Jessica Renee Williams made her Daily Show debut on January 11, 2012. Williams also made appearances on Season 3 of HBO's Girls; is a frequent performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and appears in the film People Places Things. She made her last Daily Show apperance on June 30, 2016. Jessica currently co-hosts the comedy podcast Two Dope Queens with Phoebe Robinson.
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After Midnight (2024)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
- Episode 2x47: Michael Urie, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie (Dec 9, 2024)
Shrinking (2023)
Starring as Gabrielle 'Gaby' Evans
(22 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: The Last Thanksgiving (Dec 24, 2024)
- Episode 2x11: The Drugs Don't Work (Dec 18, 2024)
- Episode 2x10: Changing Patterns (Dec 11, 2024)
- Episode 2x09: Full Grown Dude Face (Dec 4, 2024)
- Episode 2x08: Last Drink (Nov 27, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: Get in the Sea (Nov 20, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: In a Lonely Place (Nov 13, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Honesty Era (Nov 6, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Made You Look (Oct 30, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Psychological Something-ism (Oct 23, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: I Love Pain (Oct 16, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Jimmying (Oct 16, 2024)
- Episode 1x10: Closure (Mar 24, 2023)
- Episode 1x09: Moving Forward (Mar 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Boop (Mar 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Apology Tour (Mar 3, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: Imposter Syndrome (Feb 24, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Woof (Feb 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Potatoes (Feb 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Fifteen Minutes (Feb 3, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Fortress of Solitude (Jan 27, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Coin Flip (Jan 27, 2023)
The Daily Show (2023)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x92: Peter Beinart (Jul 28, 2025)
- Episode 2x116: Josh Shapiro (Oct 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x37: Salman Rushdie (Apr 22, 2024)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x168: Jessica Williams, Kevin Olusola (May 27, 2025)
- Episode 1x126: Dermot Mulroney, Jessica Williams, Hannah Fry (Mar 28, 2023)
CBS Saturday Morning (2021)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
- Episode 3x87: Turnpike Troubadours, Chef Aaron Bludorn, Jessica Williams (Jun 7, 2025)
I ❤️ Arlo (2021)
Starring as Mayor Elena
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: The Uncondemning (Aug 27, 2021)
- Episode 1x17: Goin' it Arlone (Aug 27, 2021)
- Episode 1x14: Stay Cool (Aug 27, 2021)
- Episode 1x11: Swamp Itch (Aug 27, 2021)
Guest starring as Mayor Elena
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x18: Alro (Aug 27, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Blow Out (Aug 27, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: A Memory of Pizza (Aug 27, 2021)
Love Life (2020)
Starring as Mia Hines
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Epilogue (Nov 11, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: Marcus Watkins (Nov 11, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Suzanné Hayward & Leon Hines (Nov 11, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Becca Evans Part II (Nov 4, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Becca Evans (Nov 4, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: Ola Adebayo (Nov 4, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Paloma (Oct 28, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Mia Hines (Oct 28, 2021)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
- Episode 4x116: Seth Rogen, Jessica Williams, Meena Harris (Mar 15, 2023)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
- Episode 7x62: Jessica Williams (Dec 19, 2024)
The Twilight Zone (2019)
Guest starring as Rei Tanaka
- Episode 1x06: Six Degrees of Freedom (May 2, 2019)
