{{Short description|American actress}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Robby Hoffman | image = Robby Hoffman, March 2026 (cropped).jpg | caption = Hoffman in March 2026 | birth_name = Rivkah Sarah Hoffman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|2}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | education = McGill University (BCom) | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|writer|talk show host}} | years_active = 2015–present | spouse = {{Marriage|Gabby Windey|2025}} }} '''Rivkah Sarah''' "'''Robby'''" '''Hoffman''' (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian-American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career as a writer and is known for her work on ''The Chris Gethard Show'', ''Baroness Von Sketch Show'', ''Workin' Moms'', and ''Odd Squad'', the latter of which won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Children's, Preschool Children's, Family Viewing in 2019. Hoffman released her first stand-up special, ''I'm Nervous'', in 2019. She was named one of Comedy Central's ''Up Next'' comedians in 2018, appeared on Conan O'Brien's ''Comics to Watch'' list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ben-Moche |first=Erin |date=February 26, 2020 |title=Robby Hoffman: From Chasidic Jew to Gay Stand-Up Comedian |url=https://jewishjournal.com/community/311180/robby-hoffman-from-chasidic-jew-to-gay-stand-up-comedian/ |access-date= |work=The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles}}</ref> as well as on Vulture's ''The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2020''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2020 |title=The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2020 |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-new-up-and-coming-comedians-to-watch-in-2020.html |access-date= |website=Vulture.com}}</ref>
Hoffman was nominated in 2025 for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her recurring role as Randi in the HBO Max comedy-drama ''Hacks''. The ''New York Times'' called her "a breakout star" and a "fan favorite".<ref name="nyt2025">{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2025 |title=If You Put Her in a Scene, She Will Steal It|author=Roy, Jessica |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/style/robby-hoffman-hacks-dying-for-sex.html |access-date=August 11, 2025 |website=New York Times}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Rivkah Sarah Hoffman<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=robbyhoffman |postid=C_OQ_KNSpKv |title=Bringin it home for my first theatre tour 🔥🇨🇦🔥 link to tix in bio |date=2024-08-28}}</ref> was born on December 2, 1989, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the seventh of ten siblings in a Hasidic Jewish family.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rust-Orta |first=Geneva |date=2023-02-28 |title=Some Advice From Queer Jewish Comedian Robby Hoffman |url=https://www.heyalma.com/some-advice-from-queer-jewish-comedian-robby-hoffman/ |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=Hey Alma |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Karl |date=July 24, 2019 |title=Robby Hoffman: From Drop Out To Stand-Up |website=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2019/07/24/robby-hoffman-from-drop-out-to-stand-up/?sh=550c364c2f4e |access-date=}}</ref> Hoffman jokingly described her parents, who initially practiced Reform Judaism and later began to practice Hasidic Judaism: "They're two people who joined a Hasidic cult and had ten kids, and I'm the product of it."<ref name=kolbert>{{cite interview|interviewer=Kolbert, Ali|work=The Ali Kolbert Show|title=Becoming Robby Hoffman|last=Hoffman|first=Robby|date=May 30, 2023|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4ppsQ0XwU&t=1941s|via=YouTube|time=32:19; 53:44|access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> Her mother later became a Christian.<ref name=kolbert/> During her early childhood, Hoffman's parents divorced; she and her siblings were subsequently raised by their single mother in her native Montreal, Canada.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Montreal Times|url=https://mtltimes.ca/movies/robby-hoffman-just-for-laughs-ethnic-show/|title=Robby Hoffman – Just For Laughs Ethnic Show|last=Nulman|first=Stuart|date=2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240110042520/https://mtltimes.ca/movies/robby-hoffman-just-for-laughs-ethnic-show/|archive-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> Hoffman has said her mother struggled financially to support their family, and that she lived in poverty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/robby-hoffman/robby-hoffman-interview|work=Paste|title=Robby Hoffman Goes Too Far, Yet It's Never Enough|last=Reich|first=Felicia|date=December 5, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240110043002/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/robby-hoffman/robby-hoffman-interview|archive-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref>
After attending private high school Bialik Secondary School, Hoffman enrolled at McGill University, where she studied accounting and communications; after graduation, she enrolled in the graduate CPA program at McGill, only to quit a few hours into her first day of the program to pursue a career in comedy.<ref name=":2" />
== Career == Hoffman began her writing career and was soon garnering recognition for her work, while also writing and performing stand-up comedy. In 2018, she was a headlining act for the New York Comedy Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 8, 2018 |title=NYCF: Robby Hoffman |url=https://www.todaytix.com/x/nyc/shows/13531-robby-hoffman |access-date= |website=todaytix.com}}</ref> In 2019, she recorded her first one-hour comedy special ''I'm Nervous'' at the ''Just For Laughs'' comedy festival in Toronto for Crave TV.<ref name=":2" />
