Rob Delaney (comedian)
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| Born |
January 19, 1977 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Residence | London, England, UK |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Comedian, actor, writer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Rob Delaney (born January 19, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, and writer.
Delaney was raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in musical theater in 1999.
Delaney first came to the attention of the public via Twitter, on which he started posting in 2009. By 2016, Delaney had over 1.2 million followers. While other comics were hesitant to share their material on social media, Delaney is considered one of the first comedians to use social media to publish jokes. Delaney credits comedy writer and director Graham Linehan with his rise in popularity after Linehan began responding to Delaney's tweets.
In 2010, Paste magazine named Delaney one of the ten funniest people on Twitter. In May 2012, he became the first comedian to win the 'Funniest Person on Twitter Award' at The Comedy Awards hosted by Comedy Central.
Delaney has written several articles for Vice as well as The Guardian.
His book Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. was published by Spiegel & Grau in November 2013.
In December 2011, Comedy Central announced that Delaney would shoot a pilot for a variety show, called "@RobDelaney".
Delaney and Sharon Horgan co-wrote and co-star in Catastrophe, a six-part comedy series for the British Channel 4 that began airing in the UK on 19 January 2015. It has been renewed for a third and fourth series.
Since moving to the UK in 2014, Delaney has appeared on several British panel shows, including Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and Room 101.
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