Lilly Singh is a multi-talented comedian, actress, producer, writer and creator.

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Lilly Singh began making YouTube videos in 2010, and since then has established herself as a leading force in the world of digital media, with a global audience of more than 38 million. Until June 2021, she was executive producer and host of the NBC late-night talk show, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, the first person of Indian descent to host a major US broadcast network late-night talk show. 

Singh recently signed a first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio to develop unscripted projects. She will also appear in the upcoming second season of Hulu’s comedy Dollface, where she'll play opposite Shay Mitchell. Singh will also star in a Netflix comedy series she's developing with Kenya Barris, which she'll produce via her own production company, Unicorn Island Productions.

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What Now … for work (and play)? Notes from Session 3 of TEDWomen 2021

December 2, 2021

The way we think about work is shifting. Now is the time to rethink, rebuild and even completely reimagine the future of how business gets done — inside and outside the office. The six speakers of Session 3 share the highs and lows of this burgeoning renaissance around work-life and livelihood, and weigh in on […]

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