THE FUNNY PEOPLE FILE
A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Alex Rubens
Writer
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
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Born March 25, 1978Age 48
16sketches in the archive
1show
Credited work (16)
Funny from behind the scenes.
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The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Alex Rubens is a television and film writer whose sketch credits include Key & Peele. His writing was part of the show's Emmy-nominated ensemble, and his comedy background includes performing improv with Yale's Purple Crayon group.
Rubens has also written for Community and Rick and Morty, working across sitcom stories and animated comedy. He co-wrote Keanu with Jordan Peele, carrying their sketch-writing collaboration into a feature about friends drawn into a criminal misunderstanding. His credits connect short character-driven scenes with longer comic narratives.
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