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. Jackson was raised in Florida. She received her bachelor's degree in Media and Communication Studies from Florida State University in 2008. 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…