Marina Franklin is an American stand-up comedian, actress and podcast host, based in New York City.[1][2] She is best known for her work on, Single Black Female (comedy special) and Hysterical on FX on Hulu.[3][4] She also hosts her own podcast Friends Like Us.[5]

Marina Franklin
Born
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actress
  • podcast host
  • writer

Life and career

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Franklin was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and Syracuse University.[6] Her film and television credits include Crashing, Trainwreck, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and appeared on Conan O'Brien's tour and worked with him on his shows for Comic-Con in San Diego.[7][8][9] She was a staff writer for the HBO comedy series Divorce.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Sexcut Mikaela Short film
2013 Spirit Cabinet Marina
Gaffigan Janelle TV movie
2015 Trainwreck Woman in Back of Theater

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Best Week Ever Herself
Chappelle's Show Girl Insulting Calvin
Last Comic Standing Herself
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
2005 Premium Blend
2009 Black to the Future
The Jay Leno Show 2 episodes
2009-13 Comics Unleashed 3 episodes
2010 The Awkward Comedy Show
2011 John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show 2 episodes
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Episode: "7.215"
2013 Women Who Kill TV special
Why Do Guys
Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious
2014 Inside Amy Schumer - The Nurses Phone operator 3 episodes
Women Aren't Funny Herself
@midnight Episode: "2.117"
2015 The Jim Gaffigan Show Janelle 3 episodes
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Herself
Louie Comedy Cellar MC
Conan's Comic-Con Herself
2016 Horace and Pete Marina Episode: "1.10"
Just for Laughs Starring Howie Mandel Herself
Windy City Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2017 Crashing Comedian
2018 Night Train with Wyatt Cenac Herself
The Break with Michelle Wolf
2019 Marina Franklin: Single Black Female
Wanda Sykes: Bustin' Loose
2020 Tournament of Laughs
Jonathan Van Ness: Kicks
Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show TV special
Expecting Amy 3 episodes
2021 Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy
Hysterical
Podcasts and radio

References

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  1. ^ "A conversation with Marina Franklin, comedian". ndsmcobserver.com. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  2. ^ "Exclusive: Marina Franklin talks taping first special with Comedy Dynamics". hiddenremote.com. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  3. ^ "Marina Franklin's "Single Black Female" Trailer Gets Exclusive Debut on Conan". theinterrobang.com. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  4. ^ "'Hysterical' Review: Laughter and Trauma Blend Beautifully in Stand-Up Comedy Documentary". indiewire.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  5. ^ "Marina Franklin on Which NYC Comedy Club Is Most Like Middle America". villagevoice.com. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  6. ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know about Marina Franklin". tvovermind.com. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  7. ^ "10 Hilarious Female Comedians With Stand-Up Specials Available To Stream Right Now". cinemablend.com. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  8. ^ "Marina Franklin on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert". thecomicscomic.com. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  9. ^ "Conan Announces Comic-Con Lineup". nbcsandiego.com. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  10. ^ "It's Time for SNL Alum Danitra Vance to Get Her Due". vulture.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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