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Sarah Ann Masse
Sarah Ann Masse is an actor, director, comedian, singer, writer, producer, filmmaker and activist. Masse is one half of the sketch comedy duo We Are Thomasse. In 2017, Masse was one of the first Silence Breakers to come forward with sexual abuse allegations against media mogul Harvey Weinstein, following Ronan Farrow's piece in the The New Yorker. == Personal Life and Education == Raised on the East Coast, Masse trained professionally at Upright Citizens' Brigade Theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival, American Shakespeare Theatre, and Atlantic Theater Company. Masse is married to actor, writer and comedian Nick Afka Thomas.

== Career == Masse and Thomas formed sketch comedy duo We Are We Are Thomasse in 2014 while living in New York City. They later relocated to Los Angeles where We Are Thomasse began a monthly residence at Second City Hollywood in.

On Funny Or Die, Facebook and Youtube, Masse and Thomas have written, performed and produced over -      We Are Thomasse sketches and parodies, with Awkward Exes: Britain & America (Fourth of July) Feminist Fairytales and "Diagnosis Misogyny” among their most popular. Their sketches and parodies have been seen on Funny Or Die (LAist 4/18/2016 Feminist Fairytales on funny or die April 8, 2016 ), Youtube ( LAist review 3/23/2015 Jan.8 2016 Antiques Roadshow parody) and Facebook, among other popular sites. In 2018 Masse wrote, directed and produced We Are All Christine Blasy Ford, which included notable  participants such as and and. and read CBF’s statement ( Nov. 3, 2018 BY STACY CHEN Nov 3, 2018, 11:44 AM EThttps://abcnews.go.com/US/female-filmmakers-speak-sexual-assault-christine-blasey-ford/story?id=58914459) In 2019, WAT went on the road, performing at the iconic Toronto Sketch Comedy Fest. (Sarah on Pop C Recent review on WAT in Canada (Toronto Sketch Comedy Fest) In November 2019, Masse was the recipient of the xyz awards for her first short film xyz for which she was a co-lead with Game of Thrones’ xyz as well as the film’s primary writer, director and producer. New York Times Dec.3, 2015 ELISE CZAJKOWSKI “The married comedy duo of Nick Afka Thomas and Sarah Ann Masse combine his droll British with and her joke-packed American energy in this clever, cross-cultural sketch show.”

Broadway World article Jun. 14, 2019

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Elle India October www.forbes.com/sites/lauradorwart/2019/07/30/never-punching-down-comediandirectoractor-sarah-ann-masse-on-disa

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Broadway World article Jun. 14, 2019

Elle India October www.forbes.com/sites/lauradorwart/2019/07/30/never-punching-down-comediandirectoractor-sarah-ann-masse-on-disa

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== Activism ==

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Disability Advocate

Forbes Magazine Jul 30, 2019, 05:11pm

Diagnosed with several invisible disabilities including Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, POTS, Fibromyalgia and PTSD, Masse told Forbes in a 2019 piece: "To be honest, simply BEING a disabled person in this world of comedy and entertainment is a radical act of activism and visibility, and I am so proud of myself and everyone else who does this on a daily basis.” ((Disability Advocate: (from Forbes) July 30, 2019  https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauradorwart/2019/07/30/never-punching-down-comediandirectoractor-sarah-ann-masse-on-disabilities-in-entertainment/#e0166f97fb44  1,844 viewsJul 30, 2019, 05:11pm'Never Punching Down': Comedian/Director/Actor Sarah Ann Masse On Invisible Disabilities In Entertainment))

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'Silence Breaker’