Ziwe Fumudoh

Ziwe
Birth nameZiwerekoru Fumudoh
Born (1992-02-27) February 27, 1992 (age 32)
EducationNorthwestern University (BA)
Years active2013–present
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WebsiteOfficial website

Ziwerekoru "Ziwe" Fumudoh[1] is an American comedian and writer known for her satirical commentary on politics, race relations, and young adulthood.[2][3]

In 2017, she created the YouTube comedy show Baited with Ziwe and its 2020 Instagram Live iteration.[4] She wrote for Desus & Mero from 2018 to 2020,[5] and she co-hosted Crooked Media's Hysteria podcast in 2018.[6]

Fumudoh starred in and executive produced the Showtime variety series Ziwe (2021–2022).[7][8] She published a collection of essays called Black Friend in October 2023.[9]

  1. ^ "Supporting Engaged Scholarship". Andover, The Magazine of Phillips Academy. Winter 2010.
  2. ^ Jennings, Jackie (December 14, 2018). "Watch: How Ariana Grande's 'Thank U, Next' is like the MCU". SCI FI Wire.
  3. ^ Yap, Audrey Cleo (July 14, 2020). "Ziwe Wants to Be 'the Ellen DeGeneres of Race Relations'". Variety.
  4. ^ "Ziwe wants to shake up late night. Even if it makes you uncomfortable". Los Angeles Times. May 6, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Hawgood, Alex (March 15, 2019). "Ziwe Fumudoh Uses Humor to Push Racial Buttons". The New York Times.
  6. ^ ""Pass Those Pearls Down"". Crooked Media. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  7. ^ Testa, Jessica (May 13, 2021). "That 'Ziwe' Look". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Wheeler, André (May 3, 2021). "Ziwe Puts the Met in the Hot Seat". The New Yorker.
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