were not seasoned enough for the job.
SNL had been under fire for their lack of a black female performer, we are so excited for her and SNL adding more diversity to there pool of talent. We will be watching!
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