Ego Nwodim

Egobunma "Ego" Nwodim[1] (/ˈɛɡoʊ hwoʊdɪm/;[2][3] born March 10, 1988)[4] is an American actress and comedian who is a cast member on Saturday Night Live, joining in the 44th season in 2018.

Ego Nwodim
Born
Egobunma Nwodim

(1988-03-10) March 10, 1988
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2012–present

Life and career

In 2006, Nwodim, who is of Nigerian heritage, graduated from Eastern Technical High School in Essex, Maryland, near Baltimore.[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]

Filmography

Film
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
2017 They Finally Made a Handmaid's Tale for Men Short film
2017 Women Who Didn't Love Wonder Woman Support Group Becca Short film
2017 I Will Find You Number 29 Short film
2018 5th Passenger Dr. Stephan
2018 It's a Party April London
2020 Magic Camp Volunteer
2020 The Broken Hearts Gallery Harvard

Television
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
2015–2016 Adam Ruins Everything Various 2 episodes
2016 Almost Asian Britney Episode: "Twins"
2016 Broken Carmen Episode: "The Ghost of Mike"
2016 UCB Comedy Originals Dr. Rubin Episode: "Dog Virus"
2016 Galactic War Room Ayla 6 episodes
2016–2017 K.C. Undercover Agent McKenzie 2 episodes
2016–2017 The Elite Daily Show Various 4 episodes
2017 Drive Share New Mother Episode: "New Parents"
2017 Liv and Maddie Mrs. Karsch 2 episodes
2017 2 Broke Girls Jillian Episode: "And 2 Broke Girls: The Movie"
2017 Real Rob Billy Alderman Episode: "Best Play Date Ever"
2017 Law & Order True Crime Lynn 3 episodes
2017 Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Danny Teen Fan Episode: "A Body and an Ex-Con"
2017 Dirtbags Single Woman Episode: "Husband"
2018 Dell: Tales of Transformation Episode: "KK Conquers Everest"
2018 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"
2020 Brockmire Liz 4 episodes
2020 The Shivering Truth (voice) Episode: "Nesslessness"

References
  1. Heller, Corinne (September 21, 2018). "Saturday Night Live Adds Ego Nwodim to Season 44 Cast". E! Online. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. 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. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. Britto, Brittany (September 24, 2018). "Baltimore native Ego Nwodim joins 'Saturday Night Live' cast". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. 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. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  8. 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.
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