Kevin McCaffrey
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Kevin McCaffrey

Who Kevin McCaffrey is

Kevin McCaffrey is a comedian and writer based in New York City, originally from Chicago, who began writing monologue jokes for The Late Show with David Letterman after graduating from college in 2004 and appeared on the show many times as an actor. He has been seen each week on truTV Presents: World's Dumbest. His albums are Cleans Up Nice (2023) and Not Helping (Ghost Runner Studios, 2024), and My Weirdest Day of High School, from Not Helping, was among the most-played tracks on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in November 2024.

At a glance

Based in
New York, NY
Albums
Cleans Up Nice and Not Helping
Podcasts
College Stories with Kevin McCaffrey, Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast, Sex and the Cidiots and 1 more
On screen
Late Show with David Letterman, truTV Presents: World's Dumbest, I Love the 1880s and 5 more

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Kevin McCaffrey

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Their stand-up

McCaffrey created the student-run late-night show BSU Late Night at Ball State University in 2001, three years before graduating, and has also written for Cash Cab, HQ Trivia, MTV, VH1, National Lampoon and Fuse TV. He made his film debut in Virgin Alexander (2011) and has hosted the late-night talk show Technically Tomorrow on Queens Public TV.

Career timeline

  1. 2011Virgin Alexander (film, 2011) On screen
  2. 2023Cleans Up Nice (2023) Album
  3. 2024Not Helping (Ghost Runner Studios, 2024) Album

Questions and answers

Where is Kevin McCaffrey performing next?

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What podcasts do they host?

College Stories with Kevin McCaffrey, Away Games: A Chicago Cubs Podcast, Sex and the Cidiots and A Million Little Podcast.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Late Show with David Letterman, truTV Presents: World's Dumbest, I Love the 1880s, I Love the 2000s, Comedy Knockout and Cash Cab, among 8 credits.

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Luis J. Gomez (also in Comedy Knockout), Ben Bailey (also in Cash Cab), Damien Lemon (also in Comedy Knockout), Jessimae Peluso (also in Comedy Knockout) and Mo Mandel (also in Comedy Knockout).

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.

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Sources

Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026