Sam Jay(I)

Writer
Actress
Producer

Deftly showcasing her conversational style, Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me is a witty rumination on challenges of life and society at large.

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Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me (2023)

Sam Jay was born on 13 January 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for You People (2023), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Bust Down (2022).

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 11 nominations total

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Known for

You People

5.5

2023

Saturday Night Live

8.0

TV Series

Writer

Bust Down

7.0

TV Series

Writer(creator)

That Damn Michael Che

7.5

TV Series

Writer

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Writer

Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me
6.3
TV Special
- writer
- 2023
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
- writer
- written by
- 2017–2023
Pause with Sam Jay
5.7
TV Series
- Writer
- 2022
Bust Down
7.0
TV Series
- created by
- written by (creator)
- 2022
That Damn Michael Che
7.5
TV Series
- writer
- 2021
Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning
6.5
TV Special
- written by
- 2020
BET Awards 2020
4.4
TV Special
- written by (as Samaria 'Sam Jay' Johnson)
- 2020
Donald Glover Presents
6.8
TV Mini Series
- Writer
- 2019
The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards
5.0
TV Special
- written by
- 2018
The Comedy Lineup
6.0
TV Series
- Writer
- 2018
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards
4.5
TV Special
- Writer
- 2018

Actress

Young Jedi Adventures
5.7
TV Series
- Slaygh (voice)
- 2023
You People
5.5
- Mo
- 2023
Flatbush Misdemeanors
6.8
TV Series
- Georgia
- 2021–2022
Bust Down
7.0
TV Series
- Sam
- 2022
Untitled Sam Jay Show
TV Series
- 2021
Tig N' Seek
6.7
TV Series
- Captain Delilah (voice)
- 2021
Crank Yankers
6.2
TV Series
- Man Buying Couch
- 2021
That Damn Michael Che
7.5
TV Series
- Barber
- 2021
Heads Will Roll
7.3
Podcast Series
- Various
- Background
- 2020
Shrill
7.4
TV Series
- Fran's Friend
- Fran's friend
- 2020
Dope State
5.8
TV Movie
- Shatterpig
- 2019
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
- Audience Member Asking Questions (uncredited)
- 2019
Broad City
8.4
TV Series
- Doorwoman
- 2019
Nobodies
5.9
TV Series
- Andrea
- 2018
Where Love Lies
Short
- Mural Artist
- 2018

Producer

Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me
6.3
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2023
Pause with Sam Jay
5.7
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2021–2022
Bust Down
7.0
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2022
Untitled Sam Jay Show
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2021
Kenan
5.8
TV Series
- consulting producer
- 2021
Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning
6.5
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2020
The Comedy Lineup
6.0
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2018

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Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Remember Their Time Together on "SNL"

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Alternative names
- Samara Sam Jay Johnson
Born
- January 13, 1982
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Trivia
Born in Atlanta, but she was raised in the Dorchester area of Boston, Massachusetts. As a young adult she moved back to her birthplace, and went to school in Atlanta. Lived there for about 8 years before she went back to Boston.