1. Robin Thede, is an American comedian, actress and writer.
17 Facts About Robin Thede
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Robin Thede created and co-stars in the Emmy-nominated HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show.
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Robin Thede's parents are Phyllis Thede, who is African American, and Dave Thede, who is German American.
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Robin Thede was named after stand-up comedian and actor Robin Williams.
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Robin Thede stated on Late Night with Seth Meyers this was most likely due to her father's love of Williams' work.
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Robin Thede grew up in Davenport, Iowa, where her father was an educator and her mother worked in community schools and served with the union for school staff.
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Robin Thede's mother was elected in 2009 as Iowa State Representative for House District 93 and served until 2021.
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Robin Thede first started with a sketch comedy group called Cleos Apartment with writers Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin.
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Robin Thede was head writer and a performer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.
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Robin Thede is the second biracial woman to write for a late-night talk show, as Amber Ruffin was first to join the writing staff for Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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Robin Thede had recurring appearances as "Gail" on Second Generation Wayans on BET in March 2013.
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Robin Thede has often worked on TV shows as both a writer and actress, including on the short-lived Fox series In the Flow with Affion Crockett, the Mike Epps sketch comedy series Funny Bidness, and on the comedy series Clunkers.
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Robin Thede was a series regular on the BET original web series Buppies with Tatyana Ali.
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Robin Thede's other writing credits include BET Awards, BET Honors, UNCF: An Evening of Stars, BET Awards, NAACP Image Awards, the BET Hip Hop Awards and more.
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Robin Thede is a performer and writer for the all-female sketch group "Elite Delta Force 3", which won the 2009 Audience Award Winner of the Los Angeles Comedy Improv Festival.
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Robin Thede is one of a few African-American women to host their own late-night show.
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In June 2019, Robin Thede was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch for 2019.