Damilare Sonoiki
American television writer whose credits include Black-ish and The Simpsons
Damilare Sonoiki (American television writer whose credits include Black-ish and The Simpsons) has appeared as a guest on 2 episodes in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey relationship rumors, 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election, Homelessness in Los Angeles.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey relationship rumors
Damilare Sonoiki praises Oprah Winfrey's decision not to publicly combat the rumors, arguing that fighting them only amplifies them.
“I think anytime you try to combat something, it just makes it bigger. So kudos to Oprah”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Jill Biden's OBVIOUS Lies, and the Spencer Pratt Momentum, with Jesse Kelly, Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1328 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:41:21
2026 Los Angeles mayoral election
Damilare Sonoiki says even a Bass-aligned friend offered only anti-Pratt arguments, suggesting the status quo is hard to defend.
“It's very hard to make a case for the status quo”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Jill Biden's OBVIOUS Lies, and the Spencer Pratt Momentum, with Jesse Kelly, Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1328 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:00
Homelessness in Los Angeles
Damilare Sonoiki says he was skeptical of media depictions of drug-ridden cities until he saw San Francisco and Skid Row for himself.
“when fox news would say that san francisco is full of these zombie drug addicts i went to san francisco for the first time in maybe 10 years”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Jill Biden's OBVIOUS Lies, and the Spencer Pratt Momentum, with Jesse Kelly, Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1328 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:37
Artificial intelligence in political advertising
Damilare Sonoiki suggests AI-generated ads may be the future of political advertising because of their speed, turnaround and low cost.
“the speed and the turnaround and the cost, and for political stuff, you need to be quick, right?”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Jill Biden's OBVIOUS Lies, and the Spencer Pratt Momentum, with Jesse Kelly, Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1328 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 56:10
Vanity Fair
Sonoiki said Vanity Fair's decision to edit the clip shows political favoritism, arguing it would have promoted a similar moment involving a conservative.
“If they had anything that made anyone look bad of the wrong political affiliation, they would have promoted it everywhere”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 2:05:29
Cancel culture
Sonoiki argued that the left's cancellation culture seeks total destruction rather than accountability, and praised Ye and Trump for refusing to be destroyed.
“It's not cancel culture. It's consequence culture. We just want accountability. And I think one thing that's really good about Trump, he never apologizes”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:37:54
Marriage and long-term partnership
Sonoiki said longitudinal evidence shows coming from a stable two-parent household increases chances of success, contrary to the idea that marriage is patriarchal.
“come from a stable two-parent household, whether it's sports, it's music, anything, you know, increases your chances for success in life”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:14
Crisis of boys and young men
Sonoiki argued that a decade of anti-male rhetoric drove young men rightward and created demand for manosphere figures.
“I think it's men feeling like, they've been chased out or they've been painted as the enemy”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:37
Appearances
Jill Biden's OBVIOUS Lies, and the Spencer Pratt Momentum, with Jesse Kelly, Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1328The Megyn Kelly Show · May 29, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Megyn Kelly and Jesse Kelly assail Jill Biden's debate revisionism and Texas politics, then discuss Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral surge and celebrity news with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler.
- Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291
The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 8, 2026 · 2 h 10 min
Megyn Kelly, Curt Mills and Mark Halperin dissect the U.S.–Iran ceasefire and 2026–28 politics, then a culture panel mocks Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Chelsea Handler.
Often appears with
- Megyn Kelly · 2 shared episodes
- Stepfanie Tyler · 2 shared episodes
- Jesse Kelly · 1 shared episode
- James Talarico · 1 shared episode
- Gayle King · 1 shared episode
- Curt Mills · 1 shared episode
- Mark Halperin · 1 shared episode