Shelby Fero

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Shelby Fero
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Fero in 2012
Birth nameShelby Ann Fero
Born (1993-10-27) October 27, 1993 (age 30)
Santa Clara, California, United States
MediumStand up, television, video, Twitter
Education USC School of Cinematic Arts
Menlo-Atherton High School
Years active2010–present [1]
Genres Observational comedy
Subject(s)gender dynamics, female stereotypes, everyday life
Notable works and roles Other Space
Money from Strangers
@midnight
Chozen
Robot Chicken

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

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Early life

Fero was born at Stanford Hospital on October 27, 1993. [2] After graduating from Menlo-Atherton High School, she attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts before leaving to pursue a career in comedy. [3]

Career

Shelby Fero is an American comedian best known for her popular tweets. [4] [5] She has written for Cracked [1] and HelloGiggles. [6] Fero has done stand-up at Magic Bag (Eliza Skinner's and DC Pierson's stand-up showcase in Los Angeles). [6] [7] She appeared on a live version of WTF with Marc Maron, and have been a panelist several times on National Public Radio's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me show. She played Denise (mispronounced as Dee-nice) in Key & Peele's viral "Substitute Teacher" sketch. [8] In 2016, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program. [9]

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Fero, Shelby. "Fero". cracked.com. Member Since: January 17th, 2010 08:53 pm
  2. ↑ "Shelby Ann Fero, Born 10/27/1993 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ LAWS, WILL (March 9, 2014). "Shelby Fero: The young 'Chozen' one". Daily Trojan. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Maeby, Liana (July 8, 2013). "10 hilarious tweets from comedian Shelby Fero". HitFix, Inc. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Twitter 140 2014: Shelby Fero". TIME. 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Kroeger, Jake (November 9, 2011). "Who is Shelby Fero?". The Laughspin. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ Magic Bag show, Hosted by Eliza Skinner and DC Pierson,
    at SModcastle, 6468 Santa Monica, Hollywood, CA;
    later at Underground Annex, 1314 Wilton Pl, Los Angeles, CA;
    later at Little Modern Theater, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
  8. ↑ ""Key and Peele" Episode #2.4 (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb". IMDb .
  9. ↑ "Outstanding Short Form Animated Program 2016". emmys.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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