Hoffman's first television writing job was for the PBS series ''Odd Squad''; she won a 2019 Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the series.<ref name=":0" /> Hoffman was a staff writer for ''Workin' Moms'' and ''Baroness Von Sketch Show''.<ref name=":1" /> She was a staff writer on ''The Chris Gethard Show''; after its cancellation, Hoffman starred in episodes of ''The Chris Gethard Show with Robby Hoffman''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXD_PzqqdZo |title=Chris Gethard Presents 106: "The Chris Gethard Show with Robby Hoffman" |date=August 1, 2019 |last=Gethard |first=Chris |access-date= |website=YouTube}}</ref> on both MNN and ''Chris Gethard Presents,'' as well as taking the show live to the Montreal Just For Laughs festival. She hosted ''Robby Hoffman Consulting Group'' (formerly ''Dykevice''), a live call-in advice show on Gethard's comedy network ''Planet Scum Live''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2020 |title=Robby Hoffman Gives the Best Advice |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/robby-hoffman-interview-comedians-you-should-know-2020.html |access-date= |website=Vulture.com}}</ref>
In 2021, it was announced that ''Rivkah'', an autobiographical comedy series created by and starring Hoffman, is in development with Showtime and A24.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2021-06-04 |title=Robby Hoffman Comedy 'Rivkah' In Works At Showtime |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/robby-hoffman-comedy-rivkah-showtime-development-1234769176/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
She received a Juno Award nomination for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026, for her comedy album ''I'm Nervous''.<ref>Holly Gordon, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/juno-award-nominees-2026-complete-list-9.7060862 "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees"]. CBC Music, January 27, 2026.</ref>
== Personal life == Hoffman is a lesbian.<ref name=":2" /> According to her, her family was supportive when she came out, and she is close to them.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dANHl2mC6S2Ia9BaEizGl?si=a5pV3YCMTQmzv19E5jnKFA | title=Robby Hoffman: F**k Pronouns, I'm POOR! | Buckle up #54 | website=Spotify }}</ref>
In August 2023, Hoffman announced her relationship with ''The Bachelorette'' alumna Gabby Windey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=America |first=Good Morning |title=Gabby Windey announces new relationship with female comedian Robby Hoffman |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/gabby-windey-announces-new-relationship-female-comedian-robby-hoffman-101958245 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Good Morning America |language=en}}</ref> Hoffman and Windey were married in January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittaker |first=Alexandra |date=2025-03-05 |title=Surprise! Gabby Windey Married Robby Hoffman in a Secret Wedding—and She's Ready to Gab About It |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a63997073/gabby-windey-marries-robby-hoffman-secret-wedding/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Crabtree |first1=Erin |last2=Stivale |first2=Shelby |date=2025-03-05 |title=Bachelorette's Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman Are Married |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bachelorettes-gabby-windey-girlfriend-robby-hoffman-are-married/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2015–2018 |''Odd Squad'' |Writer |Multiple episodes; 2019 Emmy Award winner |- |2017 |''Dino Dana'' |Writer |Episode: "Dino Matchmaker: Lost and Sound" |- |2017–2018 |''The Chris Gethard Show'' |Writer |Multiple episodes |- |2018 |''Workin' Moms'' |Writer |13 episodes |- |2018 |''Baroness Von Sketch Show'' |Story editor |10 episodes |- |2019 |''I'm Nervous'' |Herself |Stand-up comedy special |- |2019 |''Sherwood'' |Writer |2 episodes |- |2019 |''Mind Fudge''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flores |first=Rodrigo |title=Mind Fudge: Interview with Series Co-Creator Justine Nelson |date=June 14, 2019 |website=Joyful Magpies |url=https://joyfulmagpies.com/2019/06/14/mind-fudge-interview-with-series-co-creator-justine-nelson/ |access-date=}}</ref> |Writer |Season 2 |- |2019 |''Chris Gethard Presents'' |Host |Episode: "The Chris Gethard Show with Robby Hoffman" |- |2020–2021 |''Robby Hoffman Consulting Group'' |Host |Weekly advice show, formerly known as ''Dykevic'' |- |2023 |''History of the World, Part II'' |Natalia |Episode: "III" |- |2024 |''After Midnight'' |Herself |Season 2, Episode 46<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch After Midnight Season 2 Episode 46: 12/5/24 |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/5cZUxDHAz9NKkmDW7C9SrUlloAUDd7BJ/ |website=CBS |access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref> |- |2025 |''Dying for Sex'' |G |Episode: "Topping is a Sacred Skill" |- |2025–present |''Hacks'' |Randi |Recurring role, 8 episodes (Seasons 4-5) |- |2025 |''Kiff'' |Jackie Pennidötter |Voice, 2 episodes |- |2025 |''Wake Up'' |Herself |Stand-up Comedy Special |- |2026–present |''Rooster'' |Mo |Recurring role, 8 episodes |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * [https://www.robbyhoffman.com/ Official website]
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