Ziwe’s always been ahead of her time—America just had some catching up to do. The comedian and writer’s been honing her craft for years, cracking jokes on Twitter, performing elaborate pop numbers at live shows, writing for Desus & Mero, and baiting her friends into some hilarious interviews. But it wasn’t until last summer that the world really started to take notice; in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the wake of nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, Ziwe brought her hilariously frank interview style to Instagram Live, which quickly amassed a loyal viewership. With pop culture pariahs like Caroline Calloway and Alison Roman sitting in the hot seat, her Instagram became the “must-see TV” of quarantine.

Just shy of a year later, Ziwe hopes to turn her comedy into actual appointment television in the form of Ziwe on Showtime, produced by purveyors of indie-cool, A24. The culmination of all things Ziwe, Ziwe is a proper variety show, a pastel-hued vessel for the comedian’s interviews, her music, sketches, thought-provoking conversations, and more. Ahead of Ziwe’s premiere this Sunday, May 9, The A.V. Club spoke with the comedian to get a peek inside her brain, which she says is “cotton-candy pink [and filled] with conversations from James Baldwin.” The conversation was something of a reunion, considering Ziwe was once an intern at The Onion, where she shared many a lunch break with this writer. Fittingly backed by an image of Midsommar’s May Queen, the comedian discusses what she learned from her time at “America’s Finest New Source,” the influence of Britney Spears, and whether or not Ziwe is the King Lear of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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