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Naomi Ekperigin

@Blacktress

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Comedian. WGA Writer. Carol on @mythic_quest . Co-host @NaomiandAndy podcast. @netflix THE STANDUPS S3, EP 2

NYC/LA
Joined January 2009
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@Blacktress
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2 years
Sure I could work on pursuing my goals but have you seen this show where Japanese toddlers run errands
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4 years
How are we ending phone conversations now that we don't have anywhere to go?
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3 years
Woman walking by me just said to her friend, “I’m gonna go home and cry a little and maybe order Indian food” and that is a relatable queen!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
I need to stop saying "i read an article..." when my ass actually watched a tiktok video.
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4 years
Jane is the only one who can bring potato salad to the picnic!!!!!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
When Katie Porter grabs that whiteboard and uncaps a marker, you know shit's about to pop off!!!!!!
@RepKatiePorter
Rep. Katie Porter
4 years
I hope the Postmaster General comes prepared. I know I will.
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6 years
Just saw Aquaman and it confirmed what I've been saying for years: The👏🏾 ocean👏🏾 is👏🏾 too👏🏾 deep👏🏾
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3 years
Me running into people post quarantine: “How’s your baby and your husband?” Them: “We’re divorced and my baby is 7.” Me: “okay byeeeeee!!!!!!”
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4 years
I've gotten over 15K followers in a day, so real quick, before you leave: Black lives matter Black lives are worthy Black lives are beautiful. Black women have always been on the front lines. Suit up, show up, pay up, wherever you can. Ok love you byeeeeeee!!
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1 year
Did not know they could be in the same place at the same time.
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Deadline
1 year
WHY WE’RE STRIKING: “It’s time for wages to increase. It’s time for more residuals, and it’s time to protect ourselves from AI...” - Dylan McDermott, Dermot Mulroney, SAG-AFTRA #ActorsStrike
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1 year
I filmed this set in 2016 and cc continues to run it and I never see a dime.
@standup
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1 year
“This is for all you Megans, Sarahs, and Lindseys out there.” @blacktress Full special now streaming on YouTube:
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4 years
Remember Amy Cooper? Her fuckery was damn near quaint compared to the rest of this past week! She probably thinks she's off the hook, but I still got her on the rolls!!!!
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5 years
Whenever I hear my dog let out a deep sigh, I'm reminded that no one is immune to the struggle.
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
My phone regularly autocorrects "Satan" to "Darren" and I definitely just sent a text that said NOT TODAY DARREN!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
Imma need menus to stop telling me what food is “meant for sharing.” You don’t know my life!!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
6 years
This homeless man outside a McDonald's parking lot just said, "can I get a dollar? I'm tryna eat like I'm at the white house." ⚰⚰⚰ Sir, you can have a $5!
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4 years
I used to text "u up?" at 1am and now I do it at 9am and that is maturity honey!!!!!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
Queer Eye got me sobbing over a sister getting a dog grooming van, my lexapro isn't strong enough for this show!!!!!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
To lose Chadwick Boseman this year, so young, when he devoted so much of his career to portraying and elevating black icons... my heart hurts.
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
To have both baking soda and baking powder in the cupboard at the same time is the pinnacle of success.
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3 years
RT if you look at pictures of your dog while sitting next to your dog.
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Naomi Ekperigin
6 years
I hear Scarlett Johansson is already in talks to play the Thai soccer coach.
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First two of Thai soccer team rescued from cave, official says
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4 years
We must have a sense of whimsy as we slowly lose our minds!!!!!
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3 years
Based on the horror movies I've seen, no one attracts evil quite like a family who's "looking for a fresh start."
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1 year
I am NOT a morning person. I’m not a night person, either. I’m a couple-hours-in-the-middle-of-the-day-if-I-don’t-get-too-full-at-lunch person.
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6 years
My ideal Netflix category: Titles Engaging Enough to Quiet The Anxious Thoughts in Your Head But Boring Enough That You'll Still Fall Asleep.
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4 years
What’s it like to sleep through the night and wake up...rested?
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
The white privilege it takes to play a pedophile not once but TWICE on television knowing good and damn well you are a predator IRL.
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Naomi Ekperigin
5 years
Dear Airlines: Stop trying to sell credit cards on the plane. If I apply for credit at 40,000 feet, I'm not in a good place.
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
It’s truly unsettling how quickly my brain can go from “I gotta lose some weight” to “I should make pancakes!”
