Ego Nwodim Wants to Reclaim the Label ‘Christian’ From ‘Cuckoo People’

For someone whose Saturday Night Live characters range from unhinged restaurant patrons to unpredictable stand-up comedians, Ego Nwodim doesn’t often talk about her faith. But on So True with Caleb Hearon, she surprised listeners by revealing she’s a Christian — or as she’s previously called it, “Christian lite.”“I’m trying to stop saying this, but I’m ‘Christian lite’,” she told Hearon, explaining that the phrase had become her go-to shortcut for avoiding a theological TED Talk with