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Ziwe

Comedian

WHAT IS YOUR CALLING CARD?

My dry wit.

WHAT’S ONE BOOK, WORK OF ART, ALBUM, OR FILM THAT GOT YOU THROUGH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE?

Home by Toni Morrison. I first read this book in 2020. Morrison’s signature style incorporates American history into the fabric of her fiction. She inspired me to let the context of our world influence my work.

 

““Toni Morrison inspired me to let the context of our world influence my work.””

WHAT’S SOMETHING PEOPLE GET WRONG ABOUT YOU?

People think I’m scary, but I’m just a Scorpio rising.

NAME AN INFLUENCE OF YOURS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE PEOPLE.

Phaedra Parks in The Traitors season 2.

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