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Naomi Ekperigin
1 year
So, when this strike ends, are we gonna have some Truth and Reconciliation hearings, or what? Cause I can't walk in smiling, trying to pitch to any corporation that was ready for me to lose my housing and healthcare for the sake of shareholders and bonuses.
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3 years
You ever scroll through your own IG timeline just to remind yourself that you have, in fact, lived?
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
Mabel would like to speak to the manager!!!!!
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4 years
Thank you zoom for showing me that I can even be late to my own laptop. You take yourself with you!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
Here’s a taste of what you can expect from my half hour on @NetflixIsAJoke on December 29. I’m a wHEary woman!!!!
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3 years
I will call any woman a queen and yet calling a man a king always feels excessive to me.
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
To all my friends who are parents: I will never remember your child’s name. Please don’t be mad, it’s not personal, your child is just not resonating with me. Tell them to reach out when they hit puberty and become assholes.
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4 years
Day 135 of quarantine. My dog now associates me putting on a mask with her going outside.
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4 years
I saw a dude drop something into the sewer but I couldn't remember the word and called it "Pennywise's house." Quar brain is real and it affects us all.
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4 years
2020 is what happens when the taste of drinking OJ after brushing your teeth becomes sentient.
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2 years
Me at every job:
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
MY QUEEN DID NOT COME TO PLAY 😍😍😍
@TelevisionAcad
Television Academy
3 years
Just WOW, @NicoleByer ! What a fantastic red carpet moment! 😍 #Emmys #Emmys2021
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3 years
Shoutout to all my peeps who end every social action terrified that you talked too much #lifeafterlockdown
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4 years
Me: Ma, what do you want for your birthday? MOM: you know what I want? Next time you have a taping or show, please run your outfit by me before you perform. THE MATERNAL SHADE IS CHILLING!!!!
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5 years
2020 looking like a dang game of GUESS WHO
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3 years
Zucchini is the honeydew of vegetables don’t @ me
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
If you’ve been unclear on how to celebrate #JUNETEENTH2020 , here’s a hot tip!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
1 year
Y’all, @sagaftra chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland just answered a question in Spanish and I’m SCREAMING. The union ain’t playing today!!!!
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6 years
Whenever I watch action movies I get too focused on the property damage.
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2 years
We need to talk about April O’Neil grooming them teenage turtles!!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
6 years
There's nothing more humbling than seeing an infant in first class. It is the moment of looking in the eye of a creature who will only know abundance.
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3 years
This woke me up, gave me life, and moisturized my skin!!!!!
@AlexPattyy
Alex Paterson
3 years
BOB THE DRAG QUEEN DOES THE MOST ICONIC WIG REVEAL OF ALL TIME!! @thatonequeen #werehere
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4 years
Bowen Yang is the truth and the light!!!!!!!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
Our power went out 4 hours ago. We just bought over 300 bucks worth of groceries this morning. I must disassociate or I will start weeping.
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Naomi Ekperigin
6 years
The key to a successful midday DepressoNap™️ is this: don't get fully under the covers, use a light throw. That says to the world "I'm down but I'll be up in a bit to kick everybody's ass."
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4 years
My inspiration, my reason for being, @nicolebyer got nominated for an Emmy and I'm filled with hope for the world!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭 #queenstaysqueen
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
There should be a sequel to every rom-com where we see the couple has broken up, having realized they were more in love with the *idea* of the other person than who they actually are, and they each found a therapist that charges on a sliding-scale.
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3 years
About to roll up to my first physical since 2019 like
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Naomi Ekperigin
2 years
Sent my mom a pic of me in my wedding dress and she just wrote back “call me.” But… but… I don’t wanna… 😳
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2 years
I’ve lost my social skills. Someone asks how I’m doing and I’m giving more backstory than a food blogger sharing a recipe for enchiladas.
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3 years
Can you believe?!
@NetflixIsAJoke
Netflix Is A Joke
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2 years
When I tell you a chill went down my spine!!!!
@PopCulture
PopCulture.com
2 years
Tom Brady Delays Fox Sports Job to Pursue Stand-up Comedy, According to Report
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6 years
It's like Donald Glover just tagged Kanye out.
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
2022 resolution: normalize 👏🏾eating👏🏾 pie👏🏾 for👏🏾 breakfast!!!👏🏾
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Naomi Ekperigin
5 years
I just opened for @jvn in Las Vegas and he cut my hair after the show!! He is the only white man I trust to handle my scandal. #dreamscometrue #hairsrelaxedbutImnot
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3 years
Anyone else get hot flashes after their second Pfizer shot? I’m sweating like a ho in church!!!!!!!
