Shelby Ann Fero (born October 27, 1993) is an American writer and comedian.

Early life

Fero was born at Stanford Hospital on October 27, 1993. After graduating from

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, she attended the

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before leaving to pursue a career in comedy.

Career

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and

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. Fero has done stand-up at ''Magic Bag'' ( Eliza Skinner's and DC Pierson's stand-up showcase in Los Angeles). She appeared on a live version of ''WTF with Marc Maron'', and have been a panelist several times on

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's '' Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me'' show. She played Denise (mispronounced as Dee-nice) in Key & Peele's viral "

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" sketch. In 2016, she won an

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for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program. As of 2025 Fero is working primarily as an all-occasion photographer in the Bay Area.

Filmography

Film

* 2013 ''Froyo Robbery'' (Short) * 2014 ''DeAndre Jordan's Amazing Charles Barkley Impression'' (Short) * 2014 ''The Live Read of Space Jam with Blake Griffin'' (Short)

Television

* ''

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'' * ''Money from Strangers'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' *'' Brad Neely's Harg Nallin Sclopio Peepio'' *''Disney's 3x5 Live'' * ''

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'' Season 3, episode 18 (2016) * ''

Loiter Squad ''Loiter Squad'' is an American live-action sketch comedy television series for Adult Swim starring Tyler, the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Jasper Dolphin, Travis "Taco" Bennett, and Lionel "L-Boy" Boyce from the Los Angeles hip hop group Odd F ...

Season 3

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