Shelby Fero

Shelby Fero
Fero in 2012
Born
Shelby Ann Fero

(1993-10-27) October 27, 1993
EducationUSC School of Cinematic Arts
Menlo-Atherton High School
Notable workOther Space
Money from Strangers
@midnight
Chozen
Robot Chicken
Comedy career
Years active2010–present[1]
MediumStand up, television, video, Twitter
GenreObservational comedy
Subjectsgender dynamics, female stereotypes, everyday life

Shelby Ann Fero (born October 27, 1993) is an American writer and comedian.

Early life

Fero was born at Stanford Hospital on October 27, 1993.[2] After graduating from Menlo-Atherton High School, she attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts before leaving to pursue a career in comedy.[3]

Career

Shelby Fero is an American comedian best known for her popular tweets.[4][5] She has written for Cracked[1] and HelloGiggles.[6] Fero has done stand-up at Magic Bag (Eliza Skinner's and DC Pierson's stand-up showcase in Los Angeles).[6][7] She appeared on a live version of WTF with Marc Maron, and have been a panelist several times on National Public Radio's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me show. She played Denise (mispronounced as Dee-nice) in Key & Peele's viral "Substitute Teacher" sketch.[8] In 2016, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.[9]

As of 2025 Fero is working primarily as an all-occasion photographer in the Bay Area.[10]

Filmography

Film

  • 2013 Froyo Robbery (Short)
  • 2014 DeAndre Jordan's Amazing Charles Barkley Impression (Short)
  • 2014 The Live Read of Space Jam with Blake Griffin (Short)

Television

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Fero, Shelby. "Fero". cracked.com. Member Since: January 17th, 2010 08:53 pm
  2. ^ "Shelby Ann Fero, Born 10/27/1993 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. ^ LAWS, WILL (March 9, 2014). "Shelby Fero: The young 'Chozen' one". Daily Trojan. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Maeby, Liana (July 8, 2013). "10 hilarious tweets from comedian Shelby Fero". HitFix. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Twitter 140 2014: Shelby Fero". TIME. 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Kroeger, Jake (November 9, 2011). "Who is Shelby Fero?". The Laughspin. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Magic Bag show, Hosted by Eliza Skinner and DC Pierson,
    at SModcastle, 6468 Santa Monica, Hollywood, CA;
    later at Underground Annex, 1314 Wilton Pl, Los Angeles, CA;
    later at Little Modern Theater, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
  8. ^ ""Key and Peele" Episode #2.4 (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
  9. ^ "Outstanding Short Form Animated Program 2016". emmys.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "About Me". Shelby Ann Foto - Bay Area Heirloom Photography. Retrieved May 18, 2025.