Franchesca Ramsey
| Franchesca Ramsey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 29, 1983 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Residence | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Graphic designer, television personality, YouTube personality, actress, writer, comedian |
| Website |
franchesca |
Franchesca Ramsey (born November 29, 1983), also known as Chescaleigh, is an American comedian, activist, television and YouTube personality, and actress, who has appeared on MTV and MSNBC.[1][2]
Career
YouTube
Ramsey's YouTube channel contains topical and socially conscious comedy sketches and song parodies among other videos. Her chescalocs channel is about natural hair.[1] In 2015, Ramsey became the host of the MTV web series Decoded where she discusses racism and cultural issues.[3] Several of Ramsey's videos have appeared on MTV, The Huffington Post, CollegeHumor, Jezebel, and Glamour Magazine.[4]
Television
In early 2016, Ramsey joined Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as a contributor and writer.[5][6][7][8]
Ramsey has also appeared in television series such as MTV:Decoded,[9] Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell[10][11] and Broad City.[8][12]
Podcast
Ramsey hosts a podcast with her husband Patrick called "Last Name Basis" where the couple talk about their lives and the world around them.[13]
References
- 1 2 "Franchesca Ramsey Uses Humor to Begin Critical Dialogues on Race for MTV's 'Decoded'". The Culture. September 17, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑
- Cohen, Noam (December 4, 2014). "Grand Jury Decision Leads to Twitter Confessions of 'Criming While White'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- White, Daniel. "Meet the YouTube Stars Who Asked Questions at the Democratic Debate". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- Dandy, Brittany (June 23, 2015). "Franchesca Ramsey to Host MTV's 'Decoded'". Black Enterprise. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- "Franchesca Ramsey on #BlackLivesMatter". MSNBC. September 4, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ Dandy, Brittany (June 23, 2015). "Franchesca Ramsey to Host MTV's 'Decoded'". Black Enterprise. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑
- "A Parody of Beyonce's 'Countdown' Music Vid We Can All Relate To". MTV. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- Luippold, Ross (October 14, 2013). "'Don't Tweet' Brings No Doubt Classic to the Twitter Age". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- "Turn Your Phone! "No Scrubs" Anti-Portrait Parody". College Humor. June 28, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- Beck, Laura (June 28, 2013). "What's Your Lipstick Story?". Jezebel. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- "You Guys, I Just Love This Lipstick Story". Glamour Magazine. August 1, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. "'The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore' Taps Franchesca Ramsey as Newest Contributor and writer". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ Wright, Megh (2016-02-01). "Franchesca Ramsey joins 'The Nightly Show' as a writer and contributor". Split Sider. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ Surrey, Miles (2016-08-23). "'The Nightly Show' star Franchesca Ramsey talks cancellation and comedy in 2016". Mic. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- 1 2 Epstein, Michael (2016-02-01). "Comedian and actress Franchesca Ramsey is the newest addition to 'The Nightly Show'". Flavor Wire. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "Franchesca Ramsey's tough choice". Comedy Central. 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "'Cock block the vote' PSA discourages men from voting on 'Totally Biased'". Huffington Post. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "W. Kamau Bell". The Frisky. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ Gutelle, Sam (2016-02-04). "YouTube personality Franchesca Ramsey joins Comedy Central's 'The Nightly Show'". Tube Filter. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "Last Name Basis". Retrieved March 16, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Franchesca Ramsey on Twitter
- chescaleigh's channel on YouTube
- chescalocs's channel on YouTube
- Franchesca Ramsey at the Internet Movie Database