Franchesca Ramsey | |
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Born |
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
November 29, 1983
Residence | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Graphic designer, television personality, YouTube personality, actress, writer, comedian |
Website | franchesca |
Franchesca Ramsey (born November 29, 1983), also known as Chescaleigh, is an American comedian, activist, television and YouTube personality, and actress, who has appeared on MTV and MSNBC.
Ramsey's YouTube channel contains topical and socially conscious comedy sketches and song parodies among other videos. Her chescalocs channel is about natural hair. In 2015, Ramsey became the host of the MTV web series Decoded where she discusses racism and cultural issues. Several of Ramsey's videos have appeared on MTV, The Huffington Post, CollegeHumor, Jezebel, and Glamour Magazine.
In early 2016, Ramsey joined Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as a contributor and writer.
Ramsey has also appeared in television series such as MTV:Decoded,Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and Broad City.
Ramsey hosts a podcast with her husband Patrick called Last Name Basis where the couple talk about their lives and the world around them.