Funny Girl: Phoebe Robinson
By Jennifer Bleyer published July 15, 2016 - last reviewed on September 6, 2016
Making comedy is serious business for Phoebe Robinson, the Brooklyn-based cohost (with Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams) of 2 Dope Queens, a podcast produced by WNYC Studios. Her book, You Can’t Touch My Hair, will be published this fall.
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