- Sasheer Zamata, Saturday Night Live, TV, 2014. Dozens of actresses were seen in various cities. when SNL chief Lorne Michaels searched for the show’s first black comedienne in five years. He was spoilt for choice with the final nine: Erica Ash, Gabrielle Dennis, Leslie Jones, Briana KC, Tanisha Long, Misty Monroe, Amber Ruffin, Bresha Webb. Plus Rothwell, a NBC Universal Diversity Scholarship winner. Zamata came from the UCB. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
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