Sasheer Zamata

“I got to meet Lorne [Michaels] and didn’t get home until 4:30 in the morning.”

Surrounded by stars, he took a shot at how many times he’s taken a hit on the football field.

From the Saturday Night Live HR department: “Hard to believe our new cast member grew up a studious choir girl in Indiana. Here’s how she made it in showbiz.”

Watch these pieces that Zamata has written and performed, and tell us she’s not the next Tina Fey.

A 19-second glimpse into the Indy native’s natural charm.

She is a 2004 Pike High School graduate, and no stranger to New York City’s theater scene. Actress Kerry Washington, SNL’s Nov. 2 host, was one of the first notables to send congratulations to her via Twitter.