Emmy Blotnick
Who Emmy Blotnick is
Emmy Blotnick is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer based in New York. She was a staff writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she made her late-night stand-up debut, head writer of Comedy Central's The President Show and co-executive producer of HBO's Pause with Sam Jay, and has since been a supervising producer on FX's English Teacher and Peacock's In the Know and written for Hulu's History of the World: Part 2 and Peacock's Bust Down.
She has performed stand-up on Conan and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, had her own Comedy Central half hour in 2018, and was named one of Comedy Central's Comics to Watch and a New Face at Just For Laughs in Montreal. Her debut album, Party Nights (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2019), won high praise, and two of its tracks were among the most-played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in February 2023; her second album, What's Her Secret?, followed in June 2026.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Half Hour
- Albums
- Party Nights and What's Her Secret?
- On screen
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The President Show, Pause with Sam Jay and 6 more
- Next on stage
- 22 October 2026 — Greenpoint Comedy Club & Bar, New York, NY
- Official site
- emmyblotnick.com ↗
On stage
- Thursday 22 October 2026, 7:30 PM — with Joe Zimmerman and Zach Zimmerman (Greenpoint Comedy Club Presents: Joe Zimmerman) at Greenpoint Comedy Club & Bar, New York, NY · the listing ↗
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Half Hour Comedy Central, 2018
Albums
- Party Nights 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2019
- What's Her Secret? 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2026
On screen
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer and stand-up, CBS
- The President Show head writer, Comedy Central
- Pause with Sam Jay co-executive producer, HBO
- English Teacher supervising producer, FX
- In the Know supervising producer, Peacock
- History of the World: Part 2 writer, Hulu
- Bust Down writer, Peacock
- Conan TBS
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon NBC
Comedians like Emmy Blotnick
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Langston Kerman also in Pause with Sam Jay
- Sam Jay also in Pause with Sam Jay
- Wally Baram also in English Teacher
- Joe Zimmerman on the same bill, 22 October 2026
- Sean Patton also in English Teacher
- Carmen Lynch also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Nathan Macintosh also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Nick Griffin also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Career timeline
- 2018Comedy Central Half Hour (Comedy Central, 2018) Special
- 2019Party Nights (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2019) Album
- 2026What's Her Secret? (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2026) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Emmy Blotnick performing next?
Thursday 22 October 2026, 7:30 PM — with Joe Zimmerman and Zach Zimmerman (Greenpoint Comedy Club Presents: Joe Zimmerman) at Greenpoint Comedy Club & Bar, New York, NY. Each show's own listing has the last word.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Comedy Central Half Hour.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The President Show, Pause with Sam Jay, English Teacher, In the Know and History of the World: Part 2, among 9 credits.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Langston Kerman (also in Pause with Sam Jay), Sam Jay (also in Pause with Sam Jay), Wally Baram (also in English Teacher), Joe Zimmerman (on the same bill, 22 October 2026) and Sean Patton (also in English Teacher).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site ↗ A stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer based in New York; supervising producer on FX's English Teacher and Peacock's animated In the Know; History…
- New York Comedy Club ↗ Club page: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CONAN, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and her own half hour on Comedy Central; staff writer on The…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) ↗ Party Nights, 28 May 2019, (P) 2019 800 Pound Gorilla Records, tracks 5 'The Zero Key' and 6 'List Your Animals'; What's Her Secret?, 19 June 2026, (P) 2026…
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy most played (Internet Archive capture, 18 February 2023) ↗ The Zero Key and List Your Animals, Emmy Blotnick, among Raw Dog Comedy's most-played, 5 plays each (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026