Lenny Marcus
Who Lenny Marcus is
Lenny Marcus is a stand-up comedian from Oceanside, New York, who has been a mainstay of the New York City comedy scene for more than thirty years and performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar. He has done stand-up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, three times on The Late Show with David Letterman and on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, played Just for Laughs in Montreal three times, and appeared on Louie and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.
He writes and performs with Leslie Jones, co-writing her Netflix special Time Machine and collaborating on her Peacock special Life Part 2, and runs SkinnyBoy Records, a label that helps comedians bring their albums to SiriusXM. His own albums run from Idiots, Toasters, Meredith and Other Things Hazardous to Your Health (2009) to The King Is Here (2026), and in March 2026 he was among the 100 most-played acts on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel.
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At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Albums
- Idiots, Toasters, Meredith and Other Things Hazardous to Your Health, You're Getting a Zero, Vegan Cupcakes and 4 more
- On screen
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Live at Gotham and 5 more
- Official site
- lennymarcus.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: lennymarcus.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
Albums
- Idiots, Toasters, Meredith and Other Things Hazardous to Your Health 2009
- You're Getting a Zero
- Vegan Cupcakes 2015
- Home and Away 2019
- Death 2023
- Amuses 2024
- The King Is Here 2026
On screen
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon stand-up
- The Late Show with David Letterman stand-up, three times
- Live at Gotham Comedy Central
- Gotham Comedy Live AXS TV
- Louie FX
- The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Comedy Central
- Leslie Jones: Time Machine co-writer, Netflix
- Leslie Jones: Life Part 2 collaborator, Peacock
Comedians like Lenny Marcus
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.
- Marina Franklin also in The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
- Myq Kaplan also in Live at Gotham
- Andy Woodhull also in Live at Gotham
- Lori Palminteri also in Live at Gotham
- Ray DeVito also in The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
- Ryan Hamilton also in Live at Gotham
- Larry Wilmore also in The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
- Mike Yard also in The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Career timeline
- 2009Idiots, Toasters, Meredith and Other Things Hazardous to Your Health (2009) Album
- 2015Vegan Cupcakes (2015) Album
- 2019Home and Away (2019) Album
- 2023Death (2023) Album
- 2024Amuses (2024) Album
- 2026The King Is Here (2026) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Lenny Marcus performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: lennymarcus.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Live at Gotham, Gotham Comedy Live, Louie and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, among 8 credits.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Marina Franklin (also in The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore), Myq Kaplan (also in Live at Gotham), Andy Woodhull (also in Live at Gotham), Lori Palminteri (also in Live at Gotham) and Ray DeVito (also in The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore).
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Sources
- Official site (Bio) ↗ Originally from Oceanside NY; a mainstay of the New York City comedy scene for over thirty years and a regular in its clubs; writing and performing with…
- New York Comedy Club ↗ Originally from Oceanside NY; a regular in every major comedy club in New York City; the Comedy Cellar; The Late Show with David Letterman three times; Just…
- Apple Music · music.apple.com ↗ Idiots, Toasters, Meredith and other things hazardous to your health (2009), with Post Office; Vegan Cupcakes (2015); Home and Away (2019); Death (2023);…
- Stand Up for Standup — SiriusXM ↗ The channel's 100 most-played acts in March 2026, the last full month of Raw Comedy (data from XMPlaylist): Lenny Marcus 41st, 39 spins (as of 10 October 2026)
- xmplaylist — Raw Dog Comedy recently played (archived 4 July 2022) ↗ SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel: Post Office by Lenny Marcus among the recent plays (as of 10 October 2026)
Updated 10 October 2026 · the record checked 10 October 2026