“Growing up, I was always creatively inclined, and when YouTube came about, it was like getting the perfect platform to showcase what I wanted. Personally, I was going through a dark phase in my life, and I decided to make videos and basically go by the adage, 'If you want to cheer up yourself, go cheer up someone else.'”

Canadian YouTuber, actress, television host, and comedian

Lilly Singh is a Canadian YouTuber, actress, television host, and comedian. Born in 1988, she began posting videos on YouTube in 2010 and first built her audience under the name Superwoman, which she used as her username until 2019. She is known for online comedy and for work across film and television, including hosting. Her public persona grew from the videos she made herself, and her name became closely associated with the comic style that introduced her to a wide audience.