Mishna Wolff is an American writer and humorist.

Biography

Wolff grew up in Seattle, Washington. When her parents divorced she found herself a white girl in a black neighborhood with a white father who expected her to integrate into the black community the way he had. She later wrote about these experiences in her memoir, "I'm Down." Wolff was married to comic Marc Maron

Marc Maron

Marc Maron is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host.He has been host of The Marc Maron Show, and co-host of both Morning Sedition, and Breakroom Live, all politically-oriented shows, produced under the auspices of Air America Media. He was also the host of Comedy Central's Short Attention...

, and their divorce was the subject of Marc Maron's one man show Scorched Earth. Her marriage to Maron is a frequent topic in Maron's stand-up, podcasts, and one-man shows.
Wolff is married to Jeremy Doner

Jeremy Doner

Jeremy Doner is an American screenwriter.-Early life:Doner was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in the nearby village Franklin, though he and his family moved to SoHo, New York City when he was nine years old...

. They have one child. Her mother-in-law is the sculptor Michele Oka Doner

Michele Oka Doner

Michele Oka Doner is an American artist and author. "The breadth of her artistic production encompasses sculpture, public art, furniture, jewelry and functional objects…Oka Doner is perhaps best known for her numerous public art commissions, including…Radiant Site, at New York's Herald Square...

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Career

After having a humorous piece published in BlackBook Magazine, Wolff began performing on stage at Luna Lounge and the Upright Citizens Brigade. There she honed her comedic skills and performed personal essays in the LA storytelling series, "Sit 'n Spin". She has been featured on VH1, Comedy Central, Air America and NPR. Her one-person show "I’m Down” was the basis of her memoir of the same name. Mishna Wolff was one of the 2009 Sundance Screenwriting Lab Fellows.

I'm Down

Published by St. Martin's Press in 2009, I'm Down was a national best seller and is now taught in schools across the country.

In 2011, KCBD of Lubbock Texas ran a story about "I'm Down" being littered with profanity and inappropriate for Lubbock County English students. The book was removed from classrooms pending formal school district review. The school board voted unanimously to continue teaching it. One of the principals even assigned it to all his administrators.