Marcus Monroe
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Marcus Monroe

Who Marcus Monroe is

Marcus Monroe is a New York City stand-up comedian and juggler whose high-energy act mixes in-your-face banter with awkwardness; he won the Andy Kaufman Award in 2012 and was passed at the Comedy Cellar in 2019. He has appeared on The Late Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers, created the viral Stand Up on the Subway video series, and took his solo show The Rise and Fall of Marcus Monroe to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017. Earlier he hosted Discovery Kids' Mad Science and toured the variety shows the Shoebox Tour and The Optical Delusions, and he co-hosts the Boy Friends Podcast with Corey B and Matt Lopes.

At a glance

Based in
New York, NY
Podcasts
The Boy Friends Podcast
On screen
The Late Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Mad Science and 3 more
Next on stage
15 October 2026 — Dallas Comedy Club, Dallas, TX
Official site
marcusmonroe.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

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Marcus Monroe

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Questions about Marcus Monroe

Where is Marcus Monroe performing next?

Thursday 15 October 2026, 7:00 PM at Dallas Comedy Club, Dallas, TX, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What podcast do they host?

The Boy Friends Podcast.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Late Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Mad Science, Total Request Live, Switched! and Stoopid.

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Bonnie McFarlane (also in The Late Show), Arsenio Hall (also in The Late Show), Erin Jackson (also in Late Night with Seth Meyers), Hoodo Hersi (also in Late Night with Seth Meyers) and Keith Alberstadt (also in Late Night with Seth Meyers).

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 29 September 2026