Fashion Scavenger Hunt: Help Erica Find Sasheer Zamata's Chambray Dress
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Jay Pharoah Says SNL Almost Fired Him for Calling Out the Show's Lack of Black Women
Jay Pharoah appeared on Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning to discuss his stint on Saturday Night Live, from which he was fired last year. In his telling, there were many reasons—he refused to do skits that involved him wearing a dress, for one, and was generally unwilling to go along with everything the writers threw his…
Saturday Night Live's Sasheer Zamata Explains Privilege to a Bro
Saturday Night Live’s Sasheer Zamata was recently named an ACLU ambassador and she’s using her new position to “shine a spotlight on gender and privilege,” she wrote on the organization’s blog. And she’s, of course, doing it with some pretty spot-on humor.
SNL Brings You A Perfect Mashup of Lord of the Rings and The Office
One of the most delightful sketches from last night's episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by a consistent and very comfortable Martin Freeman was this mashup of two of his biggest claims to fame: The Hobbit and The Office, that is, the original one on the BBC.
SNL's Sasheer Zamata Gives Girls Advice on Handling Street Harassment
Sasheer Zamata is the newest guest on Rookie's wonderful Ask a Grown Woman series. In it, she discusses flattering attention, street harassment, racist boyfriends and the right time to lose your virginity.
Cosmo Celebrates Women of SNL by Dressing Them in Expensive Pajamas
This month's issue of Cosmopolitan devotes a sizable amount of ink to Q&A's with the women of SNL, complete with a photo spread of the comedians at a fake girly slumber party wearing girly pjs that cost more than most semi-successful comedians get paid to headline a half hour set. As with everything of or related to…
SNL's Sasheer Zamata Goes All Peggy Olson in Black Mad Men
There are plenty of good things to say about Mad Men, but unfortunately "diverse cast and story lines that represent a multitude of backgrounds" isn't one of them. To make up for the imbalance, Key & Peele writer (and very nice-seeming person who coached my improv team once about three years ago) Phil Augusta Jackson…
Michelle Williams Begs You to Squeeze Into a Pair of Spanx Right Now
In today's Tweet Beat, Sasheer Zamata makes it to the biggest of leagues, Sophia Bush geeks out about everyone's favorite SVU star and Michelle Williams sings the value of a good pair of tight undergarments.
Enjoy a Brooklyn Girls Tour with Sasheer Zamata
Sasheer Zamata, SNL’s newest cast member, is still releasing fresh YouTube material despite her coveted new TV contract. Here the comedienne plays a young woman named Madison who has begun a career of being a Girls tour guide, shuttling fans of the HBO show around Brooklyn hot spots like Cafe Grumpy. As Madison tells…
Sasheer Zamata Debuts on SNL with a Rihanna/Blossom Impression
Last night's return episode of SNL featured the newest cast member, totally normal regular everyday SNL hire Sasheer Zamata, formerly of the Upright Citizens Brigade. As with all brand new cast members who might not be prepared not to say "fuck" on live television, Zamata played a limited role on the show, her most…
Meet Your Newest SNL Cast Member: Sasheer Zamata
It's official! The talented and lovely Sasheer Zamata will be joining the cast of Saturday Night Live as the show's newest feature player on January 18!
