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Who is Keith Robinson?

Keith Robinson is an American stand-up comedian and actor from Philadelphia, where he started on the comedy circuit; he was a finalist on Star Search in 1993. He performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan, often as the emcee, and in 2012 Time Out New York named him one of the “21 New York comedy scene linchpins.” He was a regular on Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, the announcer and sidekick on The Wanda Sykes Show, and a writer on Chappelle’s Show; his film credits include Trainwreck and Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain. His first hour special, Kevin Hart Presents: Keith Robinson – Back of the Bus Funny, came out in 2014. A 2016 stroke paralyzed one side of his body and slurred his speech, but he kept performing; he talks about it in his 2024 Netflix special Different Strokes. He co-hosts Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith with Amy Schumer, Rachel Feinstein and Bridget Everett (since June 21, 2018).

Sources: Wikipedia · Comedy Club Tracker (sources per date below)

Career timeline

• 1980sPhiladelphia’s “Comedy Express” group
• 1993Star Search finalist
• TVTough Crowd with Colin Quinn; The Wanda Sykes Show; writer on Chappelle’s Show
• 2012Time Out New York “scene linchpin”
• 2014Back of the Bus Funny
• 2016Has a stroke and keeps performing
• 20183 Girls, 1 Keith launches (June 21)
• 2024Netflix special Different Strokes

Podcast & show guest appearances

15 verified guest appearances by Keith Robinson on other people’s shows (their own podcasts are excluded), newest first.

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Each episode matched in the show’s own podcast feed.

Comedy Cellar and Different Strokes

Specials, albums & books

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• Back of the Bus Funny (stand-up special, 2014) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link
• Different Strokes (Netflix special, 2024) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link

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Keith Robinson live dates & lineups

From our comedy tracker: dates, rooms, roles and who opened, each with its source. Updated Saturday, October 17, 2026.

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Upcoming dates

No upcoming dates in our tracker yet.

Past performances

Oct 16, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Comedy Cellar club

New York, NY

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Oct 168:00 PM

Sources: Club calendar

Openers & features

Keith opened for

None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Keith Robinson’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.

Opened for Keith

None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Keith Robinson’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.

Momentum

No momentum note yet. Our tracker started on Oct 14, 2026 (2 runs logged since), so there is no earlier period to compare bookings against. A note appears only when the data supports one.

Said on podcasts

No podcast mentions logged yet.

More on Keith

• Movies & TV shows: every Keith Robinson credit

How we check: a run shows as confirmed only when two independent sources agree on it (for example the club’s own calendar plus a ticketing listing, or Keith naming the dates on a podcast). Everything else stays unverified until a second source turns up. Roles appear only when a source states them. Know a date or an opener we missed? Use the form below.

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Official links

• Wikipedia
• Comedy Cellar

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