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Shelby Fero

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Shelby Fero
Fero in 2012
Birth nameShelby Ann Fero
Born (1993-10-27) October 27, 1993 (age 31)
Santa Clara, California, United States
MediumStand up, television, video, Twitter
EducationUSC School of Cinematic Arts
Menlo-Atherton High School
Years active2010–present[1]
GenresObservational comedy
Subject(s)gender dynamics, female stereotypes, everyday life
Notable works and rolesOther Space
Money from Strangers
@midnight
Chozen
Robot Chicken

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

Early life

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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

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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

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Film

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  • 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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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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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