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  1. powers ranking
    AGATHA ALL ALONG
    Which Witches Are Bringing the Most to Agatha All Along’s Coven?Acting-wise, not magic-wise.
    By Jackson McHenry
  2. best of 2023
    The Best Comedy Specials of 2023The best hours reached for transcendence — through gravity and sheer goofiness, often at the same time.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  3. start here
    Want to Try Best Friends? Start Here.Highlighting the best episode of Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata’s podcast for newcomers.
    By Sean Malin
  4. stand-up
    Sasheer Zamata Reworked Louis C.K.’s Parkland-Kids Joke in Her Own Stand-up Set“They can do both!”
    By Megh Wright
  5. Sasheer Zamata and Sean Kleier to Star in NBC Comedy Pilot ‘So Close’Saturday Night Live alum Sasheer Zamata has a new TV project in the works. Deadline reports that Zamata and Sean Kleier (Odd Mom Out) have […]
    By Megh Wright
  6. Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Dave Attell, and More Join the Cast of Amy […]Amy Schumer’s upcoming movie I Feel Pretty is rounding out its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Busy […]
    By Megh Wright
  7. vulture lists
    Sasheer Zamata’s 7 Best Saturday Night Live SketchesA look back at Sasheer Zamata’s standout SNL moments.
    By Samantha Pitchel
  8. Why Sasheer Zamata Never Had a Chance on Saturday Night LiveShe now belongs to one of the most exclusive clubs in American comedy: the black female comedian let down by SNL.
    By Dave Schilling
  9. Dwayne Johnson Ends the 42nd Season of ‘SNL’ on a Very High Note Over 42 years, Saturday Night Live has weathered its share of cultural storms, joking its way through everything from Watergate to 9/11, […]
    By Samantha Pitchel
  10. March 2017’s Best Standup Specials: Kurt Braunohler, Sasheer Zamata, and […] March was a big month for standup specials, specials that ran the gamut from “everybody’s talking about it” to “why isn’t everyone talking […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  11. stand-up
    Saturday Night Live’s Sasheer Zamata Wants to Be a SuperheroZamata, who is best known for her work on SNL, just released her first stand-up special.
    By Tolly Wright
  12. Inside Sasheer Zamata’s ‘Pizza Mind’ Comedy fans the world over might know Sasheer Zamata for her improvisational prowess and sketch comedy work, but with the premiere of her […]
    By Erik Abriss
  13. benefit song
    Holly Miranda, Ani DiFranco, Sasheer Zamata, & More Drop Song for Standing RockWith the help of a 28-person choir.
    By Karen Brill
  14. What to Look Forward to in ‘SNL’ Season 42 Season 42 of Saturday Night Live debuts this weekend with three (and a half?) new featured players, a massively overhauled writers’ room, and […]
    By Samantha Pitchel
  15. the strategist
    8 Celebrities on What They Bought Online This WeekPriyanka Chopra’s glow-in-the-dark belly-button rings and Sonja Morgan’s dog food.
    By The Editors
  16. saturday night live
    SNL’s Dating App Is for You if You’ve Given UpLearn to Settl.
    By Jackson McHenry
  17. ‘SNL’ Promotes Beck Bennett and Sasheer Zamata to Repertory PlayersSNL’s 41st season premiered over the weekend, and despite the news that Kyle Mooney would make the only featured-to-repertory player promotion […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. video premiere
    SNL’s Sasheer Zamata Stars in RAC’s New VideoGirls’ Alex Karpovsky directs the quirky love story.
    By Dee Lockett
  19. photo diary
    Photos: Sasheer Zamata Returns to the UCB Theatre for an EveningFor the 17th Del Close Marathon.
    By Krista Schlueter
  20. Sasheer Zamata Looks Back on Her Favorite ‘SNL’ Season 40 MomentSNL is currently on summer hiatus, so in the meantime NBC has been uploading videos featuring cast members looking back on their favorite […]
    By Megh Wright
  21. Sasheer Zamata and Nicole Byer Turn into Garbage Monsters in ‘Pursuit of […]Here’s the latest episode of Sasheer Zamata and Nicole Byer’s Above Average web series Pursuit of Sexiness, which sheds some light on Zamata […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. Sasheer Zamata Talks Improv, Dance Moves, and Her Nicki Minaj ImpersonationOver the weekend, SNL released a new installment of “AskSNL” featuring cast member Sasheer Zamata, who shares her favorite food and dance […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. What to Expect From ‘SNL’ Season 40SNL returns for its 40th season this Saturday, with host Chris Pratt, musical guest Ariana Grande, and pretty much the same cast – minus a […]
    By Erik Voss
  24. John Milhiser on Getting Fired from ‘SNL’: ‘It’s the Way of the Game’Scott Rogowsky’s live weekly talk show at UCB Running Late taped its season 5 finale a few weeks back with guests Sasheer Zamata and John […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. ‘SNL’ Firing New Cast Members Displays a Show Still Deeply In TransitionWord has come down this week that SNL cast members Noël Wells, John Milhiser, and Brooks Wheelan have been let go from the show after one […]
    By Erik Voss
  26. live from new york
    New SNL Cast Members’ Adorable Most Memorable MomentsIncluding Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett’s touchy-feely good-byes.
