Siobhan Thompson
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Siobhan Thompson | |
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| Born | Anna Siobhan Thompson [1] 29 July 1984 |
| Nationality | British |
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| Occupation(s) | Comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | siobhanthompson |
Siobhan Thompson (born 29 July 1984) is a British-American comedian and writer. She is known for her work on the CollegeHumor Originals web series and for her roles on Dropout's Dimension 20.[3] She has appeared in other programmes such as Adam Ruins Everything and Broad City. She was also a staff writer for Adult Swim's Rick and Morty and as of 2024[update] a writer on Krapopolis.[4][5]
Biography
[edit]Thompson originally moved from England to the United States to be an archaeologist, but soon found herself drawn to comedy.[6] She began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2010, and is a member of their Maude team Alamo.[7] She is also the former host of the BBC America web series "Anglophenia", the co-host of the sketch comedy podcast Left Handed Radio, and has appeared in multiple television shows.[8][9]
She first appeared in a CollegeHumor sketch in May 2015,[10] and left the company at the end of 2016, before returning in late 2017.[citation needed]
In June 2018, it was announced that Joss Whedon would produce a comedy TV series created by Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale to air on Freeform.[11]
Thompson is also a player on Dimension 20, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play show which premiered September 2018 on the Dropout streaming service. Her characters include Adaine Abernant (Fantasy High series), Misty Moore/Rowan Berry (The Unsleeping City), Princess Ruby Rocks (A Crown of Candy), Iga Lisowski (The Unsleeping City: Chapter II), Riva (A Starstruck Odyssey), Princess Rosamund Du Prix (Neverafter), Imelda Pulse (Mentopolis), and a young stoat named Jaysohn (Burrow's End).[3][12] In addition, she has guested on other Dropout programs such as Game Changer, as well as Not Another D&D Podcast as Apple Scrumper[13] and the Rotating Heroes Podcast as Astrid Starborn.
In November 2023, Thompson announced via Instagram that she had become a United States citizen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Siobhan (2 July 2024). "Video by Siobhan Thompson". TikTok. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b @vornietom (16 November 2023). "Swore a binding oath today and was actually very chill about it nbd". Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b Heim, Bec (2 January 2023). "Dimension 20: All Intrepid Hero Campaigns, Ranked". ScreenRant. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Cooke, Bruno (6 September 2021). "Who is Siobhan Thompson, Ricky and Morty season 5 writer?". TheFocus. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Boyle, Michael (11 August 2021). "On season 5 of 'Rick and Morty,' the future is certainly female". Mic. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Donahue, Helen (September 2014). "Interview with Anglophenia's Siobhan Thompson, Part 1". BBC America. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Siobhan Thompson". Upright Citizens Brigade.
- ^ Nelson, Jenny (22 August 2014). "Inside Siobhan Thompson's Twitter and Tweeting What's In Your Brain". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. (Originally appeared on Splitsider.com)
- ^ Reghay, Nayomi (20 August 2015). "'Radiolab' gets the pitch-perfect parody it deserves". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
- ^ What Happens When You Tell People You Can't Eat Gluten. CollegeHumor. 13 May 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (5 June 2018). "Joss Whedon to Produce Freeform Female Detective Comedy Series From Siobhan Thompson, Rebecca Drysdale (EXCLUSIVE)". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018.
- ^ Tyrrell, Caitlin (12 October 2023). "Siobhan Thompson Talks Dimension 20 Burrow's End & Fantasy High Junior Year". ScreenRant. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Ep. 32: The Getaway (The Cutthroat Chronicles with Siobhan Thompson) | Not Another D&D Podcast". naddpod.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.