time on the show. He also mentions a tiff with host Sally Field during a pitch meeting. In 1995, Cleghorne left SNL to star as single mother Ellen Carlson on Cleghorne!, a sitcom that aired for one season on The WB network, and which also starred fellow SNL alumnus Garrett Morris, and Sherri Shepherd in her first acting role. Cleghorne later said, "I don't think I was ready. In terms of being strong and saying, 'I can write, this is what I do,' and feel confident in that. And to be able to say, 'No, this does not work, this works better.'" In 1993 and 1994, Cleghorne made appearances on the Nickelodeon children's TV show The Adventures of Pete and Pete playing a bus driver who served as the love interest of Pete's regular bus driver. She later appeared in independent films and comedy segments including Armageddon (1998), Coyote Ugly (2000), Little Nicky (2000), and Old School (2003). She has also had a series of skits played on Sirius XM Radio's Raw Dog Comedy channel. Cleghorne was mentioned on a segment of the Family Guy DVD Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, when Stewie asks if "they ever found a suitable vehicle for Ellen Cleghorne." Seth MacFarlane claimed that she called the show's staff about the joke, which Cleghorne has denied. In 2013, Cleghorne appeared in a small role in Grown Ups 2. In 2014 she received her PhD in Performance Studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2015, Cleghorne was one of the contestants for Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition, finishing in 3rd place. The same year she appeared in the 40th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live, calling the experience "a cleansing". In 2018, she played the role of Shaniqua in Second Act. Saturday Night Live Celebrity impressions Alfre Woodard Alice Walker Amy Fisher Anita Baker Anita Hill Debbie Allen Dr. Dre Florence Griffith Joyner Gladys Knight Isabel Sanford Jackée Harry Joycelyn Elders Kim Wayans Marguerite Whitley Simpson Marla Gibbs Mary J. Blige Natalie Cole Norma Quarles Patti LaBelle Robin Quivers Ruby Dee Sister Souljah Tina Turner Toni Morrison Woody Allen Whoopi Goldberg Recurring characters Queen Shenequa, an Afrocentric social critic who dressed in African garb, observed Kwanzaa, and made commentaries on race. Zoraida, an exuberant but short-tempered NBC page who pesters the celebrity hosts of the show as they prepare backstage. Usually, when the celebrity