Shantira Jackson is an American writer, producer, actress, and comedian. Her writing credits include '' Busy Tonight'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Big Mouth''.

Life and career

Jackson was raised in

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. She received her bachelor's degree in Media and Communication Studies from Florida State University in 2008. She later moved to

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and trained and performed at

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. She was a member of the improv group 3Peat and co-wrote, produced and starred in group's

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web video ''3peat: The Blackening''. In 2017 Jackson was a staff writer for the BET sketch series ''

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'' that ran for one season. She was later a writer on

Busy Philipps Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), ''Dawson's Creek'' (2001–2003), ''Love, Inc.'' (2005–2006) and '' ER' ...

' late-night show '' Busy Tonight'', which ran for one season from 2018 to 2019. Jackson was a both a writer and consulting producer for the ''Saved by the Bell'' sequel series. She also writes for ''The Amber Ruffin'' ''Show'' and received a 2021 nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for her work. In 2021, she again collaborated with Busy Philipps as a producer and writer on the podcast ''Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best'' (2021– ). She also joined the writing staff of '' Big Mouth'', and she is a writer for the spin-off series ''Human Resources''. In November 2021 it was announced that ''Aunties'', a semi-autobiographical comedy series Jackson wrote (co-executive produced with Mike Shoemaker,

Seth Meyers Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host. He hosts '' Late Night with Seth Meyers'', a late-night talk show on NBC. Prior to that, he was a cast member and head writer for N ...

and Amber Ruffin), was picked up for a

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production by

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Filmography

References

External links

Official website
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