Ziwe Fumudoh isnt afraid to rattle her iconic guests
Writer and comedian Ziwe Fumudoh is the host of the satirical interview show Iconic Guest on YouTube.
At just 34 years old, Ziwe Fumudoh has already had an impressive career. She’s written for Stephen Colbert and the late-night show Desus and Mero, co-hosted Crooked Media’s Hysteria podcast, has had bylines in The New Yorker, Vulture, The Daily Dot, and Reductress (to name just a few), published a book of essays called Black Friend, and has developed a handful of comedy shows that she also hosts. And that’s not even the full resumé.
Known to her fans and followers as simply Ziwe, the Massachusetts-born writer, comedian, and host now lives in New York.
Included on her long list of accomplishments is Showtime variety series Ziwe, which ran from 2021 to 2022. After the show was canceled, Fumudoh pivoted to YouTube with the newly titled Iconic Guest, a satirical and irreverent series where she interviews noteworthy guests. She's put New York Mayor Eric Adams, actor Kevin Hart, disgraced politician George Santos, TV icon Tiffany Pollard, rapper and actor Vince Staples, and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt in the hot seat.
Pulling at the threads of entertainers, politicians, reality TV stars, and other figures, Iconic Guest sees Fumudoh presenting in a similar vein to The Daily Show and the now-defunct Colbert Report or Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. There are genuine and heartfelt interviews within the series as well, including sit-downs with fellow comedians (Leslie Jones, Adam Pally), but Fumudoh still keeps the tone playful.
Fumudoh’s audience has continued to grow over the past year, landing her north of 500,000 YouTube subscribers, 1.2 million followers on TikTok, and 1 million followers on Instagram, with most of her clips going viral — if you haven't seen Ziwe's interview with Jinkx Monsoon, you're missing out.
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