Taryn Delanie Smith shares the story behind her viral rise
Did you know Taryn Delanie Smith does the voice of Tammy — one of the characters in her comedic sketches — with her real, actual voice and not by using a filter?
It's one of the many details we discovered about the content creator during a video interview celebrating her place on Mashable 101's list of impactful influencers. The comedian sat down with us to chat about the unlikely journey that took her from a West Seattle-raised U.S. diplomat hopeful to Miss New York and one of the internet’s most beloved voices.
With more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram and 1.6 million followers on TikTok — not to mention the podcast she co-hosts with her best friend Tiffani Singleton, We're Your Girls — she's building a world defined by humor and empathy.
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Christianna Silva is a senior culture reporter covering social platforms and the creator economy, with a focus on the intersection of social media, politics, and the economic systems that govern us. Since joining Mashable in 2021, they have reported extensively on meme creators, content moderation, and the nature of online creation under capitalism.
Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow her on Bluesky @christiannaj.bsky.social and Instagram @christianna_j.
