Reid Pope is a comedian, playwright, and Jew (despite the ironic last name). Their work has been featured in The New Yorker, PAPER, and Vulture.

They are a Co-Creator, EP, and Head Writer of Going Down: a trans-led monthly comedy news show on Brooklyn public access. They also created and ran the writer’s room for Late Stage which you can read about in Them, Jezebel, and Teen Vogue.

Reid’s short film, “Lesbian Jesus Is Pregnant With Vibes”, premiered at NewFest in 2024.

Jeremy O. Harris shortlisted Reid’s play amino amino amino amino amino amino amino amino amino for the 2024 Yale Drama Prize. Their play Holocaust Lit! was selected for Fault Line Theatre’s Irons In The Fire, and Biology Play received the Parity Productions Award.

Reid’s TV project Old Queens won the 2023 ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition, and in 2022, they were named a New York Comedy Festival Content Creator To Watch.

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B.A. Brown | M.F.A. NYU | New Georges Affiliated Artist