Shantira Jackson

Shantira Jackson is an American writer, producer, actress, and comedian. Her writing credits include Busy Tonight, The Amber Ruffin Show, Saved by the Bell, and Big Mouth.

Life and career Jackson was raised in Florida. She later moved to Chicago and trained and performed at The Second City. She was a member of the improv group 3Peat and co-wrote, produced and starred in group's Comedy Central web video 3peat: The Blackening.

In 2017 Jackson was a staff writer for the BET sketch series 50 Central that ran for one season. She was later a writer on Busy Philipps' 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.

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, where she has become Executive Story Editor, and she is a writer for the spin-off series Human Resources.

She is a recurring guest panelist on NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!"

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