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W. Kamau Bell

W. Kamau Bell

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born January 26, 1973 in Palo Alto, California, USA

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W. Kamau Bell, born on January 26, 1973, in Palo Alto, California, is a producer and writer recognized for his work on United Shades of America (2016), Sorry to Bother You (2018), and We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022). He has been married to Dr. Melissa Hudson Bell, Ph.D., since 2009, and they have two children.

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Accolades | Black Twitter: A People's History | Hulu

Official Trailer

We Need To Talk About Cosby - Trailer | BBC

Official Trailer

Meet the Artist: W. Kamau Bell on "We Need to Talk About Cosby"

Official Teaser

Inside Pixar | Official Trailer | Disney+

W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro - Stand-up Special | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

I AM ROAD COMIC - TRAILER

Filmography

Actor

92

Type

Year

Re/Pair Feature Film2026Self

The Dao of Thao Poster

The Dao of Thao Feature Film2026Self

Tribeca 25 Poster

Tribeca 25 Feature Film2026Self - Moderator

Are We Good? Poster

Are We Good? Feature Film2025Comedian

Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation Poster

Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation Feature Film2025

After Midnight Poster

After Midnight TV Series2024Self

Black Comedy in America Poster

Black Comedy in America TV Series2024Self

Black Twitter: A People's History Poster

Black Twitter: A People's History Mini-Series2024Self - Comedian

Hollywood Black Poster

Hollywood Black TV Series2024Self - Interviewee

Mo Willems and the Storytime All-Stars: Live at SF Sketchfest! Poster

Mo Willems and the Storytime All-Stars: Live at SF Sketchfest! TV Special2024Self

SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma Poster

SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma TV Series2024Self

The 45th Annual Documentary Emmy Awards TV Special2024Self - Host

1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed Poster

1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed Feature Film2023Self

38th Film Independent Spirit Awards Poster

38th Film Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2023Self - Presenter

Goliath TV Series2023Self

Skin in the Game with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Poster

Skin in the Game with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi TV Series2023Self

About Last Night Poster

About Last Night TV Series2022Self

George Carlin's American Dream Poster

George Carlin's American Dream Documentary2022Self

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution Poster

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution Mini-Series2022Self

The 2022 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards TV Special2022Self - Presenter

We Need to Talk About Cosby Poster

We Need to Talk About Cosby Mini-Series2022Self

CBS Mornings Poster

CBS Mornings TV Series2021Self

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days Poster

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days TV Special2021Self - Guest

The 2021 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Poster

The 2021 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards TV Special2021Self - Presenter & Nominee

The Comedy Club Poster

The Comedy Club Documentary2021Self

The One and Only Dick Gregory Poster

The One and Only Dick Gregory Documentary2021Self

The Story of Late Night Poster

The Story of Late Night TV Series2021Self

Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself Poster

Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself Documentary2020Self - Audience Member

Inside Pixar Poster

Inside Pixar TV Series2020Narrator

Marvel Presents: The World's Greatest Book Club with Paul Scheer Poster

Marvel Presents: The World's Greatest Book Club with Paul Scheer TV Series2020Self

Talk Boring to Me TV Series2020Narrator

The ReidOut Poster

The ReidOut TV Series2020Self - Guest

2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Poster

2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards TV Special2019Self - Presenter & Winner

Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea Poster

Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea TV Movie2019Self

P.K. Subban's All-Star Special TV Special2019Self

Surviving R. Kelly Poster

Surviving R. Kelly Mini-Series2019Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show Poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Series2019Self - Guest

W. Kamau Bell in conversation with Hari Kondabolu (An SF Sketchfest Tribute) Poster

W. Kamau Bell in conversation with Hari Kondabolu (An SF Sketchfest Tribute) Video2019Self

Amanpour & Company Poster

Amanpour & Company TV Series2018Self

Explained Poster

Explained TV Series2018Self - Comedian

Sorry to Bother You Poster

Sorry to Bother You Feature Film2018Other Man in Crowd

The 2018 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards TV Special2018Self - Presenter

W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro Poster

W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro TV Special2018Self

2017 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards TV Special2017Self - Winner & Presenter

Pop Life Poster

Pop Life Mini-Series2017Self

Rick Mercer: Raise a Little Hell Poster

Rick Mercer: Raise a Little Hell TV Special2017Self

Robert Townsend & Keenen Ivory Wayans in conversation with W. Kamau Bell (An SF Sketchfest Tribute) Poster

