Lilly Singh is a multi-faceted entertainer, actress, producer, writer and creator. A leading force in the digital world, she has amassed a global audience of over 38 million followers across her social media channels, where she writes, produces and stars in comedic and inspirational videos.
Singh recently struck a first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio with her Unicorn Island Productions banner. The first-look deal will see her developing unscripted projects with the unscripted division of Universal Studio Group, which is run by President Toby Gorman, who called her a “creative visionary.”
Upcoming, Singh will star in a Netflix comedy series that she is developing with Kenya Barris produced by Barris’ Khalabo Ink Society with writers/executive producers Nell Scovell and Diya Mishra. Singh will also produce alongside Polly Auritt of their Unicorn Island Productions. Singh will also appear in the second season of Hulu’s comedy Dollface, where she will play Liv, a queer bar owner with a confident sense of humor, opposite Shay Mitchell.
Singh recently ended her 2-year historic run as host of “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” her NBC late-night talk show, where she was the only queer woman of color to host a late-night show on Broadcast TV. In October 2020, she released her one-woman comedy variety special “Sketchy Times” on Peacock satirizing how we are all adjusting to the new normal. Singh made the special from home and played more than 64 characters.
In 2018, Lilly appeared in Ramin Bahrani’... See more
Lilly Singh is a multi-faceted entertainer, actress, producer, writer and creator. A leading force in the digital world, she has amassed a global audience of over 38 million followers across her social media channels, where she writes, produces and stars in comedic and inspirational videos.
Singh recently struck a first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio with her Unicorn Island Productions banner. The first-look deal will see her developing unscripted projects with the unscripted division of Universal Studio Group, which is run by President Toby Gorman, who called her a “creative visionary.”
Upcoming, Singh will star in a Netflix comedy series that she is developing with Kenya Barris produced by Barris’ Khalabo Ink Society with writers/executive producers Nell Scovell and Diya Mishra. Singh will also produce alongside Polly Auritt of their Unicorn Island Productions. Singh will also appear in the second season of Hulu’s comedy Dollface, where she will play Liv, a queer bar owner with a confident sense of humor, opposite Shay Mitchell.
Singh recently ended her 2-year historic run as host of “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” her NBC late-night talk show, where she was the only queer woman of color to host a late-night show on Broadcast TV. In October 2020, she released her one-woman comedy variety special “Sketchy Times” on Peacock satirizing how we are all adjusting to the new normal. Singh made the special from home and played more than 64 characters.
In 2018, Lilly appeared in Ramin Bahrani’s Emmy nominated HBO film Fahrenheit 451 opposite Michael Shannon and Michael B. Jordan. She has also appeared in the feature films Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, Ice Age: Collision Course and Bad Moms.
Lilly is a New York Times best-selling author with her book “HOW TO BE A BAWSE: A Guide to Surviving Conquering Life.” She has collaborated with Selena Gomez, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jimmy Fallon, Bill Gates, Michelle Obama, Zendaya and Priyanka Chopra among others. Singh starred in and produced her own feature length film, A Trip to Unicorn Island, in 2016.
A successful entrepreneur, Singh released her own best-selling signature lipstick called BAWSE with Smashbox and has collaborated with Calvin Klein, Pantene and Olay. Singh was named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list, Fast Company’s Most Creative People and TIME named her one of the most influential people on the internet.
In 2017, UNICEF appointed Lilly as one of their Goodwill Ambassadors. As a prominent voice and activist for women’s rights and girls’ access to education, Singh created her #GirlLove initiative to inspire positivity among women in order to better support each other’s voices and encourage upward mobility.
Lilly currently resides in Los Angeles, California and was born in Toronto, Canada.
