Bente Engelstoft, Danish and Mexican American comedian, writer, and only child.
Bente Engelstoft, Danish and Mexican American comedian, writer, and only child.
Bente Engelstoft, Danish and Mexican American comedian, writer, and only child.
Bente Engelstoft, Danish and Mexican American comedian, writer, and only child.
Writer.
Comedian.
Only Child.
ABOUT ME
Hi!
My name is Bente Engelstoft (Ben-duh Angle-stoft). I’m an actor, writer and comedian based in Los Angeles. I’m a first generation American, born to a Danish father (see name) and a Mexican mother (see everything else). I’m also a woman. And queer. Representation matters!
I graduated with a BA in theatre from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where I wrote my undergrad dissertation on improvised theatre because nerd.
After college I moved to Chicago where I improvised, wrote and performed for the stages of Second City, iO Chicago and The Annoyance Theatre, to name a few. You can read about all of that in my resume.
After Chicago, I made my way west to Los Angeles where I was a writer for the 2016 CBS Diversity Showcase and a writer/ performer for the 2017 Showcase.
Most recently I was a writer for three years on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where I won three Emmys!
What else?
Oh probably lots more that I’m forgetting, but have a click around and reach out if you’d like to know more!
just in case you can't get enough...
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