Sam Jay

Samaria Johnson (born January 13, 1982), better known as Sam Jay, is an American comedian and writer. She is the first Black lesbian writer for Saturday Night Live (2017–2020), and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series three times. She's had two streaming comedy specials, 2023's Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me on HBO Max and on Netflix 2020's 3 in the Morning. Jay is the co-creator and co-star of the HBO comedy series Pause with Sam Jay (2021–2022) and the Peacock comedy series Bust Down (2022).