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5 years
Remember to pay your rent today, babies!!!!! And make sure you include something SPOOOOKY, like a bat sticker or nail clippings!!!!!
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6 years
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Messy👏🏾 hair👏🏾is👏🏾white👏🏾privilege.👏🏾
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1 year
Every time Drew Barrymore attempts to apologize all I learn is just how desperately she needs professional writers.
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4 years
Whiteness is a helluva drug. These bitches hulkin out right now!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
6 years
White Woman at Work: "Naomi, I worked as a bartender and noticed that black ppl like sweet, fruity drinks. Why is that?" Me: "Cause with every drink, we're taking a vacation from white ppl. I'm on a desert island in my mind, bitch!"
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4 years
Our management company emailed tenants saying, "if you pay rent on time, we'll give you a $100 credit next month." This isn't Old Navy! You can't give me a coupon for my next shopping experience!
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3 years
I don’t need a holiday, I need equality and economic security.
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4 years
This is me and @AndyBeckerman on the couch every day.
@GNCordova
GNCordova
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I’m in fucking tears😭
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6 years
I've been rewatching Friends on Netflix and Rachel Green is very much a woman who would call the cops on children selling lemonade.
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
Simply put: Fucked around and now about to spend 10-40 years finding out!!!!
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7 years
"Big Little Lies? Pretty Little Liars? Can white women EVER tell the truth?!" - my new opener
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3 years
After this second dose of the vax I demand my insurance cover the cost of a WINTER SOLDIER arm!!!!
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6 years
as I was getting out of my lyft tonight the driver said, "don't worry about tomorrow, just relax and breathe" and it was like wow i didn't even say anything, he could just feel my sad energy and i gave him 20 stars.
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4 years
Apparently I'm at the point in quarantine where therapists are sliding into my DMs offering consults.
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4 years
Yes, it’s me! I didn’t want to miss the body painting!!!!!!
@BigMacknCoke91
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Hold on...this voice sounds incredibly familiar. Is this @Blacktress ???
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4 years
I have a lot of thoughts
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6 years
Just texted a friend "I need more self esteem in 2029!!!!!" and was going to correct the typo but then thought nah that's a good deadline let's not go too crazy.
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4 years
TELL IT
@erikstrobl
Erik Strobl 🦝
4 years
legitimately stunned that CNN didn’t cut Cornel West’s mic. Maybe someone in the control room was just as enraptured as I am
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Naomi Ekperigin
5 years
My new favorite LL Cool J: Lori Loughlin Cool Jail You're welcome!!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
Mmm, that feeling of under-boob sweat as you wait for the L train. I’m back in NYC, baby!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
6 years
Never forget that Laura Dern and Common were lovers.
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Naomi Ekperigin
5 years
There is a young couple making out ferociously on this plane and it's like, kids, you're going to Albuquerque, how can you be this horned up?
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Naomi Ekperigin
1 year
Between scabbing talk show hosts and shady journalists, is anyone else keeping a list of people they just not messing with when this strike is over? Like, will not grant interviews, will not work with. Just me? Cool cool cool.
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Naomi Ekperigin
5 years
"WHY DON'T WE EAT STUFFING ALL YEAR ROUND??" I scream out loud to no one as I eat leftovers for the 4th day in a row.
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6 years
Maybe she's born with it. 🎶 Maybe it's systemic racism.🎶
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Naomi Ekperigin
3 years
If you have a baby and DON’T dress them up for Halloween, now that’s just bad parenting!!!!!!
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Naomi Ekperigin
6 years
If I ever tell you "I haven't eaten all day," please know that I am lying to you.
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Naomi Ekperigin
4 years
Just had to google “how to hard boil an egg” so I think today’s gonna go great!!!!! #Thanksgiving
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Naomi Ekperigin
5 years
Okay wow did Michelle Williams come through?!?!
@THR
The Hollywood Reporter
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"My bosses never presumed to know better than I did about what I needed in order to do my job and honor Gwen Verdon." #FosseVerdonFX star Michelle Williams thanks her studios during her acceptance speech for lead actress in a limited series #Emmys
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Naomi Ekperigin
5 years
*Me eating a carbohydrate*: Guess I'm back on my bullshit.
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5 years
Just passed a store in LA called COOKIES that sells only clothes and I've never been more livid.
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