Judy Gold
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Judy Gold

Who Judy Gold is

Judy Gold is a stand-up comedian from New Jersey who has been a regular at New York's Comedy Cellar since the 1980s. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards as a writer and producer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, hosted HBO's At the Multiplex with Judy Gold from 1999 to 2010, and has had stand-up specials on HBO, Comedy Central and Logo. She has released three comedy albums, hosted the podcast It's Judy's Show with Judy Gold, first titled Kill Me Now, from 2015 to 2025, and turned her 2020 book Yes I Can Say That into a 2023 Off-Broadway solo show.

At a glance

Born
1962
Based in
New York, NY
Stand-up specials
Comedy Central Presents: Judy Gold and HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Judy Gold
Albums
Conduct Unbecoming, Kill Me Now and Judith's Roommate Had a Baby
Podcasts
It's Judy's Show with Judy Gold and Yes I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble
On screen
Just for Laughs Festival, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, At the Multiplex with Judy Gold and 5 more
Next on stage
7 October 2026 — New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, New York, NY
Official site
judygold.com ↗

On stage

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

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Judy Gold

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Career timeline

  1. 1962Born
  2. 1994Just for Laughs Festival (1994–2023) On screen
  3. 1994All American Girl (Gloria Schechter, 1994–1995) On screen
  4. 1995HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Judy Gold (1995, HBO) Special
  5. 1998The Rosie O'Donnell Show (writer and producer; Daytime Emmy Awards, 1998 and 1999) On screen
  6. 1999At the Multiplex with Judy Gold (host, HBO, 1999–2010) On screen
  7. 2000Comedy Central Presents: Judy Gold (2000, Comedy Central) Special
  8. 2004Judith's Roommate Had a Baby (2004) Album
  9. 2015It's Judy's Show with Judy Gold (host, podcast, 2015–2025; first titled Kill Me Now) Podcast or book
  10. 2018Kill Me Now (2018) Album
  11. 2020Better Things (Chaya, 2020–2022) On screen
  12. 2020Conduct Unbecoming (2020) Album
  13. 2020Yes I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble (book, 2020) Book
  14. 2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (performer, Netflix, 2022) On screen
  15. 2026The Varnell Hill Show (Sheryl, 2026) On screen
  16. 2026Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness (Evelyn, 2026) On screen

Questions about Judy Gold

Where is Judy Gold performing next?

Wednesday 7 October 2026, 7:00 PM (Judy Gold: We Will Laugh Again) at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, New York, NY, then 1 more date on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Comedy Central Presents: Judy Gold and HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Judy Gold.

What podcast do they host?

It's Judy's Show with Judy Gold and Yes I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Just for Laughs Festival, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, At the Multiplex with Judy Gold, All American Girl, Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration and Better Things, among 8 credits.

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1962.

Who are some comedians like them?

Usama Siddiquee (also in Better Things), Larry David (also in Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness), Margaret Cho (also in All American Girl) and Rosie O'Donnell (also in The Rosie O'Donnell Show).

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