Phoebe Robinson (born September 28, 1984) is an American

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, New York Times best-selling writer, and actress based in

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Early life and education

Robinson grew up in

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and

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, Ohio. She attended high school at

Gilmour Academy Gilmour Academy is an independent, Catholic, coeducational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in the Cleveland suburb of Gates Mills, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1946 by the Brothers of Holy Cross, Gilmour Academy has three divi ...

. Her brother, Phil Robinson, is a member of the

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. In 2002, Robinson went to college at

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in New York City where she studied screenwriting.

Career

Robinson was a staff writer for MTV's ''

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'' and a consultant on season three of ''

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''. She is a regular contributor to ''

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'', and has been published in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', and many publications. Her blog, ''Blaria'' (named for "Black

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"), has been featured in ''

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'', and Robinson has regularly performed a live version of, ''Blaria Live'', in

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and Washington, D.C. With Jessica Williams, she is the creator and co-host of the ''

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'' podcast an
HBO series
and she created and starred in

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's web series ''Woke Bae''. She has made numerous television appearances, including on

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's ''

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'', the ''Today'' show, ''

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'', and ''

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'',

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's ''

'', ''

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'', and '' The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'', FX's '' Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell'',

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's '' Big Morning Buzz Live'', and others. She has been named by ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Brooklyn Magazine'', and SF Sketchfest as a comedian to watch. Her solo podcast, ''

Sooo Many White Guys ''Sooo Many White Guys'' is a podcast hosted by Phoebe Robinson. It is produced by WNYC Studios. As a response to the predominance of white males in comedy, the podcast features guests who are mostly non-white, non-males. The podcast hosts wome ...

'', premiered on July 12, 2016. As a response to the predominance of white males in comedy, the podcast features women, people of color, and LGBTQ people.

Ilana Glazer Ilana Glazer (born April 12, 1987) is an American comedian, director, producer, writer, and actress. She co-created and co-starred, with Abbi Jacobson, in the Comedy Central series ''Broad City'', which is based on the web series of the same nam ...

of ''Broad City'' serves as an executive producer. Her first book, ''You Can't Touch My Hair (And Other Things I Still Have to Explain)'', debuted on October 4, 2016. Her second book, ''Everything's Trash, But It's Okay'', was released on October 16, 2018. She had a supporting role in the 2018 comedy '' Ibiza''. In August 2019, it was announced that she will star in and executive produce an interview show on Comedy Central. It will be the first project from her production company, Tiny Reparations. Robinson's third book, ''Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes'', was published by Tiny Reparations Books on September 28, 2021. In July 2022, Robinson's television show '' Everything's Trash'' debuted on the channel Freeform. Robinson stars as Phoebe, a podcast host facing down adulthood while her older brother ( Jordan Carlos) runs for state office. Robinson lives and performs in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Bibliography

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References

External links

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