Mekki Leeper
Who Mekki Leeper is
Moroccan-American writer, actor and stand-up comedian who plays Matt on NBC's St. Denis Medical (2024–) and played juror Noah on Jury Duty (2023), earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for writing on that series. His stand-up has been featured on Comedy Central, The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Tonight Show, and he made the 2019 Comedy Central digital special Control Room.
At a glance
- Born
- 1994
- Stand-up specials
- Control Room with Mekki Leeper
- On screen
- St. Denis Medical, Jury Duty, The Sex Lives of College Girls and 4 more
- Official site
- mekkileeper.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: mekkileeper.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
Stand-up specials
- Control Room with Mekki Leeper 2019, Comedy Central digital special
On screen
- St. Denis Medical Matt Pearson, 2024–
- Jury Duty Noah Price; writer, 2023
- The Sex Lives of College Girls Eric Miller, 2021–2022
- Crank Yankers writer, 2019–2020
- Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring stand-up
- The Late Late Show with James Corden stand-up
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon stand-up
Comedians like Mekki Leeper
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.
- Emil Wakim also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
- Ian Lara also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
- Al Madrigal also in St. Denis Medical
- Asha Ward also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
- Devon Walker also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
- Dina Hashem also in The Sex Lives of College Girls
- Hoodo Hersi also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
- Ian Fidance also in Crank Yankers
Career timeline
- 1994Born
- 2019Control Room with Mekki Leeper (2019, Comedy Central digital special) Special
- 2019Crank Yankers (writer, 2019–2020) On screen
- 2021The Sex Lives of College Girls (Eric Miller, 2021–2022) On screen
- 2023Jury Duty (Noah Price; writer, 2023) On screen
- 2024St. Denis Medical (Matt Pearson, 2024–) On screen
In the news
- Mekki Leeper has a new series in the works: “New Money”. Deadline · 24 September 2026
Questions about Mekki Leeper
Where is Mekki Leeper performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: mekkileeper.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Control Room with Mekki Leeper.
What TV shows and films are they in?
St. Denis Medical, Jury Duty, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Crank Yankers, Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring and The Late Late Show with James Corden, among 7 credits.
When were they born?
In 1994.
Who are some comedians like them?
Emil Wakim (also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring), Ian Lara (also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring), Al Madrigal (also in St. Denis Medical), Asha Ward (also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring) and Devon Walker (also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring).
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.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Mekki Leeper ↗ Birth year, roles and years, Emmy writing nomination, Control Room (2019), stand-up on Comedy Central and Corden
- Mekki Leeper official site ↗ Bio (St. Denis Medical, Jury Duty, Sex Lives of College Girls, Comedy Central Featuring set, Tonight Show); not on tour
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026