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Ziwe on YouTube as the ‘Great Equalizer’ and Her Only Interview That Went South
PoliticsPodcast screening and conversation
Ziwe Fumudoh, a comedian and interview host, has built a career handling various guests, from politicians to drag queens.
She screened two episodes of her podcast, 'You'd Be an Iconic Guest', at the Toronto International Film Festival, featuring Wanda Sykes and Hasan Piker.
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- She has a podcast called 'You'd Be an Iconic Guest'
- The screening was followed by a conversation hosted by Variety in partnership with YouTube
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- The upcoming season of Ziwe Fumudoh's podcast will be released
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- 22m agoVariety: At TIFF, Ziwe screened two episodes from the upcoming season of her podcast and spoke with Variety’s Matt Donnelly about being a YouTube cre
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