    By Jesse David Fox
  27. Breaking Down Each Cast Member’s Contribution to ‘SNL’ Season 39With SNL’s 39th season coming to a close, we’re taking a look at the past season with a series of posts examining the highs, lows, and other […]
    By Erik Voss
  28. live from new york
    Analyzing SNL’s New Cast Members’ First SeasonWho was the breakout performer and who might get cut?
    By Jesse David Fox
  29. How ‘SNL’ Addressed Race in Season 39, as Shown in 11 SketchesWith SNL’s 39th season coming to a close, we’re taking a look at the past season with a series of posts examining the highs, lows, and other […]
    By Erik Voss
  30. The 24 Best Sketches of ‘SNL’ Season 39With SNL’s 39th season coming to a close, we’re taking a look at the past season with a series of posts examining the highs, lows, and other […]
    By Erik Voss
  31. black mad men
    Watch Sasheer Zamata in ‘Black Mad Men’As “Peggyliqua Oldschool.”
    By Lindsey Weber
  32. ‘SNL’s Sasheer Zamata Channels Peggy Olson in ‘Black Mad Men’ While we wait for Sasheer Zamata to get more screen time on SNL, here’s the first episode of a new web series she’s in called “Black Mad Men” […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. ‘SNL’s Sasheer Zamata Will Take You on a ‘Girls’ Tour of Brooklyn Newest SNL cast member Sasheer Zamata stars in the latest web video from Above Average, the digital wing of Lorne Michaels’s company Above […]
    By Bradford Evans
  34. take me (on a tour) or leave me
    Watch SNL’s Sasheer Zamata Give a Girls TourSee the garbage can Hannah threw Cafe Grumpy’s trash in.
    By Jesse David Fox
  35. ‘SNL’ Review: Drake Gives 2014 a Fresh StartSeason 39 has not exactly been kind to SNL. As we explained in our midseason review, the show seems to have surrendered to its “transition […]
    By Erik Voss
  36. newcomers
    Let’s Talk About Sasheer Zamata’s First Saturday Night Live EpisodeShe made it into five sketches.
    By Joe Berkowitz
  37. ‘SNL’s Push to Diversify Was Problematic, But the Results Are Worth ItThis week, Saturday Night Live hired three African-American women to prominent positions: Sasheer Zamata as a cast member and LaKendra Tookes […]
    By Bradford Evans
  38. introductions
    Meet Sasheer Zamata, Saturday Night Live’s Newest Cast MemberWith ten very funny videos of her showing off her SNL-worthiness. 
    By Jesse David Fox
  39. A Video Guide to ‘SNL’s New Cast Member, Sasheer ZamataIt was reported earlier today that Sasheer Zamata has been added to Saturday Night Live, joining the cast as a featured player at midseason. […]
    By Bradford Evans
  40. about time
    Sasheer Zamata Joins the Cast of Saturday Night LiveShe’ll debut on the January 18 show hosted by Drake.
    By Lindsey Weber
  41. Sasheer Zamata Is ‘SNL’s New Cast MemberSaturday Night Live is finally adding its first black female cast member since Maya Rudolph departed the long-running sketch show in 2007. […]
    By Bradford Evans
  42. Here Are 11 Candidates for the New ‘SNL’ Cast Member SpotWe reported last week that SNL is currently holding auditions for at least one black female cast member, and so far eleven women have received […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. Left Handed Radio: ‘I Got Neon Blue, I Got Neon Red’On this episode: a doctor has no time for whiny patients, Corbin’s new therapy goes awry, Rick Freeblehofft is back trackside after his […]
    By Left Handed Radio
  44. Make Yourself Comfy with Abra Tabak #13: Mr. Whole Wheat BreadIn this week’s episode of “Make Yourself Comfy with Abra Tabak” Patrick O’Brien (Fambly), Craig Rowin (It’s That Episode), and Sasheer Zamata […]
    By Abra Tabak
  45. Watch a Comedienne Get Into the Mind of Her FlasherThink about it, fellas.
    By Eliot Glazer