Demi Adejuyigbe

Oluwademilade "Demi" Adejuyigbe ( ; born August2, 1992) is a British and American writer, comedian, actor, podcaster, musician, and social media personality. He is best known for co-hosting the podcast Gilmore Guys and writing for the NBC comedy series The Good Place and the CBS late night show The Late Late Show with James Corden. In 2018, he was named as one of Vultures "38 Comedians You Should and Will Know".

Early life and education Adejuyigbe was born in London in 1992 to Nigerian parents, and lived in the United Kingdom until he was five years old. His family moved to the United States, settling in Dallas, Texas, where he grew up. He has one younger sister. He attended high school in Texas and then attended the University of Texas at Austin, receiving a B.A. in Radio, Television, and Film in 2013. He moved to Los Angeles in 2013 to pursue a career in show business.

Career Beginnings and social media Adejuyigbe initially gained notoriety from his online presence on Vine, posting under the username electrolemon. After moving to Los Angeles at 21, he began working as an office manager for Fox's Animation Domination High Definition programming. He interned at Ben Stiller's Red Hour Productions. He hosted Points Party, a spin-off talk show of @midnight that was posted on Snapchat. and an annual video of him dancing to the song "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire – uploaded on September21st, the date mentioned in the song. In 2018, he sold T-shirts identical to the one he wears in each video, with all of the proceeds (over $17,000) going to RAINN, RAICES, and the National Center for Transgender Equality. In 2020, he used the video as a charity fundraiser, raising over $300,000 to be split between several community organizations. In 2021, he retired the series with a final video that included him dancing on the ceiling like Fred Astaire on "You're All the World to Me" and like in "Dancing on the Ceiling" by Lionel Richie and included thanks from members of Earth, Wind & Fire at the end. In one day, his fundraiser raised over $800,000 for Imagine Waterworks, the West Fund, and the Sunrise Movement. In 2022, he released a theme tune for Stuart Little in the style of Lana Del Rey with vocals by Natalie Walker, benefiting New York Abortion Access Fund.

Writing

Adejuyigbe joined the writers' room for the first season of NBC's The Good Place and was credited on the season's tenth episode, "Chidi's Choice."

Adejuyigbe has written articles for various publications including The New Yorker, The Guardian, Thought Catalog, CollegeHumor, and The Hairpin.

Podcasts Adejuyigbe co-hosted the Gilmore Guys podcast from 2014 to 2017, in which he and Kevin T. Porter discussed every episode of the television series Gilmore Girls. He became involved with the podcast after Porter, whom he had taken improv classes with at Upright Citizens Brigade, sought guests and co-hosts for the podcast on Twitter and Adejuyigbe responded to the inquiry. By November 2016, they were getting between 150,000 and 200,000 downloads per episode. Adejuyigbe and Porter held live shows of their podcast across the country and had a cameo appearance in the revival of the series, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Adejuyigbe co-hosted the podcast Punch Up the Jam for 86 episodes, from its 2017 inception until late 2019. His co-host was actor, singer, and Vine star Miel Bredouw. In the show, they discussed and then created parodies ("punch-ups") of well-known songs. In June 2019, Adejuyigbe announced his departure from Punch Up the Jam in a tweet made up of images that referenced famous album covers: Fiona Apple's When the Pawn..., The Black Keys' Brothers, Kanye West's The Life of Pablo, and Radiohead's In Rainbows. "I've had a wonderful run, but it's my time to move on," he said. "My last episodes will be dropping in September." Bredouw continued the podcast as its stand-alone host, reformatting the show slightly to allow for discussed songs to be "unpunchable" and including contributions from yMusic's Rob Moose. Adejuyigbe returned to the podcast as a guest in November 2020, for an episode centred on the Weezer track "Beverly Hills”.

As a guest, Adejuyigbe has appeared on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang!, Blank Check with Griffin & David, Maximum Film!, Home Cooking and U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head.

Shows In 2024, Adejuyigbe performed his show Demi Adejuyigbe is Going to Do One (1) Backflip at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, earning an Edinburgh Comedy Awards nomination for best newcomer. He performed the show in June 2025 across Australia and New Zealand.

In 2026, Adejuyigbe is due to perform his new show Demi Adejuyigbe Sells Out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Personal life Adejuyigbe has a cat named Leo.

