Michelle Wolf
Stand-up comedian · London, England

Michelle Wolf

Who Michelle Wolf is

Stand-up comedian and writer from Hershey, Pennsylvania, who wrote for and appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show before headlining the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner and hosting Netflix's The Break with Michelle Wolf. Her specials are Nice Lady (HBO, 2017), Joke Show (2019), It's Great to Be Here (2023) and The Well (2025), all but the first on Netflix; she lives in London.

At a glance

Born
1985
Based in
London, England
Came up through
The Daily Show
Stand-up specials
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady, Michelle Wolf: Joke Show, Michelle Wolf: It's Great to Be Here and 1 more
Podcasts
Thought Box
On screen
The Break with Michelle Wolf, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Daily Show and 3 more
Next on stage
5 November 2026 — The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT
Official site
michelleisawolf.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Comedians like Michelle Wolf

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Career timeline

  1. 1985Born
  2. 2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (writer and contributor, from 2014) On screen
  3. 2016The Daily Show (contributor from 2016; guest host 2023) On screen
  4. 2016Live at the Apollo (UK, 2016) On screen
  5. 2017Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady (2017, HBO) Special
  6. 2018The Break with Michelle Wolf (host, Netflix, 2018) On screen
  7. 2018White House Correspondents' Dinner (featured entertainer, 2018) On screen
  8. 2019Michelle Wolf: Joke Show (2019, Netflix) Special
  9. 2022Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill (Netflix, 2022) On screen
  10. 2023Michelle Wolf: It's Great to Be Here (2023, Netflix) Special
  11. 2025Michelle Wolf: The Well (2025, Netflix) Special

Questions about Michelle Wolf

Where is Michelle Wolf performing next?

Thursday 5 November 2026, 8:00 PM at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady, Michelle Wolf: Joke Show, Michelle Wolf: It's Great to Be Here and Michelle Wolf: The Well.

What podcast do they host?

Thought Box.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Break with Michelle Wolf, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Daily Show, White House Correspondents' Dinner, Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill and Live at the Apollo.

Where did they get their start?

The Daily Show (contributor).

Where are they based?

London, England, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1985.

Who are some comedians like them?

Michael Kosta (also came through The Daily Show), Trevor Noah (also in White House Correspondents' Dinner), A. Whitney Brown (also came through The Daily Show), Andy Kindler (also came through The Daily Show) and Dulcé Sloan (also came through The Daily 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