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Robby Hoffman
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| Hoffman in March 2026 |
| Rivkah Sarah Hoffman (1989-12-02) December 2, 1989New York City, New York, U.S. |
| McGill University (BCom) |
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| 2015–present |
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| Gabby Windey (m. 2025) |
Rivkah Sarah "Robby" Hoffman (born December 2, 1989) is an 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, as well as on Vulture's The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2020.
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".
Rivkah Sarah Hoffman was born in Brooklyn, New York, the seventh of ten siblings in a Hasidic Jewish family. 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." Her mother later became a Christian. During her early childhood, Hoffman's parents divorced; she and her siblings were subsequently raised by their single mother in her native Montreal, Canada. Hoffman has said her mother struggled financially to support their family, and that she lived in poverty.
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.
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. 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.
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. Hoffman was a staff writer for Workin' Moms and Baroness Von Sketch Show. 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 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.
In 2021, it was announced that Rivkah, an autobiographical comedy series created by and starring Hoffman, is in development with Showtime and A24.
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.
Hoffman is a lesbian. According to her, her family was supportive when she came out, and she is close to them. She had elective top surgery, which she discusses at length in multiple interviews and podcasts, but she is not transgender.
In August 2023, Hoffman announced her relationship with The Bachelorette alumna Gabby Windey. Hoffman and Windey were married in January 2025.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | 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 Dykevice |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Natalia | Episode – III |
| 2024 | After Midnight | Herself | Season 2 Episode 46 |
| 2025 | Dying for Sex | G | Episode: Topping is a Sacred Skill |
| 2025 | Hacks | Randi | 4 episodes season 4 |
| 2025 | Kiff | Jackie Pennidötter | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Wake Up | Herself | Stand-up Comedy Special |
| 2026 | Rooster | Mo |
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