Tacarra Williams

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Tacarra Williams
BornNew York City, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
Years active2011–present
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Children3
Website tacarra.com

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 2024, hosts the CW television series Totally Funny Kids .

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Early life and career

Tacarra Williams was born in the Bronx and raised in the South Bronx in public housing. [1] She has seven siblings—two older and five younger—one of whom, Tamika, is her twin. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4]

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. [5] Williams competed on the 2019 stand-up competition television series Bring the Funny , on which she was the runner-up. [6] She then embarked on her national Life After Divorce stand-up tour in late 2019. [7] Williams co-hosted the clip show television series So Dumb It's Criminal with Snoop Dogg, which ran in 2022. [8] In early 2024, Williams accompanied comedian Katt Williams on his Dark Matter Tour. She also, as of 2024, hosts The CW's clip show television series Totally Funny Kids , which premiered in February 2024. [3]

Personal life and public image

Williams has three children. [2] Her jokes often revolve around her children, being a single mother, and dating. [9] Renaldo Christopher, for BET, wrote that her comedy was "family-oriented yet edgy and realistic". [10] Meghan Giannotta of amNewYork called her brand of comedy "mom comedy" and described it as "relatable" and "single-mom-friendly". [6]

In September 2024, Williams was involved in a feud on TikTok with body positivity influencer Samyra, who made videos advocating for clothing stores to put their plus-size clothing in the front of the store, with Williams writing in a comment that she "lack[ed] discipline to get down to a smaller size". Williams made several follow-up videos, which users criticized as fatphobic. [11]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018Kevin Hart Presents: The Next LevelHerself [6]
2019 South Side JalithaEpisode: "Mongolian Curly" [5]
2019 Bring the Funny ContestantRunner-up [7]
2021 Chopped 420 Judge [12]
2022So Dumb It's CriminalCo-host [8]
2024 Totally Funny Kids Host [3]

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