Marina Franklin

Marina Franklin is a comedian.

Biography

Marina Franklin was born and raised in Chicago.^[1] She graduated from the University of Illinois and received her master's degree in theater from Syracuse University.^[2] She moved to New York in 1997 and worked at the theme restaurant Jekyll and Hyde, on 57th Street. “It was hard work, ” she later said, noting that the restaurant had five floors and she spent most of her time running up and down. While she was picking up acting jobs in small theaters, Marina realized she wanted to do comedy, which she chose to pursue full-time in 1999.

Franklin has subsequently performed at various clubs and audiences across the world, including the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Scotland's Glasgow Comedy Festival, BBC's World Stand's Up, Rotterdam's Comedy Factory, Montreal’s Just For Laughs, Ireland’s Kilkenny Comedy Festival, and Nashville’s Bonnaroo Music Festival. Her big break came when she auditioned and won a spot on the second season of Last Comic Standing.

Aside from being a standup comedian, Marina is also an actress and writer, known from Chappelle Show saying "EWW (n-word) you smell like French Fries!!!" and Women Who Kill (2013).^[3]

Appearances

Wanda Sykes' "Herlarious", Showtime's "Women Who Kill", Craig Ferguson's "Late Late Show", "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn", NBC's "Last Comic Standing", "Showtime at The Apollo", "The Awkward Comedy Show", "The Jay Leno Show", Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend”, CW’s “Hip Hop Holdem”, Dutch TV's "The Comedy Factory", "The Chappelle Show", Inside Amy Schumer as "Telephone Operator" and BBC’s “The World Stand’s Up”.^[4]

References

External References

• Marina Franklin with Wanda Sykes (Video)
• Interview in Harlem (Video)
• Haitian Boyfriend (Video)