Robin Tran

Robin Tran (born May 13, 1986) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer. She is known for her stand-up comedy routines and roasts.

Early life Robin Tran was born on May 13, 1986. Her parents are Vietnamese immigrants. She was raised in Garden Grove, Orange County, California, and has stated that she grew up in "poverty". She has stated that her father "used to do comedy" and "used to do a Vietnamese radio show in Little Saigon here in California, so he was paid to be funny".

As an adolescent, Tran was influenced by Chris Rock’s Bigger & Blacker comedy special on HBO. She ended up receiving a standing ovation and won the talent show.

In 2015, she came out as a transgender woman. She describes her experience coming out to her Vietnamese mother with a language barrier in her stand-up routine, which is known as her "born boy, brain girl" bit. She has said of her experience being the first employee at her then-employer to come out as transgender, "Don't ever be the first employee in your company to ever do anything. It was the worst experience of my life." She refers to herself as an Asian transgender lesbian. In 2018, Robin Tran's first one-hour comedy special, Don't Look at Me, was released on Hulu, Spotify, and iTunes.

She has written for Netflix's Historical Roasts and the Just for Laughs comedy series Straight Up, Stand Up.

Tran has opened for comedians Margaret Cho and Anthony Jeselnik. In 2023, she performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland and headlined the Asian Takeover Comedy Show in Vancouver, Canada. Tran's upcoming festival appearances include the New York Comedy Festival and San Francisco Sketchfest.

In 2021, Tran was named on Just for Laughs' New Faces of 2021 list, In 2022, she was featured on Vulture Magazine's annual list, "Comedians You Should and Will Know".

During the COVID-19 pandemic when live comedy venues were closed, Tran gained a social media following on TikTok, agoraphobia, and ADHD.