Blaire Erskine

Blaire Erskine (born August 25, 1991) is an American comedian and writer. She is best known for her satirical Twitter videos spoofing various right-wing political figures and fictional Trump supporters. Erskine was a staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!. She was raised on a sod farm in Ellaville, Georgia.

Career Erskine pursued acting for two years before turning her focus to writing. She joined an all-women stand-up comedy class at The Punchline in 2017 and started doing open mics around Atlanta.

She rose to prominence in 2020 for posting satirical Twitter videos in response to current events, often posing as the wives and daughters of prominent right wing politicians and pundits and various Trump supporting characters. In her first viral video released in July 2020, she depicted the wife of Dan Maples, a Florida man who received media attention for refusing to wear a mask in Costco. Another viral video depicted her giving a fake news interview as a Trump supporter stranded in freezing temperatures after an Omaha, Nebraska rally, spoofing a real event that took place in October 2020. Celebrities such as Michael Moore, MC Hammer, and reporter Katie Couric responded to the video assuming it was real.

Characters she has played in her videos include Jerry Falwell's daughter, Amy Coney Barrett's daughter, Tom Cotton's wife, Corey Lewandowski's wife, Marjorie Taylor Greene's daughter, and Tiffany Trump's best friend. She continued to produce viral parody videos on her social media accounts, including one posing as a fictional spokesperson for Facebook, after a whistleblower came forward about the company's financial motives, and another as a spokesperson for ERCOT, in response to the electricity issues resulting from a heatwave in June. She left Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2024.

Personal life Erskine married her husband in October 2020. 2017 Sides Heidi Web series; also creator, writer and executive producer 2021 Stargirl Millie Myers Episode: "Summer School: Chapter Four" 2021 Let's Be Real N/A Writer 2021–2024 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Various Writer

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated work ResultRef.2023Writers Guild of America AwardsComedy/Variety – Talk SeriesJimmy Kimmel Live!