Nyima Anise Woods Funk (born 22 March 1975) is an improv comedian, impressionist, and actress. She is a Second City alum from the Chicago and Detroit resident stages. Her television credits include: Comedy Central's Key & Peele (with series regular Keegan-Michael Key), NBC's Thank God You're Here, MTV's Wild 'N Out and Short Circuitz, TNN's LifeGame, VH1's Basketball Wives LA, ABC's According to Jim, UPN's Girlfriends, The Oprah Winfrey Show, TV Guide Channel's Countdown Shows, and The George Lopez Show. She has also done extensive voiceover work for the Style Network's Style Star and numerous national commercials. She also worked as a writer for comedian Katt Williams, writing for the movie Katt Williams: American Hustle and The BET Hip Hop Awards.
She is also performing live at Second City Hollywood with THE 313 and at The Groundlings Theater with The Black Version. She also hosts a weekly vlog on YouTube, Nyima Funk's Mommy Vlogs. Nyima currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband Joshua, and their two children daughter Ziza and son Moze.
Nyima once removed her shoes and played "Sideways Scene" in her bare feet making her the first performer to perform barefoot in Whose Line, though others had previously performed barefoot in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza. She departed Whose Line Is it Anyway? after the tenth season due to being pregnant.
Appearances[]
- Season 9 episodes: 10, 12
- Season 10 episodes: 03, 10
- Season 17 episodes: 05
- Season 18 episodes: 05
- Season 19 episodes: 11
- Season 20 episodes: 07
As of season 20, Funk's episodes come from two taping sessions as follows:
| Session | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | 9-10 | 9-12 | 18-05 | 19-11 | |
| Session 2 | 10-03 | 10-10 | 17-05 | 20-07 |
