Ego Nwodim

Ego Nwodim
Nwodim in 2023
Born
Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim

(1988-03-10) March 10, 1988 (age 36)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BS)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2012–present

Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim[1] (/ˈɛɡoʊ ˈwoʊdɪm/;[2][3] born March 10, 1988) is an American actress and comedian. She has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2018, beginning with the show's 44th season.

Life and career

Ego Nwodim was born on March 10, 1988.[4] In 2006, Nwodim, who is of Nigerian heritage, graduated from Eastern Technical High School in Essex, Maryland, in Baltimore County.[5] She received a biology degree from University of Southern California.[2] Deciding to pursue a career in comedy, she began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles.[6] Until joining SNL, Nwodim was a regular cast member at UCB, where she also performed her one-woman show Great Black Women...and Then There's Me.[2][6]

Nwodim was named one of the New Faces at the 2016 Just for Laughs festival.[7] Also that year, she performed at the CBS Diversity Showcase.[8] Supporting roles on television for Nwodim include Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (a three-episode arc in 2017), 2 Broke Girls, and Living Biblically.[6][8] Impersonating Maya Angelou, Nwodim roasted various celebrities and companies in a 2017 Funny or Die sketch.[6] Nwodim has made several guest appearances on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation.[9]

Nwodim's addition to the cast of Saturday Night Live, a long-running NBC sketch-comedy show, as a featured player was announced on September 21, 2018.[10] On September 8, 2020, Nwodim was promoted to a repertory player ahead of the forty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live.[11]

Nwodim is a cousin of English footballer Eberechi Eze, who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the England national football team. Nwodim was seen wearing a Palace shirt with Eze's name on it during an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023.[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Film work by Ego Nwodim
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Getting Help Yvonne Short film
2014 You're Kind of Weird But I Like It The Waitress Short film
2015 Zola Zola Short film
2017 Feminist Campfire Stories Boy 2 Short film
They Finally Made a Handmaid's Tale for Men Short film
Women Who Didn't Love Wonder Woman Support Group Becca Short film
I Will Find You Number 29 Short film
Singularity Assistant
2018 5th Passenger Dr. Stephan
It's a Party April London
2020 Magic Camp Volunteer
The Broken Hearts Gallery Harvard
2022 Spin Me Round Emily
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Carol
2023 Scrambled Sheila
Good Burger 2 Edie [14]
Genie Diana
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever Officer Leonard (voice)
2024 Players Claire

Television

Television work by Ego Nwodim
Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Unwritten Rules Nicole Episode: "Just a Group of Us"
2014 Women to Men: Please Catcall Us PSA Woman Television film
2015 Hellevator Contestant Episode: "Pilot"
2015–2016 CollegeHumor Originals Various 2 episodes
Adam Ruins Everything Various 2 episodes
2016 Almost Asian Britney Episode: "Twins"
Broken Carmen Episode: "The Ghost of Mike"
UCB Comedy Originals Dr. Rubin Episode: "Dog Virus"
Galactic War Room Ayla 6 episodes
2016–2017 K.C. Undercover Agent McKenzie 2 episodes
The Elite Daily Show Various 4 episodes
2017 Drive Share New Mother Episode: "New Parents"
Liv and Maddie Mrs. Karsch 2 episodes
2 Broke Girls Jillian Episode: "And 2 Broke Girls: The Movie"
Real Rob Billy Alderman Episode: "Best Play Date Ever"
Law & Order True Crime Lynn 3 episodes
Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Danny Teen Fan Episode: "A Body and an Ex-Con"
Dirtbags Single Woman Episode: "Husband"
2018 Dell: Tales of Transformation Episode: "KK Conquers Everest"
Living Biblically Tracy Episode: "Never Let Loyalty Leave You"
2018–present Saturday Night Live Various characters Main cast
2019 The Real Bros of Simi Valley Brenda 3 episodes
2020 Shrill Abby Episode: "Wedding"
Brockmire Liz 4 episodes
The Shivering Truth (voice) Episode: "Nesslessness"
2021 Love Life Ola Adebayo 2 episodes
2022 Roar Carole Andrews Episode: "The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder"
Celebrity Jeopardy! Herself (contestant) Episode: "Simu Liu, Ego Nwodim and Andy Richter"
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Herself Guest judge (season 8)
Episode: "The Fame Games Variety Extravaganza"[15]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Episode: "All Stars Untucked: The Fame Games Variety Extravaganza"
Agent Elvis Zara (voice) Episode: "Maghrebi Mint"
Miracle Workers Belinda Episode: "Ronald Proudheart"
Futurama Dung Beetle Shaman (voice) Episode: "Parasites Regained"
The Great American Baking Show Herself (contestant) Episode: "Celebrity Holiday"
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Episode: "Lauren Lapkus, Ego Nwodim and Jeff Ross"
2024 Good Times: Black Again Various voices 5 episodes
Mr. Throwback Kimberly Main cast
It's Florida, Man Carolyn Episode: "Episode 1"

References

  1. ^ Heller, Corinne (September 21, 2018). "Saturday Night Live Adds Ego Nwodim to Season 44 Cast". E! Online. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Douglas, Esme (September 21, 2018). "Here's what you need to know about SNL's newest cast member, Ego Nwodim". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "44 for 44: Ego Nwodim - SNL". YouTube. October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Saturday Night Live – Ego Nwodim". NBC. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Britto, Brittany (September 24, 2018). "Baltimore native Ego Nwodim joins 'Saturday Night Live' cast". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Hautman, Nicholas (September 21, 2018). "Ego Nwodim Joins 'Saturday Night Live' Cast: 5 Things to Know About the Newcomer". Us. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Martin, Garrett (September 21, 2018). "SNL Gets a New Cast Member and Four New Writers". Paste. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Wright, Megh (September 21, 2018). "Saturday Night Live Adds Ego Nwodim to the Cast and 4 New Writers". Vulture. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  9. ^ Bradley, Laura (September 21, 2018). "Meet S.N.L.'s Newest Cast Member, Ego Nwodim". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 21, 2018). "'Saturday Night Live' Adds Ego Nwodim to Season 44 Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 8, 2020). "'Saturday Night Live' Promotes Ego Nwodim To Main Cast Member For Season 46". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Ebs chats SNL and Olise link-up". Crystal Palace F.C. 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  13. ^ Suspicious_Fun5001 (2023-04-09). "Ego Nwodim (SNL cast member) wearing this years 3rd shirt". r/crystalpalace. Retrieved 2024-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Otterson, Joe (2023-10-30). "'Good Burger 2' Trailer Sees Ed and Dexter Fighting Burger-Serving Robots". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  15. ^ Benutty, John (July 14, 2023). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' season 8 episode 11 recap: 'The Fame Games Variety Extravaganza'". Goldderby.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
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