| Ego Nwodim | |
| Birth Name: | Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Southern California (BS) |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
| Relatives: | Eberechi Eze (cousin) |
Egobunma Kelechi Nwodim[1] (;[2] born March 10, 1988) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2018, beginning with the show's 44th season, to 2025, ending with the show's 50th season.
Ego Nwodim was born on March 10, 1988.[3] She is Igbo of [Nigerian] heritage. Her cousin, English footballer Eberechi Eze, plays for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national football team.
In 2006, she graduated from Eastern Technical High School in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland.[4] She received a biology degree from University of Southern California.[5] When she decided to pursue a career in comedy, she began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles.[6]
Nwodim was a regular cast member at UCB, where she also performed her one-woman show Great Black Women...and Then There's Me.[5] [6] She 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.
Early supporting roles on television for Nwodim included 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]
On April 5, 2025, Nwodim unintentionally put NBC at risk of being 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".[12] 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".[13] Ultimately, NBC was likely not fined because of this incident.[14]
On September 12, 2025, Nwodim announced in an Instagram post that she had decided to leave Saturday Night Live ahead of its fifty-first season.[15]
In support of her cousin Eberechi Eze, who plays for Arsenal and the England national football team, Nwodim wore a Crystal Palace (Eze's club at the time) shirt with his name on it during an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023.[16] She wore it again on May 17, 2025, after Crystal Palace's victory in the 2025 FA Cup final.
| 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 | [17] | |
| Baby Shark's Big Movie! | Leah (voice) | ||
| Genie | Diana | ||
| Officer Leonard (voice) | |||
| 2024 | Players | Claire | |
| 2025 | Twiggy (voice) | [18] | |
| 2026 | Hoppers | Fish Queen (voice) | |
| Little Brother | TBA | Post-production[19] |
| 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" | ||
| 2018–2025 | 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"[20] | |
| 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 | 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" | ||
| 2026 | 41st Independent Spirit Awards | Herself (host) | Television special |
| 2026 | Backyard Sports: The Animated Special | Stephanie Morgan (voice) | Animated special[21] |
