Ziwe (talk show)
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| Genre | Late-night talk show Variety/Sketch show Cringe comedy |
| Created by | Ziwe Fumudoh |
| Starring | Ziwe Fumudoh |
| Theme music composer | Nicholas Britell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Cinematography | Christine Ng |
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| Running time | 24-33 minutes |
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| Network | Showtime |
| Release | May 9, 2021 – December 25, 2022 |
Ziwe is an American satirical late-night talk show hosted and executive produced by comedian Ziwe Fumudoh based in New York City. The show premiered on May 9, 2021, on Showtime.[1]
In April 2023, Showtime cancelled the series after two seasons.[2]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 6 | May 9, 2021 | June 13, 2021 | |
| 2 | 12 | May 1, 2022 | December 25, 2022 | |
Season 1 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "55%" | May 9, 2021 | 0.049[3] | |
| 2 | 2 | "Beauty Standards" | May 16, 2021 | N/A | |
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Guests: Eboni K. Williams, Rachel Lindsay, Cole Escola, Jeremy O. Harris, Sam Taggart, Sydnee Washington and Jordan Mendoza. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Wealth Hoarders" | May 23, 2021 | 0.34[5] | |
| 4 | 4 | "Allyship" | May 30, 2021 | N/A | |
| 5 | 5 | "Immigration" | June 6, 2021 | N/A | |
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Guests: Julio Torres, Julian Castro, Laura Benanti, Michelle Davis, Cole Escola, Jordan Mendoza, Grace Kuhlenschmidt and Pat Regan. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Whitewashing" | June 13, 2021 | N/A | |
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Guests: Adam Pally, Stacey Abrams, Laura Benanti, Phoebe Bridgers, Michelle Davis, Patti Harrison, Cole Escola, Sam Taggart and Heléne Yorke. | |||||
Season 2 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 7 | 1 | "Critical Race Theory" | May 1, 2022[a] | N/A | |
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Guests: Charlamagne tha God, Amandla Stenberg, Jocelyn Bioh, Nore Davis, Larry Owens, Sam Salvodon, Kaitlynn Edgar, Alizia Russell and Ike Ufomadu.[8] | |||||
| 8 | 2 | "Celebrity Rights Activist" | May 8, 2022 | 0.49[9] | |
| 9 | 3 | "Socially Liberal, Fiscally Conservative" | May 15, 2022 | 0.51[11] | |
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Guests: Nicole Byer, Hannibal Buress, Brianna Cameron, Olivia Lu, Derrick Delgado, Ronald Metellus and Sam Salvodon. | |||||
| 10 | 4 | "Hot!" | May 22, 2022 | 0.19[12] | |
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Guests: Ilana Glazer, Jane Krakowski and Ike Ufomadu | |||||
| 11 | 5 | "Empowerment" | May 29, 2022 | 0.26[13] | |
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Guests: Emily Ratajkowski, Mia Khalifa, Luann de Lesseps, Heléne York, Aparna Nancherla, Cole Escola and Michelle Davis. | |||||
| 12 | 6 | "Gay Pride!" | June 5, 2022 | 0.34[14] | |
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Guests: Katya Zamolodchikova, Adam Pally, Pat Regan, Rowan Blanchard, Ricky Allure, Sam Taggart, Ike Ufomadu, Michelle Davis, Ronald Metellus, Jen Goma and Celine Edmondson. | |||||
| 13 | 7 | "Men!" | November 20, 2022 | N/A | |
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Guests: Michael Che, Julia Fox, Benito Skinner, Michael Antonucci, George Civeris, Sam Taggart and Ronald Metellus | |||||
| 14 | 8 | "Democracy" | November 27, 2022 | N/A | |
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Guests: Bob the Drag Queen, DeRay Mckesson and Ike Ufomadu. | |||||
| 15 | 9 | "Tech" | December 4, 2022 | N/A | |
| 16 | 10 | "Diversity Training" | December 11, 2022 | N/A | |
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Guests: Amber Riley, Josh Sharp, Marie Faustin, Michelle Davis and Ike Ufomadu. | |||||
| 17 | 11 | "Miss Universe" | December 18, 2022 | N/A | |
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Guests: Drew Barrymore, Melody Kimmel, Aparna Nancherla, Chloe Cherry and River Ramirez. | |||||
| 18 | 12 | "Juneteenth" | December 25, 2022 | N/A | |
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Guests: Wayne Brady, Laura Benanti, Larry Owens, Michelle Davis, Ronald Metellus, Sam Taggart, Ike Ufomadu, Zaire Saa Hallie, John Reynolds, Jackie Hoffman and AnnaSophia Robb | |||||
Production
In October 2020, it was announced Ziwe Fumudoh would star and executive produce a late-night talk show and variety series for Showtime, produced by A24.[15] The series was filmed over the course of 15 days in February 2021.[16] Nicholas Britell composed the series theme song.[17]
In June 2021, Showtime renewed the series for a second season.[18]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 73% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.00/10.[19] On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 69 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]
