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Ego Nwodim
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Nwodim in 2023
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Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim
March 10, 1988 |
| Education | University of Southern California (BS) |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Ego Nwodim (born March 10, 1988) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for being a cast member on the TV show Saturday Night Live (often called SNL). She joined the show in 2018 for its 44th season. Saturday Night Live is a popular sketch comedy series where actors perform short, funny scenes.
About Ego Nwodim
Ego Nwodim was born on March 10, 1988. Her family comes from Nigeria. She finished high school in Essex, Maryland, in 2006. Later, she went to the University of Southern California and earned a degree in biology.
After college, Ego decided she wanted to be a comedian. She started taking classes at a famous comedy school called the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles. Before joining SNL, Ego was a regular performer at UCB. She even had her own comedy show there called Great Black Women...and Then There's Me.
Her Career in Comedy and TV
In 2016, Ego Nwodim was recognized as one of the "New Faces" at the Just for Laughs festival. This festival is a big event where new comedy talents are discovered. That same year, she also performed at the CBS Diversity Showcase, which helps new actors get noticed.
Ego had small roles in several TV shows. These included Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, 2 Broke Girls, and Living Biblically. She also did a funny online video for Funny or Die in 2017. In the video, she pretended to be famous poet Maya Angelou and jokingly made fun of different celebrities and companies. She has also appeared as a guest on comedy podcasts like Comedy Bang! Bang!.
On September 21, 2018, it was announced that Ego Nwodim would join the cast of Saturday Night Live. She started as a "featured player," which means she was a new member of the cast. Later, on September 8, 2020, she was promoted to a "repertory player." This means she became a main, regular cast member on the show.
A fun fact about Ego is that she is a cousin of English football player Eberechi Eze. He plays for the Premier League club Crystal Palace and the England national football team. Ego even wore a Crystal Palace shirt with Eze's name on it during an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023.
Film Roles
Ego Nwodim has appeared in several movies. Here is a list of her film work:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | ||
| Genie | Diana | ||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever | Officer Leonard (voice) | ||
| 2024 | Players | Claire |
Television Roles
Ego Nwodim has also been in many television shows. Here is a list of her TV work:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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" |
| 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" |
