Quinta Brunson

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Writer • Producer • Comedian • Actress

Birth Date: December 21, 1989

Age: 34 years old

Birth Place: Pennsylvania

Quinta Brunson (better known as Quinta B) parlayed her comedic observations about being a young black millennial into a successful career as a YouTube star. Born on December 21, 1989 in Philadelphia, PA, Brunson studied marketing at Temple University, where she first caught the comedy bug while performing at the school's comedy show, Temple Smash. After graduation, Brunson moved to Chicago where she took improv classes at Second City, and tried to break into the city's standup comedy circuit. In 2014, she created a character, "The Girl Who's Never Been on a Nice Date," for a stage bit at the Comedy Store, then shot it as a short sketch at the suggestion of a friend, and uploaded it to her Instagram account. The sketch went viral, and eventually landed Brunson a gig at Buzzfeed Motion Pictures. After creating a number of popular videos for the site, including "Real Things All Couples Do," "How to Get Out of the Friend Zone," and "Drinking: 20 vs. 25," Brunson launched her most ambitious project to date: the web series Broke (YouTube, 2016), about the misadventures of Brunson and her two male roommates (Maurice Williams and Paul Dupree) as they navigate living "first-world poor in Los Angeles." The series was a smash, and established Brunson as a creative comedic voice to be reckoned with.

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Live with Kelly and MarkStream

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29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

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2023

The Jennifer Hudson Show

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2022

TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

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2022

WEIRD: The Al Yankovic StoryStream

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Oprah Winfrey
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Abbott ElementaryStream

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Janine Teagues
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That's My JamStream

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As of Yet

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Lyssa
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Magical Girl Friendship SquadStream

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Alex
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Wilmore

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Extras

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A Little Late With Lilly Singh

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The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

Tamron Hall

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Hair Flick

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A Black Lady Sketch ShowStream

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A Black Lady Sketch Show FREE

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Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

Lazor Wulf

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Blazor Wulf
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Single ParentsStream

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Bess
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2018

Access Live

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Daily Pop

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2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

Broke

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Miloh
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You Do You

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The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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Celebrity Family FeudStream

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2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

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The Nightly Show With Larry WilmoreStream

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

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Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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New GirlStream

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Annabelle
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The Talk

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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