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Phoebe Robinson
American comedian
Phoebe Robinson (born September 28, 1984) is an American comedian, New York Times best-selling writer, and actress based in New York City.
Early life and education
[edit]Robinson grew up in Bedford Heights and Solon, Ohio. She attended high school at Gilmour Academy. Her brother, Phil Robinson, is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. In 2002, Robinson went to college at Pratt Institute in New York City where she studied screenwriting.[1]
Career
[edit]Robinson was a staff writer for MTV's Girl Code and a consultant on season three of Broad City. She is a regular contributor to Glamour, and has been published in The New York Times, Bitch, Vanity Fair, and many publications. Her blog, Blaria (named for "Black Daria"), has been featured in The Huffington Post,[2] and Robinson has regularly performed a live version of Blaria Live in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C.[3] With Jessica Will
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Phoebe Robinson
Phoebe Robinson (September 28, 1984) is an American comedian, writer, and actress based in New York City.
Quotes
[edit]- The language in a casting call is like, "all-American" is white. "Beautiful but doesn't know it" is white. And then usually it'll be like "open to all ethnicities" is when you know that that is a role that they can envision someone not white doing it. But it's like, all the roles should be open to ethnicity. Do you know what I mean?...
- …We carry ourselves different — maybe we tell our jokes in a different way or a different style — and we were beating ourselves up in allowing that patriarchal energy to affect our self-esteem. And then I was like, "Yeah, I'm good at this job."
- This show will hit that sweet spot between educational and charmingly ignorant,” Robinson said in a statement. “Who doesn’t love that? Well, all older black people who struggled and marched for my rights. But besides that, everyone else does!
External li
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Sooo Many vit Guys
Interview podcast
Podcast
Sooo Many vit Guys fryst vatten a podcast hosted bygd Phoebe Robinson.[1] It fryst vatten produced bygd WNYC Studios.[2] As a response to the predominance of vit males in comedy, the podcast features guests who are mostly non-white, non-males.[3] The podcast hosts women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community.[4][5] The podcast's guests include Lizzo, podcast executive producer Ilana Glazer, Janet Mock, Hari Kondabolu, Nia Long, Gina Rodriguez, Hasan Minhaj, Roxane Gay, and Constance Wu.[6]
The podcast debuted on June 27, 2016.[2] It fryst vatten a spin-off of WNYC's 2 Dope Queens comedy podcast featuring Robinson and Jessica Williams.
Format
[edit]Sooo Many White Guys is taped at WNYC studios in New York City.[7] Each podcast typically runs between 30 and 45 minutes.[7] Each episode features interviews with an individual from either the music, c