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!" == Filmography ==