Tacarra Williams

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Tacarra Williams is an American comedian, actress, and television personality. She was the runner-up on the stand-up reality competition series Bring the Funny in 2019 and, {{As of|lc=y|2024}}, hosts the CW television series Totally Funny Kids.

Early life and career

Tacarra Williams was born in the Bronx and raised in the South Bronx in public housing.{{cite web |title=Tacarra Williams to perform at Tempe Improv |url=https://www.fox10phoenix.com/video/634648 |website=AZ AM |publisher=KSAZ-TV |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=December 12, 2019}} She has seven siblings—two older and five younger—one of whom, Tamika, is her twin.{{cite web |title=Comedian Tacarra Williams performing in Rochester |url=https://foxrochester.com/news/good-day-rochester/comedian-tacarra-williams-performing-in-rochester |publisher=WUHF |access-date=September 29, 2024 |format=Video |date=February 14, 2020}} She was inspired to pursue stand-up comedy after a breakup, when she auditioned for a role in a series where the casting directors suggested she try it and scheduled her to perform for the first time in Harlem.{{cite web |last1=Underwood |first1=Keith L. |title=A Funny Thing Happened to Tacarra Williams… |url=https://lasentinel.net/a-funny-thing-happened-to-tacarra-williams.html |website=Los Angeles Sentinel |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=February 8, 2024}} She then moved to Los Angeles to look for opportunities as a comedian, where she worked as a life skills coach for inmates at prisons throughout Southern California.{{cite web |last1=Nottingham |first1=Danielle |title=Comedian Tacarra Williams talks new show, touring & more |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/california-live/comedian-tacarra-williams-talks-new-show-touring-more/3345106/ |website=California Live |publisher=KNBC |access-date=September 29, 2024 |location=Los Angeles |format=Video |date=February 21, 2024}}

Williams appeared in the Kevin Hart-hosted comedy special The Next Level in 2018 and as a guest star on the sitcom South Side in 2019, where she played Jalitha.{{cite web |last1=Patton |first1=Rebecca |title=Will 'Bring The Funny' Return For Season 2? Here's How To Support The Finalists After The Show Ends |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/will-bring-the-funny-return-for-season-2-heres-how-to-support-the-finalists-after-the-show-ends-18740041 |website=Bustle |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=September 17, 2019}} Williams competed on the 2019 stand-up competition television series Bring the Funny, on which she was the runner-up.{{cite web |last1=Giannotta |first1=Meghan |title=Bronx comedian Tacarra Williams appears on NBC competition series, 'Bring the Funny' |url=https://www.amny.com/entertainment/bring-the-funny-tacarra-williams-1-34531644/ |website=amNewYork |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=August 1, 2019}} She then embarked on her national Life After Divorce stand-up tour in late 2019.{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Jamai |title=Tacarra Williams Wants You To Know That There Is 'Life After Divorce' |url=https://blackamericaweb.com/2019/10/03/tacarra-williams-wants-you-to-know-that-there-is-life-after-divorce/ |website=Black America Web |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=October 3, 2019}} Williams co-hosted the clip show television series So Dumb It's Criminal with Snoop Dogg, which ran in 2022. In early 2024, Williams accompanied comedian Katt Williams on his Dark Matter Tour. She also, {{As of|lc=y|2024}}, hosts The CW's clip show television series Totally Funny Kids, which premiered in February 2024.

Personal life and public image

Williams has three children. Her jokes often revolve around her children, being a single mother, and dating.{{cite web |last1=Inman |first1=DeMicia |title=Katt Williams Calls For Reparations During ‘Woke Foke’ Netflix Live Comedy Special |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/katt-williams-reparations-woke-foke-netflix-special-1234876165/ |website=Vibe |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=May 6, 2024}} Renaldo Christopher, for BET, wrote that her comedy was "family-oriented yet edgy and realistic".{{cite web |last1=Christopher |first1=Renaldo |title=ComicView's Class of 2024 |url=https://www.bet.com/article/luvh4u/comicviews-class-of-2024 |publisher=BET |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=March 25, 2024}} Meghan Giannotta of amNewYork called her brand of comedy "mom comedy" and described it as "relatable" and "single-mom-friendly".

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes ! class="unsortable" \|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
2018 \| Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level \| Herself \| \|
2019 \| South Side \| Jalitha \| Episode: "Mongolian Curly" \|
2019 \| Bring the Funny \| Contestant \| Runner-up \|
2021 \| Chopped 420 \| Judge \| \| {{cite web \|last1=Haring \|first1=Bruce \|title=Food Network Plans Cannabis Cooking Series ‘Chopped 420’ Competition \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/food-network-plans-cannabis-cooking-series-for-chopped420-competition-1234723178/ \|website=Deadline \|access-date=September 29, 2024 \|date=March 27, 2021}}
2022 \| So Dumb It's Criminal \| Co-host \| \| {{cite web \|last1=Snyder \|first1=Stephanie \|title=So Dumb It's Criminal TV Review \|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/so-dumb-its-criminal \|publisher=Common Sense Media \|access-date=September 29, 2024 \|language=en \|date=2022}}
2024 \| Totally Funny Kids \| Host \| \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

! class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2018

| Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level

| Herself

2019

| South Side

| Jalitha

| Episode: "Mongolian Curly"

2019

| Bring the Funny

| Contestant

| Runner-up

2021

| Chopped 420

| Judge

| {{cite web |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Food Network Plans Cannabis Cooking Series ‘Chopped 420’ Competition |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/food-network-plans-cannabis-cooking-series-for-chopped420-competition-1234723178/ |website=Deadline |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=March 27, 2021}}

2022

| So Dumb It's Criminal

| Co-host

| {{cite web |last1=Snyder |first1=Stephanie |title=So Dumb It's Criminal TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/so-dumb-its-criminal |publisher=Common Sense Media |access-date=September 29, 2024 |language=en |date=2022}}

2024

| Totally Funny Kids

| Host