The Latina writer and actress is joiningThe Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore as contributor.
Her first appearance is this week on the Comedy Central show that airs at 11:30 pm ET.
She joins a roster of Nightly Show contributors including Ricky Velez, Holly Walker and Mike Yard.
Parra started her writing career in New York, after graduating from Columbia University with a degree in Political Science. She has written for several network and cable shows and earlier this year hosted the Fuse late-night seriesWhite Guy Talk Show.
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore was created by Jon Stewart and is produced by Stewart’s Busboy Productions.
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