Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic

Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic

★ 5.0IMDb Score
Released:2026-10-27
Genre:Comedy
Duration:64 min
Director:Zainab Johnson
Actors:Zainab Johnson
Production:Higher Ground

Overview:

Zainab Johnson has a gun revelation, a Tesla crisis and an unshakable belief that she can find the upside in everything in this sharp stand-up hour.

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