Siobhan Thompson
British writer and comedian (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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 |
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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 that 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. She has also been a guest player character on 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]
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