Ego Nwodim

Egobunma Kelechi "Ego" Nwodim (AY-go WO-dim; born March 10, 1988) is an Nigerian-American actress, comedienne, writer, and singer. Nwodim has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2018, beginning with the show's 44th season. She was promoted to a repertory player ahead of the 46th season in 2020. She is the seventh African-American female cast member in the show's history.

In 2006, Nwodim, who is of Nigerian heritage, graduated from Eastern Technical High School in Essex, Maryland, near Baltimore. She received a biology degree from University of Southern California. Deciding to pursue a career in comedy, she began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles. 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.

Nwodim was named one of the New Faces at the 2016 Just for Laughs festival. Also, that year, she performed at the CBS Diversity Showcase. 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. Impersonating Maya Angelou, Nwodim roasted various celebrities and companies in a 2017 Funny or Die sketch. Nwodim has made several guest appearances on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation.

Nwodim's addition to the cast of Saturday Night Live, the long-running NBC sketch-comedy show, as a featured player was announced on September 21, 2018. On September 8, 2020, Nwodim was promoted to a repertory player ahead of the forty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live.

Nwodim is related to English footballer Eberechi Eze, who plays for Crystal Palace F.C. in the Premier League. The two are cousins. Nwodim was seen wearing a Palace shirt with Eze's name on it during an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023.

In October 2022, Nwodim reached her 250th sketches on SNL on October 29, 2022, the fourth episode and Halloween show of Season 48, with host and musical guest Jack Harlow.

In April 2023, Nwodim hits her 300th sketches on SNL on April 8, 2023, the seventeenth episode of Season 48, hosted by longtime former cast member Molly Shannon, with musical guests Jonas Brothers.

In October 2023, Nwodim reached her 100th episodes on SNL October 28, 2023, the third episode and Halloween show of Season 49, hosted by stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze, with musical guests Foo Fighters.