Amanda Seales

Amanda Seales is an artistic intellectual who uses humor and media to entertain and educate. She seamlessly weaves together the scholarship of a master’s degree in African American studies from Columbia University and an unwavering dedication to social justice, with her skill sets as a comedian, host, actress, writer, radio personality, visual artist, and more. A thirty-year veteran in entertainment, her credits are impressive ranging from HBO to NBC, millions of followers on Instagram, and sold out shows across the nation. Her company, Smart, Funny, & Black Productions is grounded in a commitment to using media as edutainment, “by any joke necessary.” Independently creating an ecosystem of original quality content she informs the masses on her YouTube morning show, Views from AmandaLand, has potent conversations with empowering guests on her podcast, Small Doses, and her documentary, In Amanda We Trust engages audiences in the importance of civic involvement. She intertwines all of her talents in her latest one-woman show, What Would the Ancestors Say?? A force of nature unafraid to carve her path, Seales is a steadfast example of resilience and reliability folks can always count on her to tell the truth and to tell it funny!