X Mayo

Did you know?!

1. First role

   Mayo's first paid comedy writing position was a staff writer role on The Daily Show, which she held from 2018 to 2021. Her work there earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.

2. A role that slipped away

   In October 2023, reports said Mayo was being considered to host After Midnight, the series that would fill the timeslot of The Late Late Show with James Corden once Corden left, but Taylor Tomlinson ultimately got the role.

3. Behind the camera

   Mayo both produced and acted in Who Made the Potato Salad, a sketch comedy web series. Other comedians of color appeared alongside her in it.

4. A change of course

   Mayo dropped out of college and trained as a makeup artist. She then relocated to New York City for the makeup industry and later studied improvisational comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade.

5. Behind the camera

   Mayo will write and produce Checkpoint, a comedy series for CBS, it was announced in December 2025. The show draws on her own time working as a TSA agent.