Franchesca Ramsey
 

Franchesca Ramsey (born November 29, 1983), also known as Chescaleigh, is an American comedian, activist, television and YouTube personality, and actress, who has been featured on MTV and MSNBC.



Career

YouTube

Ramsey's chescaleigh 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 takes on racism and culture.

Television

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 Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and Broad City.

Other Ventures

Ramsey hosts a podcast with her husband Patrick called "Last Name Basis" where the couple talk about their lives and the world around them.[9]