Ruby Karp (born August 30, 2000) is an American writer and

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Writing

Karp began writing professionally in 2011 at the age of 10 when Molly McAleer, co-founder of

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, asked her to contribute to the website by writing "Ruby's Corner", a weekly column that covered a variety of topics involving her observations and life experiences. She has also written articles for

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titled "I'm 13 and None of My Friends Use Facebook", which went viral, and "How 13-Year-Olds Really Use Snapchat". In 2017, she published her first book, ''Earth Hates Me'', an inside look at being a teenager. She has also written for

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as well as the "Sparklife" section of the education-oriented blog '' SparkNotes''.

Comedy

On her third birthday, Karp found herself onstage at UCB as a guest on ''Talk Show with

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and

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''. Since then, she's performed monologues at ASSSSCAT, a monoscene with

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, and appeared in an alien costume in a performance of the '' Broad City Live'' show in 2012. In 2004, she appeared on the first episode of ''Shutterbugs'' with Aziz Ansari and

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on the MTV sketch comedy television show ''

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''. In 2008, Karp spoke about being a feminist with Amy Poehler on her web series ''Smart Girls at the Party'' when she was 7 years old. She performed in a variety of shows at UCB and, in February 2011, started hosting the story-telling show, ''

Presents Very Important Things''. This show has since become the current, monthly stand-up show, ''We Hope You have Fun''. She has performed stand up at other UCB shows including ''Fresh Out'', ''Adulting'', and ''Andy Blitz and Andy Blitz's Friends''.

Speaking

Karp won a MOTH Story Slam when she was 12 years old at Housing Works. She spoke about being a feminist at TEDxRedmond in September 2013. She was an ambassador for Dove on positive body image and spoke at the UN on this topic on September 25, 2014. She hosted the second annual ''Student Voice Live'' on September 20, 2014. In September 2017, she moderated the B-Fest panel at

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Personal life

Ruby Karp attended

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. Her mother,

Marcelle Karp Marcelle Karp, a.k.a. Betty Boob, (born 1964),
(Dec 22, 2005) New York Times article mentioning her age ...

, is a TV producer and a co-founder of the women's lifestyle magazine '' Bust''.

References

External links

Official Website

Feminism Activism: Ruby Karp at TEDxRedmond
(2013)
The Feminist: Smart Girls at the Party with Amy Poehler feat. Ruby Karp
(2008) {{DEFAULTSORT:Karp, Ruby 2000 births 21st-century American women writers American feminists American sketch comedians American women comedians Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers Living people 21st-century American comedians