Reid Pope is a comedian, playwright, and Jew (despite the ironic last name) who’s been featured in PAPER, Vulture, and Boys With Plants Magazine.

They do stand-up around NYC/BK and serve as the Head Writer and Executive Producer of Late Stage Live: a trans-led monthly late night comedy news show on Brooklyn public access.

Reid’s TV project Old Queens won the 2023 ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition. In 2022, they were named a New York Comedy Festival Content Creator To Watch.

As a playwright, Reid has developed work with Jewish Plays Project, Normal Ave, Edinburgh Fringe, & The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals. Their play Cuntboy & Dickgirl (or: Biology Play) received the 2023 Parity Productions Award. Their play Holocaust Lit! was selected for Fault Line Theatre’s Irons In The Fire (2024). They are a New Georges Affiliated Artist.

Follow Reid on Instagram @rpopegram and on Twitter @rpopetweets. Subscribe To Their Weekly Newsletter: reidpope.substack.com. B.A. Brown | M.F.A. NYU