Keisha Zollar

Keisha Zollar is an American writer, comedian, and actress. She is a founding member of Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre's first all-black team Astronomy Club and was co-head writer for the group's Netflix series. Zollar was on the writing staff of Busy Tonight, and The Opposition with Jordan Klepper. She names Lucille Ball, Moms Mabley, and Whoopi Goldberg as her comedic inspirations.

In 2013, Zollar and several other Black performers at UCB in Los Angeles formed the Astronomy Club. The group is known as the theater's first all-Black house team. Zollar and team member Jonathan Braylock are the show's co-head writers. In 2015 she used Kickstarter to fund and host a panel discussion called "An Uncomfortable Conversation About Race." They co-host a podcast, Applying it Liberally, where they discuss their political beliefs.

UCB diversity work Zollar has spoken about issues related to the recruitment, retention, and other systemic reasons for the lack of non-white performers at UCB and in mainstream improv comedy. She was hired as diversity coordinator at UCB in New York in 2010 and held the position for four years. The organization's official Twitter account replied that they would follow up with her "and look forward to resolving this as soon as possible."