Ziwe and Her Comedy Pals Party in Pink

Subtlety isn’t Ziwe’s sturdy swimsuit. The comic, speak present host and author, whose full identify is Ziwerekoru Fumudoh, is thought for asking very unsubtle, squirm-inducing questions of her friends, first on “Baited with Ziwe,” her YouTube speak sequence, and now on Showtime’s “Ziwe,” a spread and speak present that celebrated its second season with a celebration on Monday.

The first episode’s subject? Critical race concept. Her recommendation for navigating the hot-potato topic? “The best way out is through,” she stated on the screening on the Roxy Hotel.

After a brief Q. and A., occasion friends — together with Ms. Fumudoh’s comedy friends Chloe Fineman of “Saturday Night Live” and Desus Nice, the co-host of the late-night speak present “Desus & Mero”— moved to Paul’s Cocktail Lounge in TriBeCa, which was reworked right into a sizzling pink playground. There have been pink stools and pink lights, pink candles and pink furry bucket hats. On the tables have been pink rotary telephones subsequent to plates of sliders and fries, and pink pillows that includes Ziwe’s identify, additionally in pink.

“I wanted to do something hyper-feminine to be in direct contrast to the late night guys in their suits and ties and muted tones,” stated Ms. Fumudoh, who wore a glowing purple costume from The Blonds, Louboutin pumps (which she later modified to much less towering Miu Miu heels) and a beaded Hello Kitty bag from Susan Alexandra. “You’re giving me neutral, I’m giving you my childhood bedroom, reimagined, because my childhood bedroom did not look this cool.”

Standing close by, beneath palm-like flora, was Pamela Shepard, Ms. Fumudoh’s stylist and the present’s costume designer. “When we first started working together, she told me, ‘Think of me as a toddler with a black card,’” stated Ms. Shepard, who wore a black Ganni costume and thick Bottega Veneta glasses. “She likes pink, obviously. She likes sets. She likes anything that offers her movement.”

Around 10 p.m., DJ Nicks cranked up the dance tracks. The comic Nore Davis, who acts in this season of the Showtime sequence, linked arms with the present’s staffers and shaped a dance circle. Ms. Fumudoh’s comedy mates and colleagues weren’t the one ones in attendance. Emily Ratajkowski additionally stopped by. “I’m a guest on this iconic woman’s show,” she stated. “I had to remember we were on camera.”

Around 11, pink macarons have been handed and the gang started to skinny, leaving with clear present luggage containing pastel pink “Ziwe” hoodies. Ms. Fumudoh was nonetheless chatting along with her workers, together with her head writers Jo Firestone and Alli Reich, and the comic and talk-show host, Eric Andre.

“Ziwe has a unique and original and distinct point of view, unlike anybody else on TV,” Mr. Andre stated. “Show me a comparison.”

As for the occasion, there was little comparability as properly, no less than in accordance with Ms. Fumudoh, who was alternating between dancing and taking footage along with her colleagues below a vivid pink backdrop that includes her identify. “I think it’s pretty iconic,” she stated, utilizing a phrase she likes to overuse.