Heather McDonald
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Heather McDonald

Who Heather McDonald is

Heather McDonald is a stand-up comedian from Los Angeles, known as a writer and roundtable regular on Chelsea Lately and as host of the podcast Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald. After classes at the Groundlings, she wrote with Keenen Ivory Wayans and on the Wayans brothers' films White Chicks and Dance Flick, and spent seven years writing, producing and appearing on Chelsea Lately and its spin-off After Lately. Her stand-up specials are I Don't Mean to Brag (2015, Showtime and Netflix) and Juicy Scoop (2020, Amazon Prime Video).

At a glance

Born
1970
Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Stand-up specials
Juicy Scoop and Heather McDonald: I Don't Mean to Brag
Albums
Juicy Scoop
Podcasts
Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald, My Inappropriate Life and You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again
On screen
Chelsea Lately, After Lately, The Lyricist Lounge Show and 5 more
Official site
heathermcdonald.net ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: heathermcdonald.net ↗.

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Heather McDonald

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.

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Career timeline

  1. 1970Born
  2. 2001Frasier (Judy, 2001) On screen
  3. 2003Reno 911! (Maid of Honor, 2003) On screen
  4. 2004White Chicks (saleswoman; film, 2004) On screen
  5. 2005Malcolm in the Middle (Nancy, 2005) On screen
  6. 2007Chelsea Lately (writer, producer and roundtable regular, 2007–2014) On screen
  7. 2010You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again (book, 2010) Book
  8. 2013My Inappropriate Life (book, 2013) Book
  9. 2014RuPaul's Drag Race (guest judge, 2014) On screen
  10. 2015Heather McDonald: I Don't Mean to Brag (2015, Showtime and Netflix) Special
  11. 2020Juicy Scoop (2020, Amazon Prime Video) Special
  12. 2020Juicy Scoop (2020) Album

Questions about Heather McDonald

Where is Heather McDonald performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: heathermcdonald.net ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Juicy Scoop and Heather McDonald: I Don't Mean to Brag.

What podcast do they host?

Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald, My Inappropriate Life and You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Chelsea Lately, After Lately, The Lyricist Lounge Show, RuPaul's Drag Race, Frasier and Reno 911!, among 8 credits.

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1970.

Who are some comedians like them?

Josh Wolf (also in After Lately), Loni Love (also in RuPaul's Drag Race), Sarah Tiana (also in Reno 911!), Carrot Top (also in Reno 911!) and Dave Mizzoni (also in RuPaul's Drag Race).

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.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026