Lorne Michaels took the first step in fixing Saturday Night Live‘s diversity problem by hiringSasheer Zamata earlier this week, making the Upright Citizens Brigade alum the first black female cast member on the series since Maya Rudolph left in 2007. Zamata will face extra pressure, thanks to the ongoing controversy surrounding SNL‘s whitewashed cast, but new co-star Bobby Moynihan has full faith she’ll be able to handle it with ease.
“I’ve seen her perform at UCB and I’ve never seen a more beautiful, confident person onstage than Sasheer,” Moynihan tells TVGuide.com. “I think we’re very, very lucky to get her.”
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