Harrison Greenbaum
Who Harrison Greenbaum is
Harrison Greenbaum is a stand-up comedian, magician and comedy writer from New York who started doing stand-up at Harvard, where he co-founded the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society. A regular at the Comedy Cellar, he won the Andy Kaufman Award in 2010 and has appeared on Last Comic Standing, America's Got Talent, Conan and Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar. For nearly two years he headlined Cirque du Soleil's Mad Apple in Las Vegas, the first stand-up comedian to headline a Cirque du Soleil show, and his solo comedy-and-magic show Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened? has played Off-Broadway and on tour.
At a glance
- Born
- 1986
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Came up through
- Last Comic Standing
- Podcasts
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
- On screen
- Gotham Comedy Live, Brain Games, Last Comic Standing and 5 more
- Official site
- harrisongreenbaum.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: harrisongreenbaum.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Gotham Comedy Live stand-up, AXS TV
- Brain Games special guest, National Geographic Channel, 2014
- Last Comic Standing semi-finalist, NBC, 2015
- America's Got Talent stand-up audition, NBC, 2017
- Conan stand-up, TBS, 2018
- Sherri 2022
- This Week at the Comedy Cellar Comedy Central
- Tu Nite con Lorenzo Parro head writer, Telemundo
Podcasts
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson regular guest co-host
Where they got their start
- Last Comic Standing semi-finalist, 2015
Came up the same way
Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:
Comedians like Harrison Greenbaum
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.
- Erin Jackson also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- Joe Zimmerman also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- Adrienne Iapalucci also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- Sarah Tollemache also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- Pete Lee also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- John Crist also in Sherri
- Myq Kaplan also in America's Got Talent
- Sammy Obeid also in America's Got Talent
Career timeline
- 1986Born
- 2014Brain Games (special guest, National Geographic Channel, 2014) On screen
- 2015Last Comic Standing (semi-finalist, NBC, 2015) On screen
- 2017America's Got Talent (stand-up audition, NBC, 2017) On screen
- 2018Conan (stand-up, TBS, 2018) On screen
- 2022Sherri (2022) On screen
Questions about Harrison Greenbaum
Where is Harrison Greenbaum performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: harrisongreenbaum.com ↗.
What podcast do they host?
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Gotham Comedy Live, Brain Games, Last Comic Standing, America's Got Talent, Conan and Sherri, among 8 credits.
Where did they get their start?
Last Comic Standing (semi-finalist).
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
When were they born?
In 1986.
Who are some comedians like them?
Erin Jackson (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar), Joe Zimmerman (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar), Adrienne Iapalucci (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar), Sarah Tollemache (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar) and Pete Lee (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar).
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
- Wikipedia — Harrison Greenbaum ↗ Born 14 September 1986 in Manhattan; Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society; Comedy Cellar regular; first comedian to headline a Cirque du Soleil show (Mad…
- Harrison Greenbaum — Bio ↗ This Week at the Comedy Cellar; guest co-host on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson; nearly two years and 650 shows in Mad Apple; back in New York with a solo…
- Harrison Greenbaum — Tour ↗ His tour dates page (dates shown in a Bandsintown widget)
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026