Robby Hoffman Breaks the Internet: New Stand-Up Special, Relationship Buzz & Why Everyone’s Talking About Her

Robby Hoffman is having a breakout summer. Fresh off stealing every scene as Kirby in Season 4 of HBO Max’s “Hacks,” the Montreal-born comedian has just been cast opposite Steve Carell in a still-untitled HBO single-camera comedy from “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence and showrunner Matt Tarses. Industry insiders say Hoffman will play Carell’s quick-witted chief of staff, a role written with her razor-sharp stand-up cadence in mind. The new gig caps a milestone year that began with Hoffman’s secret wedding to “Bachelorette” alum Gabby Windey in March, a celebration the couple revealed only after Windey thanked “my hilarious wife Robby” during her Best New Artist acceptance speech at the 2025 Culture Awards. The pair’s low-key nuptials surprised even close friends, but fans have embraced the duo as one of entertainment’s most refreshingly authentic power couples. Before television came calling, Hoffman honed her voice in packed comedy clubs on both coasts, then broke through in writers’ rooms for “The Chris Gethard Show,” “Workin’ Moms” and “Baroness von Sketch Show.” Critics credit those sketch-writing chops for her scene-stealing turn opposite Jean Smart, with The New York Times calling Hoffman “the comic cyclone you can’t look away from”. Production on the Carell series begins this fall in Los Angeles, and insiders hint HBO is already eyeing Emmy campaign positioning should Hoffman’s momentum continue. Meanwhile, the comedian will squeeze in a short stand-up tour—tickets for her Ocean Beach, San Diego date sold out within an hour of going on sale. With buzzy TV roles, headline-making personal life moments, and a slate of live dates igniting ticket sites, Robby Hoffman is fast becoming a household name. Expect to see—and hear—much more from comedy’s newest heavyweight as 2025 rolls on.