Zamata will make her SNL debut January 18. (Drake[4] is both the host and musical guest.) Here are six must-know facts about the newest face at Studio 8H.
• 1. She's a University of Virginia grad (with a drama degree) and moved to New York in 2009. Like Tina Fey[5] , Zamata is a Cavalier, and according to her bio[6] , "she loves thrift shopping and eating," so yes, we'd say she has a lot in common with her SNL predecessor.
• 2. She comes from the Upright Citizens Brigade family. Founded by Amy Poehler[7] , the (literally) underground New York comedy theater has been a key launching point for SNL cast members, including current stars Bobby Moynihan and Kate McKinnon. Zamata hosted a variety show at the theater and was a member of the UCB house improv team Bucky[8] .
• 3. She does great impressions. Notable fun ones include Michelle Obama[9] , Beyonce[10] and Tyra Banks[11] .
• 4. Zamata was featured on Cosmo's Funny Women to Watch in 2014[12] List. "Her star is on the rise," the magazine noted, from "her hilarious web shorts … in which she takes honest looks at the street interactions between men and women."
• 5. She's on Twitter. Like a lot of comedians, Zamata gives away some of her best stuff for free on her Twitter account, @thesheertruth[13] (which has seen an exponential rise in followers since Monday).
my phone tried to spell "desperate" as i was typing "separate." partly b/c i was spelling separate wrong, but mostly b/c my phone is mean
— Sasheer (@thesheertruth) October 19, 2013[14] • 6. Her show "Pursuit of Sexiness" was one of Variety's Top Web Series of 2013.[15] [16] The (somewhat NSFW) series follows Sasheer and fellow comedian Nicole Byer[17] as they navigate the tricky world of dating in N.Y.C., including drunken shenanigans, Facebook stalking and boyfriends who might think you're a prostitute.
References
- ^ a social-media talking point (www.people.com)
- ^ officially hired comedian Sasheer Zamata (www.people.com)
- ^ Maya Rudolph (www.people.com)
- ^ Drake (www.people.com)
- ^ Tina Fey (www.people.com)
- ^ her bio (sasheer.com)
- ^ Amy Poehler (www.people.com)
- ^ Bucky (www.facebook.com)
- ^ Michelle Obama (www.people.com)
- ^ Beyonce (www.youtube.com)
- ^ Tyra Banks (www.youtube.com)
- ^ Funny Women to Watch in 2014 (www.cosmopolitan.com)
- ^ @thesheertruth (twitter.com)
- ^ October 19, 2013 (twitter.com)
- ^ "Pursuit of Sexiness" (pursuitofsexiness.com)
- ^ Top Web Series of 2013. (variety.com)
- ^ Nicole Byer (twitter.com)
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