About W. Kamau Bell
Walter Kamau Bell (born January 26, 1973) is an American stand-up comic and television host. He hosted the CNN series United Shades of America from 2016 to 2022 and the FXX series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell from 2012 to 2013. Born in Palo Alto, California, he grew up in Alabama, Boston, and Chicago, and attended the University of Pennsylvania before dropping out to pursue comedy. After establishing himself as a sociopolitical comedian based in San Francisco, he became a founding member of the comedy collective Laughter Against the Machine and released comedy albums including One Night Only (2007) and Face Full of Flour (2010). He co-hosts the podcasts Denzel Washington Is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period and Politically Re-Active. In 2022 he directed and produced the documentary miniseries We Need to Talk About Cosby, which won a Peabody Award.
Videos (129)
Videos 1 to 24 of 129.
8:59Leslie Jones on Chris Rock, SNL's Lack of Black Women, and Auditioning
170.6K views
2:17When I Did Ghostbusters I Did Not Realize Our Society Was The Way It Was
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1:17:50Leslie Jones: "You Are Talented. You Are Not Desperate." | Who's With Me?
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1:23:04Shannon Lee on Stewarding Bruce Lee's Legacy, Protective Wrath, and Self-Actualization
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9:11Black People Don't Play About Dolly Parton | Intro for Mo Willems
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51:35Margaret Cho vs White Supremacy: High-Minded Comedy from the Gutter
43K views
15:42Kamau On Shane Gillis Hosting SNL | Intro for Colin Kaepernick
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14:35We Need to Dismantle Rape Culture
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1:21Guy Branum On How Hard It Is To Get Hollywood Execs To Hire Diverse Casts
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53:17From CNN to the Streets: Don Lemon on Reinventing Himself and Refusing to Stay Silent
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9:11Maria Bamford on Her New Documentary, and How She'll Never Forget Being Roasted
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1:04:49Maria Bamford: Comedy, Mental Health, and Making Your Own Rules
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56:52No Alternative Facts: Ken Jennings on Why Jeopardy Still Matters
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15:08Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, and the Controversial Converse Ad | Intro for Bao Nguyen
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8:15Rafael Casal On Being White and Latino
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14:40Nolan Wells, Kendall Francis, and the Cornell 7 | Intro for Don Lemon
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1:14:45Open Mike Eagle: Alt Black in a Capitalist World
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45:32Robert Reich: Don't Give Up the Fight to Save Democracy
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6:42Guy Branum On Hollywood's Problem With Fatness, The Whale, and Casting
15.6K views
12:38Milo Yiannopoulos Got Deported | Intro for Ken Jennings
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1:04:06Never Backing Down: A Conversation with Colin Kaepernick
11.6K views
1:33Margaret Cho on Self-Deprecation: "It's A Kind Of Reestablishing Of White Supremacy"
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1:38Comedian Guy Branum on The Whale and Fat Representation
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55:35Fighting for Your Place: Guy Branum on Comedy, Fatness, and Hollywood
11K viewsGuest appearances (39)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring W. Kamau Bell.
Guest appearances 25 to 39 of 39.
5:26Kondabolu Bros- W. Kamau Bell & Racism on the Road
Hari Kondabolu
11.4K views
8:13Kristina Wong on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (UNCUT)
Kristina Wong
8.5K views
3:47Kondabolu Bros- W. Kamau Bell & Ashok's Manifesto
Hari Kondabolu
5.3K views
1:16WTF - W. Kamau Bell says Marc can talk about race.
Marc Maron
3.1K views
1:05:41Breaking Bread Episode 24 (feat. Hari Kondabolu & W. Kamau Bell)
Tom Papa
2.6K views
0:52W. Kamau Bell: GOP bans DEI programs because right wing, mediocre white men fear competition
Dean Obeidallah
1.2K views
9:09The Artie Lange Show - W. Kamau Bell - In The Studio (Part )
Artie Lange
985 views
26:41W. Kamau Bell talks the sinister reason behind Trump's efforts to defund PBS
Dean Obeidallah
881 views
14:08The Artie Lange Show - W. Kamau Bell - In The Studio (Part )
Artie Lange
791 views
7:28The Artie Lange Show - W. Kamau Bell (Part ) - In The Studio
Artie Lange
790 views
1:56W. Kamau Bell ponders a profound question about the future for Black Americans
Dean Obeidallah
730 views
1:08Trump's cuts to local NPR stations are killing Americans — W. Kamau Bell on A Rational Fear podcast
Dan Ilic
591 views
4:28The Artie Lange Show - W. Kamau Bell (Part ) - In The Studio
Artie Lange
423 views
1:07:18Album 173 | Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren with W. Kamau Bell
Josh Adam Meyers
400 views
47:12Brent Weinbach Podcast : W. Kamau Bell
Brent Weinbach
366 viewsChannels on this page: Hari Kondabolu, Kristina Wong, Marc Maron, Tom Papa, Dean Obeidallah, Artie Lange, Dan Ilic, Josh Adam Meyers, Brent Weinbach
Frequently asked questions
What TV shows has W. Kamau Bell hosted?
W. Kamau Bell hosted the FXX series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell from 2012 to 2013 and the CNN series United Shades of America from 2016 to 2022.
Where did W. Kamau Bell grow up?
Bell was born in Palo Alto, California, grew up in Alabama, Boston and Chicago, and attended the University of Pennsylvania before leaving to pursue comedy.
What is Laughter Against the Machine?
Laughter Against the Machine is a comedy collective that W. Kamau Bell helped found while working as a sociopolitical comedian in San Francisco.
What comedy albums has W. Kamau Bell released?
His comedy albums include One Night Only from 2007 and Face Full of Flour from 2010.
What podcasts does W. Kamau Bell co-host?
He co-hosts Denzel Washington Is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period and Politically Re-Active.
What is We Need to Talk About Cosby?
We Need to Talk About Cosby is a 2022 documentary miniseries directed and produced by W. Kamau Bell, which won a Peabody Award.
