Host
W. Kamau Bell is a sociopolitical comedian who is the host and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning CNN Original Series "United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell." Kamau is also known for his criminally short-lived FX and FXX comedy series, "
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell." Kamau has a Netflix stand-up comedy special, "Private School Negro" and a book with the easy-to-remember title "
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian." He is the director of the critically acclaimed documentary "Cultureshock: Chris Rock's Bring the Pain." Kamau has hosted three critically acclaimed podcasts: "Kamau Right Now!", "Politically Re-Active" and "Denzel Washington is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period." He is on the advisory board of
Hollaback! and
Donors Choose and is the
ACLU celebrity ambassador for racial justice.