Marina Franklin
American comedian and actress
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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]
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- Comedian
- actress
- podcast host
- writer
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| Born | Circa December 25, 1970 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Life and career
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
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Sexcut | Mikaela | Short film |
| 2013 | Spirit Cabinet | Marina | |
| Gaffigan | Janelle | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Trainwreck | Woman in Back of Theater | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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