Robert Townsend & Keenen Ivory Wayans in conversation with W. Kamau Bell (An SF Sketchfest Tribute) Video2017Self

S.E. Cupp Unfiltered Poster

S.E. Cupp Unfiltered TV Series2017Self - Panelist

The History of Comedy Poster

The History of Comedy TV Series2017Self

The Jim Jefferies Show Poster

The Jim Jefferies Show TV Series2017Self

The North Pole Poster

The North Pole TV Series20171 episode, 2017

The Problem with Apu Poster

The Problem with Apu Documentary2017Self

Chelsea TV Series2016Self

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso TV Series2016Self

The CNN Quiz Show: The '80s Edition Poster

The CNN Quiz Show: The '80s Edition TV Special2016Self - Contestant

United Shades of America Poster

United Shades of America TV Series2016Self - Host

W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Promenint Negro Poster

W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Promenint Negro Documentary2016Self

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter Poster

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter TV Series2015Self

SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell Poster

SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell Documentary2015Self

The 9th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute Poster

The 9th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute TV Special2015Self - Presenter

The CNN Quiz Show: Famous Americans Edition TV Special2015Self - Contestant

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Series2015Self

At This Hour with Kate Bolduan Poster

At This Hour with Kate Bolduan TV Series2014Self - Correspondent

CNN Tonight Poster

CNN Tonight TV Series2014Self - Correspondent

I Am Road Comic Poster

I Am Road Comic Documentary2014Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Series2014Self

@midnight Poster

@midnight TV Series20131 episode, 2014

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Poster

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown TV Series2013Self - Guest Co-Host

New Day TV Series2013Self - Correspondent

TakePart Live Poster

TakePart Live TV Series2013Self - Co-Host

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Poster

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Mini-Series2013Self

The Lead with Jake Tapper Poster

The Lead with Jake Tapper TV Series2013Self

The Real Poster

The Real TV Series2013Self

Inside Joke at Moontower Poster

Inside Joke at Moontower TV Series2012Self

Katie TV Series2012Self

Larry King Now Poster

Larry King Now TV Series2012Self - Guest

Steve Harvey Poster

Steve Harvey TV Series2012Self

Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell Poster

Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell TV Series2012Self - Host

Dish Nation Poster

Dish Nation TV Series2011Self

Conan TV Series2010Self

Red Carpet Report Poster

Red Carpet Report TV Series2009Self

The Wendy Williams Show Poster

The Wendy Williams Show TV Series2008Self

Tavis Smiley Poster

Tavis Smiley TV Series2004Self

Imagine TV Series2003Self

Real Time with Bill Maher Poster

Real Time with Bill Maher TV Series2003Self - Guest

Last Call with Carson Daly Poster

Last Call with Carson Daly TV Series2002Self - Guest

Premium Blend Poster

Premium Blend TV Series1997Self

The View Poster

The View TV Series1997Self

The Daily Show Poster

The Daily Show TV Series1996Self

CNN Newsroom Poster

CNN Newsroom TV Series1989Self - Correspondent

Entertainment Tonight Poster

Entertainment Tonight TV Series1981Self

PBS NewsHour Poster

PBS NewsHour TV Series1975Self

Producer

9

Type

Year

The Dao of Thao Poster

The Dao of Thao Feature Film2026

Somewhere To Be Poster

Somewhere To Be Short Film2025

1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed Poster

1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed Feature Film2023

Blurring the Color Line Poster

Blurring the Color Line Feature Film2022

We Need to Talk About Cosby Poster

We Need to Talk About Cosby Mini-Series2022

Talk Boring to Me TV Series2020

United Shades of America Poster

United Shades of America TV Series2016

W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Promenint Negro Poster

W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Promenint Negro Documentary2016

Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell Poster

Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell TV Series2012

Writer

6

Type

Year

Talk Boring to Me TV Series2020

W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro Poster

W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro TV Special2018

United Shades of America Poster

United Shades of America TV Series2016

W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Promenint Negro Poster

W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Promenint Negro Documentary2016

SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell Poster

SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell Documentary2015

Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell Poster

Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell TV Series2012

Director

3

Type

Year

1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed Poster

1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed Feature Film2023

We Need to Talk About Cosby Poster

We Need to Talk About Cosby Mini-Series2022

Cultureshock Poster

Cultureshock TV Series2018

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