Conner O'Malley

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Conner O'Malley
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Born (1986-12-20) December 20, 1986 (age 38)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • filmmaker
  • social media personality
Nationality
Years active2013–present
Notable works
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Subscribers256,000 [2] [3]
Total views20,440,479 [3]
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Last updated: October 24, 2023 [4]
Website
www.endorphinport.com

Conner O'Malley (born December 20, 1986) is an American comedian, writer, actor, filmmaker, and social media personality. For his work on Late Night with Seth Meyers , he received three Writers Guild of America Awards nominations. He produces videos on YouTube, and was active on the now defunct social media platform Vine. [5] O'Malley has also appeared on Broad City and Joe Pera Talks with You . He is married to actor and fellow comedian Aidy Bryant. [6]

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Career

O'Malley began his comedy career at the Annoyance Theatre, where he met his future wife, Aidy Bryant. [7] When Aidy was cast on SNL , the couple moved to New York, and O'Malley began uploading short comedy videos to the social media platform Vine, while working a day job as a dog walker. [8] O'Malley's videos quickly began to gain attention and acclaim, and in 2014, he was hired as a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers . [9] [10] While writing for Late Night, O'Malley also occasionally performed on the show, creating several re-occurring characters, such as "Anniversary Guy", "Stink Mouth PigMan", and "Gørbøn Hausinfrud". [11] [12]

In addition to writing for Late Night, O'Malley has also written for Joe Pera Talks with You , which he also co-starred in as Joe's neighbor Mike Melsky; and the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. As an actor, O'Malley has been featured in several television shows, most notably Detroiters , where he played Trevor, Tim's free-wheeling brother; and Horace and Pete , where he played Eric, the boyfriend of Horace's daughter, played by Bryant. O'Malley has also appeared on Broad City , and on Netflix's The Characters , and has been a recurring guest on The Chris Gethard Show since 2013. [13] In 2019, he appeared on I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson . In 2021, he appeared on HBO's That Damn Michael Che .

Since 2016, O'Malley has also frequently posted videos on his YouTube channel, similar to his Vine work. [14] [15] [16] In 2023, he began pay-per-view selling his videos on his own website Endorphin Port. [17]

In 2024, O'Malley released the stand-up comedy special Stand Up Solutions, which satirizes late capitalism and artificial intelligence. [18] Filmed in Brooklyn, the special received critical acclaim upon its release, with Tim Marcin of Mashable describing it as "a scathing critique of our AI reality" and Clare Martin of Paste calling it a "fever dream, frantically reflecting our own overwhelming, tumultuous present while still keeping us in stitches". [18] [19] [20]

Style of comedy

O'Malley's videos have shown him playing a manic and aggressive persona with loose thoughts, often displaying a comically overzealous interest in politics and popular culture. His Vines, uploaded until the site was defunct, showed him confronting drivers on the street and talking to them in non-sequiturs, [21] and his Twitter videos have included increasingly chaotic and demanding vlogs, such as a series jokingly directed toward presidential candidates Howard Schultz and Beto O'Rourke. [22]

Shane Ryan, writing for Paste , said O'Malley's comedy expresses "anger and envy and a sort of perverted worship of wealth and the American dream". [23] O'Malley has also published comedy videos on YouTube that have satirized InfoWars , [24] South by Southwest [25] and the AVN Awards. [26] Chloe Lizotte, writing for Reverse Shot, compared O'Malley's work to Adam Curtis and said that his videos "mock the idea that commercial entertainment could stand in for political action or fill a spiritual void." [27]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Palm Springs Randy
2022 Bodies, Bodies, Bodies Max
2024 I Saw the TV Glow Dave
Rap World MattAlso director and writer
Friendship TBA

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2014 The Chris Gethard Show VariousRecurring, 9 episodes
2014 Louie Young LouieEpisode: "Elevator: Part 4"
2014–2016 Late Night with Seth Meyers VariousRecurring, Also writer
2015 The Awesomes (Voice)Recurring, 2 episodes
Broad City ChrisEpisode: "St. Mark's"
2015–2016 The Special Without Brett Davis VariousRecurring, 3 episodes
2016 Horace and Pete EricEpisode #1.7
Netflix Presents: The Characters Pointer BrotherEpisode: "Tim Robinson"
2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris GuanogEpisode: "Out of This World"
2018 Detroiters TrevorEpisode: "Trevor"
The Shivering Truth (Voice)Episode: "The Magmafying Past"
2018–2021 Joe Pera Talks with You Mike MelskyCo-star, also writer, executive producer
2019–2023 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson VariousRecurring, 4 episodes
2020 Search Party ChrisEpisode: "A National Affair"
2020–2021 Shrill ReggieRecurring, 4 episodes
2021 How To with John Wilson —Writer for second season
2021–2023 Teenage Euthanasia Various3 episodes

Award shows

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 66th Primetime Emmy Awards HimselfAlso writer

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