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Ego Nwodim

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
546 total appearances

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The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

I wish that were true. It's true.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Thank you for saying that. That is a kind of compliment. I think I started with me like doing impressions of my mom and my aunts and uncles. Like I would just mimic the way they spoke. I'm first generation Nigerian American. And so I would mimic the way they spoke if they said something and then then they'd all laugh at me mimicking them.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Thank you for saying that. That is a kind of compliment. I think I started with me like doing impressions of my mom and my aunts and uncles. Like I would just mimic the way they spoke. I'm first generation Nigerian American. And so I would mimic the way they spoke if they said something and then then they'd all laugh at me mimicking them.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Thank you for saying that. That is a kind of compliment. I think I started with me like doing impressions of my mom and my aunts and uncles. Like I would just mimic the way they spoke. I'm first generation Nigerian American. And so I would mimic the way they spoke if they said something and then then they'd all laugh at me mimicking them.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Of course, I had no idea even into adulthood, early adulthood. I had any idea that that would be translated into my career and work at all. But that's when it started, I would say. I feel like I could do an impression of many people for like 10 seconds maximum.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Of course, I had no idea even into adulthood, early adulthood. I had any idea that that would be translated into my career and work at all. But that's when it started, I would say. I feel like I could do an impression of many people for like 10 seconds maximum.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Of course, I had no idea even into adulthood, early adulthood. I had any idea that that would be translated into my career and work at all. But that's when it started, I would say. I feel like I could do an impression of many people for like 10 seconds maximum.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

And then when we start to get into like, I think Jamie Foxx is like a master impressionist and I'm obsessed with the way he approaches impressions. I could never do what he does, but it started with thankfully my family being good sports about me making fun of them. Yeah, they were very good sports.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

And then when we start to get into like, I think Jamie Foxx is like a master impressionist and I'm obsessed with the way he approaches impressions. I could never do what he does, but it started with thankfully my family being good sports about me making fun of them. Yeah, they were very good sports.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

And then when we start to get into like, I think Jamie Foxx is like a master impressionist and I'm obsessed with the way he approaches impressions. I could never do what he does, but it started with thankfully my family being good sports about me making fun of them. Yeah, they were very good sports.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

And I have to say, another person that was surreal to meet is freaking Dionne Warwick, who is an impression I've done on the show. Dionne, Miss Dionne, Miss Dionne, she's incredible. That was really, really special. And then to sing a duet with her, I was like, what is even happening? Pinch me. Yeah.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

And I have to say, another person that was surreal to meet is freaking Dionne Warwick, who is an impression I've done on the show. Dionne, Miss Dionne, Miss Dionne, she's incredible. That was really, really special. And then to sing a duet with her, I was like, what is even happening? Pinch me. Yeah.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

And I have to say, another person that was surreal to meet is freaking Dionne Warwick, who is an impression I've done on the show. Dionne, Miss Dionne, Miss Dionne, she's incredible. That was really, really special. And then to sing a duet with her, I was like, what is even happening? Pinch me. Yeah.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Or are they like you crushed this? Well, you know what? It's OK. So my friend printed this out for me and framed it. But it's right after I did the Dionne Warwick talk show for the very first time. The next morning, Dionne tweeted like you did a wonderful job, baby. You're a star. And my friend printed that tweet for me. It's in on my vanity in my bedroom.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Or are they like you crushed this? Well, you know what? It's OK. So my friend printed this out for me and framed it. But it's right after I did the Dionne Warwick talk show for the very first time. The next morning, Dionne tweeted like you did a wonderful job, baby. You're a star. And my friend printed that tweet for me. It's in on my vanity in my bedroom.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

Or are they like you crushed this? Well, you know what? It's OK. So my friend printed this out for me and framed it. But it's right after I did the Dionne Warwick talk show for the very first time. The next morning, Dionne tweeted like you did a wonderful job, baby. You're a star. And my friend printed that tweet for me. It's in on my vanity in my bedroom.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

So I was so grateful that she embraced the impression, but I get the sense every once in a while, and not with me because I don't do a ton of impressions, but I get the sense every once in a while that I'm like, someone doesn't acknowledge the impression that was done of them on the show. And I was like, oh, they hated it. But I don't know that that's true. Maybe they just don't give a fuck.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

So I was so grateful that she embraced the impression, but I get the sense every once in a while, and not with me because I don't do a ton of impressions, but I get the sense every once in a while that I'm like, someone doesn't acknowledge the impression that was done of them on the show. And I was like, oh, they hated it. But I don't know that that's true. Maybe they just don't give a fuck.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

So I was so grateful that she embraced the impression, but I get the sense every once in a while, and not with me because I don't do a ton of impressions, but I get the sense every once in a while that I'm like, someone doesn't acknowledge the impression that was done of them on the show. And I was like, oh, they hated it. But I don't know that that's true. Maybe they just don't give a fuck.

The Viall Files
E839 - SNL w/ Ego Nwodim, Brianna LaPaglia and Zach Bryan, RHOC Reunion, RHOSLC, & the Grammy Nominations

in my mind I'm like if they don't acknowledge it they kind of hated it um but I don't worry too much because I don't do too many impressions and thankfully that was one where I was like I hope she knows this is done purely out of love and she was being very funny on Twitter at the time it was of the moment in that way do you still have to do impressions for your SNL audition