Do you know, Ziwe, aka Ziwe Fumudoh, a Brooklyn-based American comedian and writer? She is the creator of the comedy show “Baited With Ziwe,” a writer for “Desus and Mero,” and a co-host on the Hysteria podcast on Crooked Media. And as Vanity Fair put it last summer, she has—with her provocative, confrontational comedy about race, politics, and culture—“mastered the art of putting white people on the spot.”
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Last year, she roasted cultural lightning rods and superficial Karens like Alison Roman and Caroline Calloway on her Instagram Live show. Everyone has been so impressed; Showtime, in collaboration with A24, is giving her own variety series. Now variety series are generally something we avoid here, they’re just not narrative, and there’s only so much we can cover in the scope of film and television, But “Ziwe” is so damn good, we’re happy to make the exception for her new trailer.
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Here’s the official Showtime synopsis:
Writer, comedian and performer Ziwe, who also serves as showrunner on the series, brings her singular, riotously funny, no-holds-barred brand to SHOWTIME with her new eponymous late-night variety show, ZIWE. Previously, Ziwe wrote for DESUS & MERO, OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT and Dickinson and rose to viral popularity with her ground-breaking and provocative Instagram Live series questioning cultural figures on race. She has also voiced Kamala Harris and other roles for OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT, as well as Tooning Out the News, and appears in her own Pop Show, which she created and performs at Brooklyn’s Union Hall with original pop songs off her album Generation Ziwe. ZIWE is produced by A24. In addition to Ziwe, Jamund Washington and Hunter Speese serve as executive producers.
“Ziwe” will feature interviews, musical numbers, guest stars, sketches, and more – including unscripted and unpredictable interactions with everyday people. In the trailer, you will see folks like Jane Krakowski, Cristini Milloti, Fran Lebowitz, comedian Cole Escola from “Search Party,” and “At Home With Amy Sedaris,” and many more. “Ziwe” will premiere on SHOWTIME on Sunday, May 9 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Watch the first trailer here:
