Siobhan Thompson Explained

Siobhan Thompson (born 29 July 1984) is a British-American comedian and writer. She is known for her work on the CollegeHumor Originals web series and for her roles on Dropout's Dimension 20.^[2] She has appeared in other programmes such as Adam Ruins Everything and Broad City. She was also a staff writer for Adult Swim's Rick and Morty and a writer on Krapopolis.^{[3] [4]}

Biography

Thompson originally moved from England to the United States to be an archaeologist, but soon found herself drawn to comedy.^[5] She began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2010, and is a member of their Maude team Alamo.^[6] She is also the former host of the BBC America web series "Anglophenia", the co-host of the sketch comedy podcast Left Handed Radio, and has appeared in multiple television shows.^{[7] [8]}

She first appeared in a CollegeHumor sketch in May 2015,^[9] and left the company at the end of 2016, before returning in late 2017.

In June 2018, it was announced that Joss Whedon would produce a comedy TV series created by Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale to air on Freeform.^[10]

Thompson is also a player on Dimension 20, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play show which premiered September 2018 on the Dropout streaming service. Her characters include Adaine Abernant (Fantasy High series), Misty Moore/Rowan Berry (The Unsleeping City), Princess Ruby Rocks (A Crown of Candy), Iga Lisowski (The Unsleeping City: Chapter II), Riva (A Starstruck Odyssey), Princess Rosamund Du Prix (Neverafter), Imelda Pulse (Mentopolis), and a young stoat named Jaysohn (Burrow's End).^[11] In addition, she has guested on other Dropout programs such as Game Changer.She has also been a guest player character on Not Another D&D Podcast as Apple Scrumper^[12] and the Rotating Heroes Podcast as Astrid Starborn.

In November 2023, Thompson announced via Instagram that she had become a United States citizen.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thompson . Siobhan . July 2, 2024 . Video by Siobhan Thompson . July 2, 2024 . TikTok.
2. Web site: Heim . Bec . 2023-01-02 . Dimension 20: All Intrepid Hero Campaigns, Ranked . 2024-05-23 . ScreenRant . en.
3. News: Cooke . Bruno . 6 September 2021 . Who is Siobhan Thompson, Ricky and Morty season 5 writer? . 7 September 2021 . TheFocus.
4. News: Boyle . Michael . 11 August 2021 . On season 5 of 'Rick and Morty,' the future is certainly female . 7 September 2021 . Mic.
5. Web site: Donahue . Helen . Interview with Anglophenia's Siobhan Thompson, Part 1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140925120838/http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/09/interview-with-siobhan-thompson-of-anglophenia . 25 September 2014 . . September 2014.
6. Web site: Siobhan Thompson . Upright Citizens Brigade.
7. Web site: Nelson . Jenny . Inside Siobhan Thompson's Twitter and Tweeting What's In Your Brain . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181208153441/https://www.vulture.com/2014/08/follow-friday-siobhan-thompson.html . 8 December 2018 . . 22 August 2014. (Originally appeared on Splitsider.com)
8. Web site: Reghay . Nayomi . 'Radiolab' gets the pitch-perfect parody it deserves . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041322/https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/left-handed-radio-what-if-podcast-anna-rubanova-siobhan-thompson/ . 1 December 2017 . . 20 August 2015.
9. What Happens When You Tell People You Can't Eat Gluten . . YouTube . 13 May 2015.
10. News: Otterson . Joe . 5 June 2018 . Joss Whedon to Produce Freeform Female Detective Comedy Series From Siobhan Thompson, Rebecca Drysdale (EXCLUSIVE) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907084720/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/joss-whedon-freeform-pippa-smith-siobhan-thompson-rebecca-drysdale-1202830615 . 7 September 2018 . Daily Variety.
11. Web site: Tyrrell . Caitlin . 2023-10-12 . Siobhan Thompson Talks Dimension 20 Burrow's End & Fantasy High Junior Year . 2024-05-23 . ScreenRant . en.
12. Web site: Ep. 32: The Getaway (The Cutthroat Chronicles with Siobhan Thompson) Not Another D&D Podcast . 2024-05-23 . naddpod.com.