Jaboukie Young-White

Jaboukie Young-White, who grew up in Harvey, Illinois, works as a comedian, actor, writer and musician. He started out in stand-up, first trying it at an open mic when he was 19, and built a following on social media before appearing twice as a guest performer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His early screen work included the 2017 comedy Rough Night, and he went on to co-write the Netflix mockumentary American Vandal and to write for Big Mouth. He spent 2018 to 2021 as a correspondent on The Daily Show. His films include C'mon C'mon (2021), Someone Great (2019) and his first leading part in Dating and New York (2021), plus he voiced characters in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) and Strange World (2022). On television he also had a recurring role on Only Murders in the Building and on Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, and Variety gave him its 2024 Comedy Connoisseur Award.