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W. Kamau Bell
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn January 26, 1973 (53 years)
Walter Kamau Bell, known professionally as W. Kamau Bell, is an American stand-up comic and television host. He has hosted the CNN series United Shades of America since 2016, and hosted FXX television series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell from 2012 to 2013. He is the host of the live radio show and podcast Kamau Right Now on KALW, and also co-hosts the podcasts Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period with Kevin Avery and Politically Re-Active with Hari Kondabolu.
Filmography
| 2025 | Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation · as Self |
| 2025 | Are We Good? · as Self |
| 2024 | Black Twitter: A People's History (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 2024 | After Midnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Skin in the Game with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Goliath (2023) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Jeopardy! Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 2023 | 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed · as Self |
| 2022 | Celebrity Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | George Carlin's American Dream (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | About Last Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | We Need to Talk About Cosby (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | The Comedy Club · as Self |
| 2021 | The One and Only Dick Gregory · as Self |
| 2021 | The Story of Late Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2020 | Tell Me More With Kelly Corrigan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | The ReidOut (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Surviving R. Kelly (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian & Tv Host |
| 2018 | Amanpour and Company (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro · as Self |
| 2018 | Explained (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 2017 | The Problem with Apu · as Self |
| 2017 | Pop Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | S. E. Cupp Unfiltered (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2017 | The Jim Jefferies Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The History of Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Promenint Negro · as Self |
| 2016 | United Shades of America (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell: Part 2 · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell · as Self |
| 2014 | CNN Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Correspondent |
| 2014 | I Am Road Comic · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | At This Hour with Kate Bolduan (TV Series) · as Self - Correspondent |
| 2013 | The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | @midnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | TakePart Live (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | CNN This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Correspondent |
| 2013 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Co-Host |
| 2013 | The Lead with Jake Tapper (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Red Carpet Report (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Top Chef (TV Series) · as Himself - Guest Judge |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | imagine... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Etalk Daily (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | Premium Blend (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | CNN Newsroom (TV Series) · as Self - Correspondent |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Champion |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | PBS News (TV Series) · as Self |