Tim Robinson (born May 23, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, and
writer best known for starring in the Netflix series I Think You
Should Leave with Tim Robinson and the Comedy Central series
Detroiters. Prior to that, he was known for his work as a writer and
cast member on Saturday Night Live.Robinson is a native of the suburbs
of Detroit, Michigan. He has performed at The Second City, iO Theater,
and Just for Laughs. He filmed a 2011 television pilot for Comedy
Central called My Mans, but the show was not picked up by the network.
Robinson is a 2000 graduate of Clarkston High School in Clarkston,
Michigan. Robinson and his wife Heather have two children, a daughter
and a son.On September 15, 2012, Robinson made his debut as a featured
player on Saturday Night Live. Prior to joining the cast of SNL,
Robinson was cast as a series regular in the unaired CBS sitcom Friend
Me. On September 15, 2013, it was announced that Robinson would work
on the writing staff rather than continue being a cast member, making
Tim Robinson the second cast member after Brian Doyle-Murray to go
from featured player to staff writer, and the first SNL performer to
become a writer after being cast only as a featured player. As a cast
member, his celebrity impressions included Ben Bailey and Bill Cowher.
Robinson also acted as the reoccurring character Carl, an elderly
retail worker who would always get insulted by Niff (Bobby Moynihan)
and Dana (Cecily Strong).Robinson has appeared twice on late-night NBC
talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers as Dale, who acts as host Seth
Meyers' "emergency sidekick." Robinson's first appearance was on the
February 28, 2014 episode, during the "Next Week's News" sketch, and
his second appearance was on the April 8, 2014 episode, during the
"Celebrity Drunk Texts" sketch.
writer best known for starring in the Netflix series I Think You
Should Leave with Tim Robinson and the Comedy Central series
Detroiters. Prior to that, he was known for his work as a writer and
cast member on Saturday Night Live.Robinson is a native of the suburbs
of Detroit, Michigan. He has performed at The Second City, iO Theater,
and Just for Laughs. He filmed a 2011 television pilot for Comedy
Central called My Mans, but the show was not picked up by the network.
Robinson is a 2000 graduate of Clarkston High School in Clarkston,
Michigan. Robinson and his wife Heather have two children, a daughter
and a son.On September 15, 2012, Robinson made his debut as a featured
player on Saturday Night Live. Prior to joining the cast of SNL,
Robinson was cast as a series regular in the unaired CBS sitcom Friend
Me. On September 15, 2013, it was announced that Robinson would work
on the writing staff rather than continue being a cast member, making
Tim Robinson the second cast member after Brian Doyle-Murray to go
from featured player to staff writer, and the first SNL performer to
become a writer after being cast only as a featured player. As a cast
member, his celebrity impressions included Ben Bailey and Bill Cowher.
Robinson also acted as the reoccurring character Carl, an elderly
retail worker who would always get insulted by Niff (Bobby Moynihan)
and Dana (Cecily Strong).Robinson has appeared twice on late-night NBC
talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers as Dale, who acts as host Seth
Meyers' "emergency sidekick." Robinson's first appearance was on the
February 28, 2014 episode, during the "Next Week's News" sketch, and
his second appearance was on the April 8, 2014 episode, during the
"Celebrity Drunk Texts" sketch.
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