October 25, 2024

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Ivy Wolk Is Ready to Cause a Ruckus The comic’s off-putting internet presence got her cast in Anora. Fame won’t stop her from shitposting anytime soon.

By Cat Zhang

Photo: Maridelis Morales Rosado

If there’s one thing Ivy Wolk will do, it’s cause a stir. The 20-year-old comedian and actress is a little terror, lobbing radioactive jokes onto the internet and watching them explode. Then she might outwit her haters, spiral into self-loathing, or a combination of both. Wolk has been a live-wire internet personality since she was 14, when she first started posting comedic videos under the TikTok account @fathoodbitch. (She’s white and from L.A.) Since then, she has enjoyed a long online career as a gonzo cultural commenter and diarist. Wolk has an undeniable way with words. So with each failed cancellation attempt — even if what she has said is indefensible — her presence metastasizes. “You’re never gonna be able to wash your hands of me,” she tells me, smirking, at the New York City comedy venue the Stand. “Like Morrissey said, ‘The more you ignore me, the closer I get.’”

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Ivy Wolk Is Ready to Cause a Ruckus The comic’s off-putting internet presence got her cast in Anora. Fame won’t stop her from shitposting anytime soon.

Dive into all our stories on style, self, culture, and power.

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