Funny on Purpose with Sasheer Zamata

Join comedian and actor Sasheer Zamata for a lively conversation about comedy, creativity, and storytelling. Known for Saturday Night Live, Agatha All Along, and Home Economics, Zamata shares insights from her career on stage and screen. This event is made possible with Illinois Libraries Present.

Program presented virtually via Zoom.

Moderator

Sasha-Ann Simons, an award-winning journalist, news anchor, and talk show host, will join Sasheer Zamata in conversation. Known for her engaging, in-depth interviews on Reset, including conversations with Zamata during her 2022 Chicago tour, Simons has spent nearly two decades covering issues of race, identity, culture, and community, earning recognition from the National Association of Black Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Edward R. Murrow Awards.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Registration for this event closes at 5:00 p.m. on event day. Late registrations will be processed after the live event, allowing access to the event recording.