Robby Hoffman

Robby Hoffman is a Canadian American writer, comedian, and talk show host. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career as a writer and is known for her work on The Chris Gethard Show, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Workin' Moms, and Odd Squad, the latter of which won her an Emmy award for outstanding writing in 2019.

Robby Hoffman
Alma materMcGill University
OccupationComedian – writer – talk show host
Years active2017 – present
AwardsEmmy – Outstanding Writing for a Children's, Preschool Children's, Family Viewing

Hoffman released her first stand up special, I'm Nervous, in 2019,[1] and has worked extensively in connection with Chris Gethard since her time writing on The Chris Gethard Show; after its cancellation, Hoffman starred in episodes of The Chris Gethard Show with Robby Hoffman[2] on both MNN and Chris Gethard Presents, as well as taking the show live to the Montreal Just For Laughs festival, where she has performed multiple times. Currently, she is the host of Dykevice, a live call in advice show on Gethard's comedy network Planet Scum Live.[3]

Early life and career

Hoffman is Jewish. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and later raised by a single mother with nine siblings in Montreal, Canada. She enrolled in school at McGill University, where she studied accounting and communications; after graduation, she enrolled in the graduate CPA program at McGill, only to quit a few hours into her first day of the program to pursue a career in comedy.

She began her writing career and was soon garnering recognition for her work, while also writing and performing stand up comedy. She was named one of Comedy Central's Up Next comedians in 2018, appeared on Conan O’Brien’s Comics to Watch list,[4] as well as on Vultures The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2020,[5] and was a headlining act for the New York Comedy Festival in 2018.[6] In 2019, she recorded her first one-hour comedy special, "I’m Nervous", at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Toronto for Crave TV.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2015–2018 Odd Squad Writer Multiple episodes; 2019 Emmy Award winner
2017 Dino Dana Writer Episode – Dino Matchmaker: Lost and Sound
2017–2018 The Chris Gethard Show Writer Multiple episodes
2018 Workin' Moms Writer 13 episodes
2018 Baroness Von Sketch Show Story editor 10 episodes
2019 I'm Nervous Star – writer Stand up comedy special
2019 Sherwood Writer 2 episodes
2019 Mind Fudge[7] Writer Season 2
2019 Chris Gethard Presents Host Episode: The Chris Gethard Show with Robby Hoffman
2020 Dykevice Host Weekly advice show

References
  1. Moore, Karl (July 24, 2019). "Robby Hoffman: From Drop Out To Stand-Up". Forbes.
  2. Chris Gethard Presents (August 1, 2019). "Chris Gethard Presents 106: "The Chris Gethard Show with Robby Hoffman"". Youtube.
  3. Vulture Editors (October 21, 2020). "Robby Hoffman Gives the Best Advice". Vulture.
  4. Ben-Moche, Erin (February 26, 2020). "Robby Hoffman: From Chasidic Jew to Gay Stand-Up Comedian". Jewish Journal.
  5. Vulture EditorsO (October 19, 2020). "The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2020". Vulture.
  6. "NYCF: Robby Hoffman". November 8, 2018.
  7. Flores, Rodrigo (June 14, 2019). "Mind Fudge: Interview with Series Co-Creator Justine Nelson". Joyful Magpies.
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