Elon James White is a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer and host of the popular web series "This Week in Blackness"; a satirical look at race, politics and pop-culture in a so-called “post-racial” America. White has been a featured commentator on VH1’s “Black to the Future” & “The Great Debate.”
His commentary on race and politics has been featured on The Huffington Post, Alternet and The Root. Praised as "The perfect comedian for the Obama era, talking race while exploding racial stereotypes" by Dr. Harris-Lacewell of Princeton on Politco.com and as "Precise, thought provoking and hilarious" by Daily Show Co-Creator Lizz Winstead, White continues to win accolades from critics, academia and audiences alike.
Elon James White has been featured in The NY Observer, NY Post, Gothamist, Newsweek and Gawker and has appeared on ComedyCentral.com and Sirius Satellite Radio. White’s live stand up appearances include the DC Comedy Festival, the NY Underground Festival, and New York University. He is currently developing his one man show, “A Terrible Setback,” and is bringing “This Week in Blackness” to larger audiences via his rampant Twitter addiction.
Watch for him at this year’s CMJ Music Festival in NYC, and visit him online at .ElonJamesIsNotWhite.com and at ThisWeekinBlackness.com
Website
ElonJamesisnotWHITE.com
Influences
Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Dennis Wolfberg, Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho, Retta, Jess Wood.
TV Shows
VH1's Black To The Future, The Great Debate.
Elon James White's Interests
Music
A Perfect Circle, Alice in Chains, Bjork, Black Sunday Soundtrack, Missy Elliot, 50 Cent, Beyonce, Tool, Distrubed, Nelly Furtado, Fishbone, Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Outkast, Silk, Soul Coughin, Kelis, Justin Timberlake(before he turned into a bitch)
Movies
Pulp Fiction, Face Off, Fight Club, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, Dark City, The Usual Suspects, Kill Bill Vol.I, The Matrix, Tombstone, X-2, LOTR: Return of the King, Scarface, Groundhog Day, Office Space, Shaolin Soccer, The Color Purple, Spiderman 2,
Television
Seinfeld, Friends, Chappelle's Show, Thundercats, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Xena: Warrior Princess, Kindred: The Embraced, Married With Children, Pinky and The Brain, The Simpsons,Will & Grace, Battlestar Galactaca, The 4400
Books
GOD: A Biography, Catcher in the Rye, Oedipus Rex, The Science of Mind, The Belgariad, The Mallorean
It's your birthday! Go crazy! Party like a rock star! Or just sit around in your underwear and watch TV (if you choose the latter, you should totally make that your profile picture!)
My other friends don't make me work when i come to support them at shows - thats why!!!! What do u have to say now????
Be nice to my bf in DC and don't cuddle too good i don't wanna be replaced (Perkins said something about black men liking their woman thick and now im worried)
Great job last night! The whole show was great. But the truth is im never coming back. My right arm is sore and a bit racist from the whole terrible experience. I was excited when u did the Upgrade joke! its one of my favs :)
You say anything about my camera work and we are no longer friends remember that!
