Nico Carney | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997 or 1998 (age 27–28) |
| Occupations | Stand-up comedian; writer; actor |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Known for | Stand-up performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers |
| Website | www |
Nico Carney is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. [1] He is known for his stand-up material about his experiences as a transgender man. [1] In 2024, he made his late-night stand-up debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers and was named to Vulture's list of "The Comedians You Should and Will Know." [2]
Carney grew up in Savannah, Georgia. [1] He attended Wake Forest University, where he played NCAA Division I women's soccer and came out as a lesbian in 2018. [1] While in college, he was involved in sketch comedy. [1] After moving to New York City in 2021, he began his social and medical transition. [1] [3]
Carney began performing stand-up comedy in 2021 in Savannah, Georgia, before relocating to New York City. [3] [1] His stand-up material draws on his experiences as a transgender man, growing up in Georgia, and the process of transitioning. [1] [3]
In 2022, he was selected for the inaugural Netflix "Introducing..." showcase at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival. [1] [4] The following year, he was named a Just for Laughs New Face in the stand-up category. [5] In 2024, Carney made his late-night debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers . [2] [6]
Carney has supported Jonathan Van Ness on tour and headlined shows at the New York Comedy Festival and Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas. [4] In March 2025, he was a featured comedian in the 2025 CBS Showcase, a stand-up event marking the initiative's 20th anniversary. [7]
Carney co-hosts the podcast and monthly live show Boys' Club with comedian Conor Janda at Club Cumming in the East Village. [8] The show headlined at the 2022 New York Comedy Festival. [1]
Carney has appeared on Comedy Central's The Gag. [9] He and Janda are developing a half-hour comedy pilot titled Boys with Scott King supervising for Imagine Entertainment. [4]
Carney made his feature film debut in She's the He (2025), an indie comedy directed by Siobhan McCarthy, in which he plays the role of Alex. [10] The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March 2025. [11] A review in Variety praised Carney's performance, writing that he "delivers such an enormously funny performance that he swallows the movie whole." [12]
Carney was profiled as part of Vulture's 2024 list of "The Comedians You Should and Will Know." [2] In December 2024, Deadline named him one of "The Future of Funny: 15 Comedians Ready to Break Out in 2025." [4]