Credits Writer Year Title Role Notes 2014 Next Time on Lonny Production intern 7 episodes 2014–15 @midnight Digital producer 35 episodes 2018 Craig of the Creek Writer Co-wrote episode "Wildernessa" 2018–19 The Late Late Show with James Corden Writer 2023 Strange PlanetWriter NeonWriter

Actor

Podcasts Year Title Notes 2014–17 Gilmore Guys 237 episodes, co-host with Kevin T. Porter Jordan, Jesse, Go! Episode: "Ep. 382: Cutting the Cheese Mini-sode with Kevin T. Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe" Everything's Coming Up Podcast Episode: The Old Man and the Key (with Demi Adejuyigbe)" 2015, 2019 Hollywood Handbook 2 episodes 2016 Can I Pet Your Dog? Episode 66: "Demi Adejuyigbe and Shar Peis" The Dinner Party Download Episode 364: "Davy Rothbart, Annabelle Gurwich, Gustavo Arellano, Demi Adejuyigbe" Drunk Monk Podcast Episode: "212 Mr. Monk and the TV Star (with Demi Adejuyigbe)" Doughboys Episode 79: "Church's Chicken with Demi Adejuyigbe" Pop Rocket Episode: "Atlanta on FX with Demi Adejuyigbe" Shipping Room Podcast Episode 31: "Jane the Virgin with Demi Adejuyigbe" 2016, 2018Yo, Is This Racist? 6 episodes2017 Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend 2 episodes Baby Geniuses Episode: "Demi Adejuyigbe / Brad Morris" Box Angeles Episode: "BA #181: Demi Adejuyigbe" The Bechdel Cast Episode: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Demi Adejuyigbe" What the Ephron? Episode: "What Women Want (feat. Demi Adejuyigbe)"2017, 2018 Treks and the City 2 episodes Views From the Vista 2 episodes 2017, 2019 Get Up on This Episode 315: "Demi Adejuyigbe" 2017–19 Punch Up The Jam 87 episodes, co-host with Miel Bredouw Cool Playlist Episode: "First Day in a Very Cool Outfit with Demi Adejuyigbe" Death by Film Episode 63: "Boss Battle of Bad Movies w/ Demi Adejuyigbe" Who Cares About the Rock Hall? Episode: "Radiohead with Demi Adejuyigbe" The Good Place: The Podcast Episode: "Ch. 10: William Jackson Harper, Actor; Demi Adejuyigbe, Writer" High and Mighty Episode: "168: Going to the Movies w/ Demi Adejuyigbe" Everything Is Rent Episode 11: "You'll See with Kevin T. Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe" The Kevin & Bean Show on KROQ Episode: "Thursday, August 30th with guests: Jensen Karp, Demi Adejuyigbe, and Dr. Drew" All Fantasy Everything 2 episodes Doug Loves Movies Episode 1134: "Kumail Nanjiani, Aparna Nancherla, Demi Adejuyigbe, and Matt Besser guest" The Cracked Podcast Episode 260: "15 Emmy Awards We Wish Existed" Lovett or Leave It Episode: "The Wohl of Wall Street" 2018, 2019 Off Book: The Improvised Musical 2 episodes2019 Hello from the Magic Tavern Episode: "Woodland Creatures" Comedy Bang! Bang! 2 episodes2019Good Christian FunEpisode: "Life of Brian (with Demi Adejuyigbe)" 2020 Newcomers: Star Wars, with Lauren Lapkus & Nicole Byer Episode: "Star Wars: Ep. VII - The Last Jedi (w/ Demi Adejuyigbe) Couples TherapyEpisode: "#90 Demi Adejuyigbe and Kevin Porter, Megan Gailey and CJ Toledano" Karstcast Moviecast Episode: "#62 Demi Adejuyigbe, I, Tonya, and La La Land" Hey Riddle Riddle Episode: "#92 Unicorn Boner w/ Demi Adejuyigbe" U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head Episode: "American Utopia (w/ Demi Adejuyigbe)" Punch Up The Jam Episode: "'Beverly Hills' by Weezer (w/ Demi Adejuyigbe)" 2023Sad Boyz Episode: "Hollywood Is In Danger (w/ Demi Adejuyigbe)"2025Stavvy's WorldEpisode: "#155 - Demi Adejuyigbe"The Downside with Gianmarco SoresiEpisode: "#318 One Wholesome After Another with Demi Adejuyigbe"

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