2 Dope Queens (2018)
Starring as Jessica Williams
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Regal AF (Mar 1, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Music (Feb 22, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Nostalgia (Feb 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Fashion (Feb 8, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Black Nerds (aka Blerds) (Feb 23, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Hot Peen (Feb 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Hair (Feb 9, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: New York (Feb 2, 2018)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-02-05: Jessica Williams & Phoebe Robinson (Feb 5, 2018)
- Episode 2016-06-30: Chuck Klosterman (Jun 30, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2018-01-30: Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson, Chris Stapleton (Jan 30, 2018)
- Episode 2017-07-28: Charlie Rose and Jessica Williams; Best Moments of the Week, with a Newly-Recorded Opening & Monologue (Jul 28, 2017)
- Episode 2017-07-25: Charlie Rose, Jessica Williams, Max Brooks (Jul 25, 2017)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-12-18: Nate Bargatze, Jessica Williams, Nicole Avant, Darlene Love (Dec 18, 2024)
- Episode 2019-02-06: Liam Hemsworth, Jessica Williams, Ronnie Milsap ft. Little Big Town (Feb 6, 2019)
Girls (2012)
Guest starring as Karen
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x11: I Saw You (Mar 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x10: Role-Play (Mar 9, 2014)
- Episode 3x08: Incidentals (Feb 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: Free Snacks (Feb 9, 2014)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-10: Billy Crystal, Jessica Williams, Suki Waterhouse (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 2021-11-09: Jamie Dornan, Jessica Williams, Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter (Nov 9, 2021)
Critics' Choice Awards (2000)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
- Episode 2024-01-14: 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards (Jan 14, 2024)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
(36 episodes)
- Episode 2015-08-06: Jon Stewart's Final Episode (Aug 6, 2015)
- Episode 2015-06-24: Judge Andrew Napolitano (Jun 24, 2015)
- Episode 2015-05-04: Brian Grazer (May 4, 2015)
- Episode 2015-04-27: Elizabeth Olsen (Apr 27, 2015)
- Episode 2015-04-20: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (Apr 20, 2015)
- Episode 2015-04-16: Eric Greitens (Apr 16, 2015)
- Episode 2015-04-13: Adam Horovitz (Apr 13, 2015)
- Episode 2015-03-24: Jon Ronson (Mar 24, 2015)
- Episode 2015-03-16: Andrew Cockburn (Mar 16, 2015)
- Episode 2015-03-05: Gerald Posner (Mar 5, 2015)
- Episode 2015-01-29: Sarah Chayes (Jan 29, 2015)
- Episode 2015-01-15: Sienna Miller (Jan 15, 2015)
- Episode 2015-01-12: Jimmy Carter (Jan 12, 2015)
- Episode 2014-12-17: Anna Kendrick (Dec 17, 2014)
- Episode 2014-12-11: Mick Foley (Dec 11, 2014)
- Episode 2014-11-17: Laura Poitras (Nov 17, 2014)
- Episode 2014-11-05: John Cleese (Nov 5, 2014)
- Episode 2014-11-04: Reince Priebus (Nov 4, 2014)
- Episode 2014-10-29: Ellar Coltrane (Oct 29, 2014)
- Episode 2014-10-27: Wendy Davis (Oct 27, 2014)
- Episode 2014-10-16: Bryan Stevenson (Oct 16, 2014)
- Episode 2014-10-13: Matt Bai (Oct 13, 2014)
- Episode 2014-10-07: Wyatt Cenac (Oct 7, 2014)
- Episode 2014-10-02: Ben Steele (Oct 2, 2014)
- Episode 2014-09-23: Gen. Tony Zinni (Sep 23, 2014)
- Episode 2014-09-18: Bill Clinton (Sep 18, 2014)
- Episode 2014-09-02: Ramita Navai (Sep 2, 2014)
- Episode 2014-08-05: Helen Thorpe (Aug 5, 2014)
- Episode 2014-07-21: Sue Turton (Jul 21, 2014)
- Episode 2014-07-17: Emma Stone (Jul 17, 2014)
- Episode 2014-07-14: Dahlia Lithwick (Jul 14, 2014)
- Episode 2014-06-25: Keira Knightley (Jun 25, 2014)
- Episode 2014-06-09: Philip K. Howard (Jun 9, 2014)
- Episode 2014-06-02: Robert DeNiro (Jun 2, 2014)
- Episode 2014-05-15: Jim Parsons (May 15, 2014)
- Episode 2014-05-14: Blondie (May 14, 2014)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (1995)
Guest starring as Jessica Williams
- Episode 2025-02-23: The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (Feb 23, 2025)