OK SNL!!! So Now There Are Three....

Earlier this week we learned that SNL hired a new face for the "Not Ready for Primetime Players" - Sasheer Zamata. I posted a photos of her and her 'fro on Instagram, but I'll repost it here:

Here's another one, just because:

 

 

Image via Variety.com

 

Here is a link to a little more background on Sasheer: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/sasheer-zamata-path-saturday-night-live-article-1.1569388. She is a graduate of UVA, and a performer with the Upright Citizen's Brigade, based in NYC. She was also part of a web series called, “Pursuit of Sexiness,” which Variety listed as one of its favorite web series of 2013. I will be spending this afternoon checking it out. And I hope that everyone tunes in on January 18th as Sasheer makes her debut on the long-running show. Drake will perform and serve as the musical guest. Go 'head Aubrey! 

 

I've also just discovered that SNL has just hired two black women as writers for the show, LaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones. Jones may look familiar to you, as she did to me, because she has had a Showtime special, "Problem Child", and was on an F/X show that I love, "The League". Both ladies are also stand-up comics.

 

While there hadn't been a "black female" cast member on the show in over six years, and only four in the show's history (if you count Sasheer), there hasn't been a black female writer in ..... I don't know, ever? The show has been on for 39 seasons, and I don't know if there have ever been any. WOW!  But congratulations to Jones, who apparently was a finalist for Zamata's spot, and Tookes on their new positions. I hope they love it, and that this new wave of color breathes new life into the show....

 

And I wonder how many wigs she is going to wear this year?!? Do you think SNL will hire a hairdresser too? I wonder if that has even crossed Lorne Michael's mind....



Tookes & Jones - Image via splitsider.com



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Write by: Unknown - Thursday, January 9, 2014