Reid Pope is a comedian, playwright, and Jew (despite the ironic last name) who’s been featured in PAPER & Vulture.
They serve as the Head Writer and EP of Late Stage Live: a trans-led monthly late night comedy news show on Brooklyn public access [read about it in Them, Jezebel, and Teen Vogue].
Their short film “Lesbian Jesus Is Pregnant With Vibes” recently premiered at NewFest.
Jeremy O. Harris shortlisted Reid’s play amino amino amino amino amino amino amino amino amino for the 2024 Yale Drama Prize.
Reid’s play Holocaust Lit! was selected for Fault Line Theatre’s “Irons In The Fire” (2024) and their play Cuntboy & Dickgirl (or: Biology Play) received the Parity Productions Award.
Reid’s TV project Old Queens won the 2023 ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition. In 2022, they were named a New York Comedy Festival Content Creator To Watch.
Follow Reid on Instagram @rpopegram and on Twitter @rpopetweets. Subscribe To Their Weekly Newsletter: reidpope.substack.com.
B.A. Brown | M.F.A. NYU | New Georges Affiliated Artist