After a long controversy that had both cast members and fans talking, SNL will welcome Sasheer Zamata to the cast as its first black female member since 2007. Zamata will make her debut on the January 18 episode of SNL, which also has Drake as the host and musical guest. Zamata trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City and this big break comes only three years after she graduated from the University of Virginia. The lack of black females in the cast was apparent immediately after Maya Rudolphs departure five years ago, but recently fired up when Kerry Washington was on as host.
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