Robin thede biography

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Robin Thede is a comedy writer, sketch/improvisational comedian and actress. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, earning a B.S.J. degree in Broadcast Journalism and African-American Studies. After college, Robin studied improvisation, sketch and comedy writing at The Second City in Chicago.

She is the creator, executive producer and star of "A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO). Prior, she created, executive produced and hosted the critically acclaimed late night show, "The Rundown with Robin Thede" (BET). Robin was named one of Variety's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2019.

Prior, she was head writer and correspondent for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015) and as the head writer for the White House Correspondents Dinner (2016), making her the first African-American woman head writer in late night history and for the WHCD. Robin was also head writer on The Queen Latifah Show (2013), and wrote on Kevin Hart's sitcom Real Husbands

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Robin Thede Biography

Date of Birth:
Jul 27, 1979Birth Place:
Spencer, Iowa, USA

Biography

Robin Thede was an American writer, actress, and comedian who brought a unique and truthful perspective to the world of TV comedy, thanks to her hardscrabble, biracial upbringing, and shattered the glass ceiling of the writer's room, becoming the first black female head writer on a late night talk show. Born in Spencer, Iowa to a white father and a black mother, Thede's childhood was decidedly blue collar: her family lived in a trailer park for a time, while her father worked as a teacher, and her mother was involved in local politics, eventually climbing her way up the ladder all the way to the Iowa State House of Representatives, where she won a seat in 2009. After earning a BSJ in Broadcast Journalism and African-American Studies at Northwestern University, Thede moved to Chicago, where she studied improv, sketch, and comedy writing at The Second City. She made her TV debut on

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Robin Thede fryst vatten an accomplished writer, actress, sketch and improvisational comedian. She fryst vatten currently a writer/performer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central), where she served also as Head Writer for the first season and a half. Prior, she was the Head Writer on The Queen Latifah Show, and wrote for Chris Rock at the 2014 BET Awards. Robin wrote on the first two seasons of Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET) and acted in recurring roles on Second Generation Wayans on BET (2013) and Goodwin Games on FOX (2013). She can also be seen as a guest star on Comedy Central’s sketch comedy show Key and Peele. She appeared in the Sundance feature Afternoon Delight (2013) and in the hit comedy A hemsökt House (Open Road, 2013).

Other writing credits include writing comedy pieces for BET Honors (2013 and 2014), UNCF: An Evening of Stars, as well as the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards and the 2012 BET Awards, in which she wrote for Mike Epps and Samuel L. Jackson,