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Erin Gibson
Born (1979-03-22) March 22, 1979 (age 46)
Glendale, CA
Occupations
  • Showrunner
  • Writer
  • Actor
Known forThrowing Shade
Gay of Thrones
WebsiteErin Gibson

Erin Gibson (born March 22, 1979) is an American television showrunner, writer and actor. She co-created and hosts the podcast Throwing Shade and she created the Funny or Die production “Gay of Thrones” with Jonathan Van Ness. She has been nominated for three Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.[1]

She wrote a book of essays called "Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death"[2]

She is the current showrunner of Tiny Toons Looniversity on Cartoon Network and The Chicken Sisters on Hallmark+.[3][4][5]

Career

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She began her career performing at Second City in Chicago and the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.[6] She also regularly contributed to HuffPost, from 2012 to 2017.[7]

In 2011, she co-created the podcast Throwing Shade with Bryan Safi.[8] In 2013, the podcast became a Funny or Die web series and stage show.[8] In 2013, she also created the Funny or Die production “Gay of Thrones” with Jonathan Van Ness, her real hairstylist at the time who she over heard talking about the show and pitched them the idea.[9][10][11]

Throwing Shade was adapted into a TV series and on January 17, 2017 the first episode of ten was released on TV Land.[8][12] It was canceled after one season.[13] The podcast version of Throwing Shade continued after the TV cancelation and was renamed Attitudes! in 2020.[14]

In 2018, she released a book of essays entitled "Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death".[2]

In October 2020, it was announced the Gibson would serve as showrunner of the Tiny Toons reboot at HBO Max, called Tiny Toons Looniversity.[15][3] The show was a Warner Bros, Amblin co-production and got a two-season pick up order.[16]

On September 8, 2023, all 10 episodes of the first season were released on Max, and the first episode premiered on Cartoon Network the next day.[17]

In 2025, Erin Gibson became the showrunner and executive producer of The Chicken Sisters for the second season after being on the writing staff in the first season.[4][5]

Nominations

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Awards & Nominations: Gay Of Thrones". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Gibson, Erin: FEMINASTY". Kirkus Reviews. August 1, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Magazine, Animation (2023-07-25). "A Day in the Life: Erin Gibson, 'Tiny Toons Looniversity' Showrunner & Co-EP". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  4. ^ a b Lane, Liv (2025-04-07). "Hunky Co-Star Added to 'Chicken Sisters' Cast as Hallmark Confirms 2nd Season". EntertainmentNow. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  5. ^ a b Rice, Lynette (2025-06-26). "'The Chicken Sisters': When To Expect Return Of Hallmark Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  6. ^ "Bio". Erin Gibson. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  7. ^ "Erin Gibson | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Malone, Michael (January 16, 2017). ""TV Land 'Throwing' hat in late-night ring."". Broadcasting & Cable. Vol. 147, no. 3. Future B2B LLC. p. 25.
  9. ^ Alter, Rebecca (2019-05-22). "Jonathan Van Ness on the End of His Game (and Gay) of Thrones Journey". Vulture. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  10. ^ "Gay of Thrones". Funny Or Die. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  11. ^ Couch, Aaron (2014-06-20). "How George R.R. Martin Ended Up in 'Gay of Thrones' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  12. ^ Arthur, Kenneth (2017-01-24). "Inside 'Throwing Shade's Journey from Podcast to Web Series to TV Show". Vulture. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-11-16). "TV Land Cancels 'Lopez' & 'Throwing Shade' As 'Nobodies' Moves To Paramount Network". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  14. ^ "Attitudes!: ATTITUDES! Regeneron and Fetal Tissue Testing, Amy Coney Barrett, Guest Starlee Kine on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  15. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (October 28, 2020). "'Tiny Toons' Revived at HBO Max, Cartoon Network". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Otterson, Joe (2020-10-28). "'Tiny Toon Adventures' Reboot, Genndy Tartakovsky Series Ordered at HBO Max and Cartoon Network". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  17. ^ "Cartoon Network to premiere 'Tiny Toons Looniversity' on 9 September". Animation Xpress. Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd. August 22, 2023.
  18. ^ Ben-Moche, Erin (July 13, 2018). "Jonathan Van Ness is nominated for Gay of Thrones and Queer Eye—and he 'can't even'". Los Angeles Times.
  19. ^ "Nominations for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series – 2019". Emmys.
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