Robel Arega

Ensemble

ROBEL AREGA (Ensemble) is very excited to be in The Second City’s Black History Month Show. Based out of Chicago, Robel is an actor, comedian, and writer. He is a junior writer for Cards Against Humanity,  a 2019 Second City and NBCUniversal Bob Curry fellow, a finalist on the 2018 iO Saturday Night Live Showcase, and has been featured on VICE News for his involvement with the Chicago comedy scene. Robel was a featured Second City cast member of “Urban Twist” and is a cast member of the Annoyance Theater's Holy F*ck Comedy Hour, where he rose through the ranks on three Harold teams: “Snowball,” “Pequod's Pizza Presents: The Harold (Lou Malnati's Presents: The Harold),” and “Lil’ Tooties. “A former producer of the variety show The Arts & Culture Club and stand-up showcase BOMB A$$ $ET, Robel co-hosts a killer podcast with comedian and friend Jimmy Gribbin called 86K.