Tim Robinson Biography

Fast Facts

• A revue he appeared in called "South Side of Heaven" was nominated for the 2011 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work in the Musical or Revue category
• In 2011, he appeared on splashlife․com's list of 30 Comedians Under 30 to Watch
• Rose up through the ranks of Second City, starting in Detroit and moving to the national touring company and finally the Mainstage in Chicago
• Quote: "I started by taking classes at the Second City in Detroit․ I had a lot of great teachers who really guided me, including Antoine McKay and Keegan Michael-Key․"
• While on the cast of "Saturday Night Live," he impersonated Ben Bailey and Bill Cowher and played a recurring character named Carl, an oft-insulted elderly retail worker
• Joined the Cook County Social Club, an improve performance group based at iO Chicago
• Those he worked with onstage have praised his aptitude for physical comedy and the eccentricity of the characters he plays
• Was the first person on "Saturday Night Live" to transition from being a cast member to being a writer
• Earned his high school diploma from Clarkston High School in 2000
• Stated that he wasn't a comedian, he would want to be centerfield for the Tigers