Alex English

Creator Context

Summary

Alex English is a Black, openly gay comedian and television writer whose public creative identity repeatedly incorporates race, sexuality, and outsider experience. He has written for BET’s The Rundown with Robin Thede, HBO’s That Damn Michael Che and Pause with Sam Jay, Inside Amy Schumer, The Fix, and Saturday Night Live, earning three Emmy nominations for variety writing. English has described finding his comedic voice through discussing life as a gay black man and has spoken publicly about writing with his queer identity in mind. He also performed with Lady Parts Justice’s Vagical Mystery Tour, a reproductive-rights comedy project. Although he has argued that comedy should remain capable of challenging audiences and has criticized overly politicized late-night humor, his recurring queer and racial perspective, plus work in explicitly progressive comedy spaces, represents a substantial identity-driven creative pattern.