Keep It! Creators & Guests

Ira Madison III is a TV writer and podcaster.

Louis Virtel is the West Coast Entertainment Editor of AfterElton.com, he has also appeared as a roundtable comedian on Chelsea Lately and as a pundit on CNN, HLN and The Bio Channel. Currently he co-hosts the Keep It! Podcast.

Kara Brown is a writer, currently writing for an upcoming CW drama and a co-hosts on Crooked Media's pop culture Podcast, Keep It.

Damon Young is a writer, editor, humorist, and co-founder of the website Very Smart Brothas. He is also a contributing columnist to The Washington Post. He is the creator and host of the podcast, “Stuck with Damon Young.”Previously, Young was a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and a columnist for GQ. He has written for the Atlantic, Esquire, NY Mag, the Undefeated, Ebony, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His first book, “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays,” was published in 2019.

Kate Mara is an actress and film producer.

Casey Wilson is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter.

Emerald Fennell is an actress, author, screenwriter, and director.

Brett Goldstein is a British actor and comedian who wrote and appeared in the film SuperBob. He also appeared in Channel 4 comedy-drama Derek as Tom.

Billy Porter is a Broadway theater performer, pop singer, and actor.

Aly Michalka is an actress, singer-songwriter, musician, and model.

David Harbour is an actor, renowned for his portrayal of the lead character Chief Jim Hopper in the Netflix original television series Stranger Things.

Franklin Leonard is a film executive best known for founding The Black List. He is currently an adviser to BoomGen Studios and Plympton and serves on the board of directors for Young Storytellers. He hosts The Black List Podcast.

Jessica Williams is an actress and comedian.

Aminatou Sow is a businesswoman, digital strategist, writer, podcast host, and co-founder of Tech LadyMafia.

Ann Friedman is an American magazine editor, journalist, podcaster and pie chart artist. Friedman co-hosts the podcast Call Your Girlfriend.

Actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer from Aurora, Colorado. He co-host a comedy pop-culture podcast, Las Culturistas. He also posts pop-culture lip-syncing videos on Twitter. Since September 2018, he has been on the writing staff of Saturday Night Live and was promoted to on-air cast for SNL's 45th season, in September 2019, becoming its first Chinese-American, third openly gay male, and fourth Asian American cast member.

Corant Lynn is better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), he is a rapper, actor, writer, philanthropist, and activist.

Yassir Lester is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.

Annaleigh Ashford is an actress, singer, and dancer.