Ego Nwodim

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Ego Nwodim
Nwodim in 2023
Born
Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim

(1988-03-10) March 10, 1988 (age 37)
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.

Early life, family and education

Ego Nwodim was born on March 10, 1988.[4] She is Nigerian American, of Igbo heritage. Her cousin, English footballer Eberechi Eze, plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the England national football team.[5]

In 2006, she graduated from Eastern Technical High School in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland.[6] She received a biology degree from University of Southern California.[2] When she decided to pursue a career in comedy, she began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles.[7]

Career

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][7] She was named one of the New Faces at the 2016 Just for Laughs festival.[8] Also that year, she performed at the CBS Diversity Showcase.[9]

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.[7][9] Impersonating Maya Angelou, Nwodim roasted various celebrities and companies in a 2017 Funny or Die sketch.[7]

Nwodim has made several guest appearances on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation.[10]

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.[11] On September 8, 2020, Nwodim was promoted to a repertory player ahead of the forty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live.[12]

On April 5, 2025, Nwodim was reportedly fined by the FCC following a Weekend Update segment in which her character, "Ms. Eggy," engaged in a call-and-response routine that prompted audience members to shout the word "shit".[13] On May 17, Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost jokingly introduced Nwodim by saying "You know her, you love her [and] you got her fined by the FCC".[14]

Personal life

In support of her cousin Eberechi Eze, who plays for Crystal Palace and the England national football team, Nwodim wore a Palace shirt with Eze's name on it during an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023.[5][15] She wore it again on May 17, 2025, after Crystal Palace's victory in the 2025 FA Cup final.

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 [16]
Genie Diana
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever Officer Leonard (voice)
2024 Players Claire
2025 Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie TBA Post-production[17]
TBA Little Brother TBA Filming[18]

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"[19]
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: "Toes"
2025 Today with Jenna & Friends Herself (guest co-host) Week of February 3–7, five programs
Bearbrick Charlene (voice) Recurring role
Poker Face Gilda Deacon Episode: "Hometown Hero"

References

  1. ↑ Heller, Corinne (September 21, 2018). "Saturday Night Live Adds Ego Nwodim to Season 44 Cast". E! Online. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 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". nbcumv.com. NBC. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Ebs chats SNL and Olise link-up". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace F.C. 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Hautman, Nicholas (September 21, 2018). "Ego Nwodim Joins 'Saturday Night Live' Cast: 5 Things to Know About the Newcomer". Us. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. 1 2 Wright, Megh (September 21, 2018). "Saturday Night Live Adds Ego Nwodim to the Cast and 4 New Writers". Vulture. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ Bradley, Laura (September 21, 2018). "Meet S.N.L.'s Newest Cast Member, Ego Nwodim". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (September 21, 2018). "'Saturday Night Live' Adds Ego Nwodim to Season 44 Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 8, 2020). "'Saturday Night Live' Promotes Ego Nwodim To Main Cast Member For Season 46". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ Lyngdoh, Zachary D. (2025-04-06). ""We finna get fined for that!" - SNL's Ego Nwodim stunned after studio audience uses profanity on air". www.soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  14. ↑ Siwak, Miranda (2025-05-18). "Ego Nwodim Jokes About SNL Audience's Viral FCC Moment". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  15. ↑ Suspicious_Fun5001 (2023-04-09). "Ego Nwodim (SNL cast member) wearing this years 3rd shirt". reddit.com/r/crystalpalace. Retrieved 2024-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ Otterson, Joe (2023-10-30). "'Good Burger 2' Trailer Sees Ed and Dexter Fighting Burger-Serving Robots". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  17. ↑ Parlevliet, Mirko (May 8, 2025). "Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie Trailer and Poster Debut". Vital Thrills. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  18. ↑ Stephan, Katcy (2025-07-14). "Chris Meloni, Ego Nwodim, Sherry Cola, Caleb Hearon and Ben Ahlers Join 'Little Brother' Netflix Comedy Feature (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  19. ↑ 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.