Ryan Belleville
Who Ryan Belleville is
Ryan Belleville is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Calgary who was performing comedy professionally by 17 and became the youngest person to record his own CTV Comedy Now! special. He has won a Canadian Comedy Award and the Phil Hartman Award, appeared eight times at Just for Laughs in Montreal and at the Halifax and Winnipeg comedy festivals and CBC's The Debaters, and been seen in the United States on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham and CBS's The Late Late Show.
As an actor he was a series regular on Fox's Life on a Stick and the CW's The L.A. Complex, co-created and starred in Showcase's Almost Heroes, and played Lionel in Workin' Moms, whose seven seasons are on Netflix. His albums include Live in Ottawa (2008), Friday Late Show (2020) and Citizen Nowhere (2026), and his track Old Relationships was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in November 2023.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Now!
- Albums
- Live in Ottawa, Friday Late Show and Citizen Nowhere
- On screen
- Workin' Moms, Life on a Stick, The L.A. Complex and 6 more
- Official site
- ryanbelleville.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: ryanbelleville.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
- Comedy Now! CTV
Albums
- Live in Ottawa 2008
- Friday Late Show Comedy Records, 2020
- Citizen Nowhere Comedy Records, 2026
On screen
- Workin' Moms Lionel, CBC / Netflix
- Life on a Stick series regular, Fox
- The L.A. Complex series regular, The CW
- Almost Heroes co-creator and star, Showcase
- Finn on the Fly film, 2008
- Live at Gotham Comedy Central
- The Late Late Show CBS
- Busted MTV
- The Debaters CBC
Comedians like Ryan Belleville
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.
- Jamie Kaler also in Live at Gotham
- Ryan Hamilton also in Live at Gotham
- Chris Robinson also in Workin' Moms
- Robby Hoffman also in Workin' Moms
- Sarah Adelman also in Busted
Career timeline
- 2008Finn on the Fly (film, 2008) On screen
- 2008Live in Ottawa (2008) Album
- 2020Friday Late Show (Comedy Records, 2020) Album
- 2026Citizen Nowhere (Comedy Records, 2026) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Ryan Belleville performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: ryanbelleville.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Comedy Now!.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Workin' Moms, Life on a Stick, The L.A. Complex, Almost Heroes, Finn on the Fly and Live at Gotham, among 9 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Jamie Kaler (also in Live at Gotham), Ryan Hamilton (also in Live at Gotham), Chris Robinson (also in Workin' Moms), Robby Hoffman (also in Workin' Moms) and Sarah Adelman (also in Busted).
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
- Official site ↗ A fan of Workin' Moms who wants to see what Lionel is all about; the 7th and final season of Workin' Moms on Netflix, seasons 1-7 worldwide; stand-up clips;…
- Official site (About) ↗ A cross-Canada theatre tour, the first 18 shows on sale (as of 8 October 2026)
- Ottawa Sun — Ryan Belleville hits Ottawa for six nights ↗ Postmedia, 16 June 2014: six nights at Absolute Comedy; regarded as one of Canada's top stand-up comedians; performing professionally by 17; the youngest…
- Playback — The 2011 Ten to Watch: Jason and Ryan Belleville ↗ 8 September 2011: hometown Calgary; creating, writing and producing Showcase's Almost Heroes; Ryan as a stand-up act and comic actor in Fox's Life on a Stick…
- Apple Music · music.apple.com ↗ Live in Ottawa ((P) 2008); Friday Late Show (2020, (P) Comedy Records), tracks include Old Relationships; Citizen Nowhere (2026, (P) Comedy Records) (as of 8…
- Improv · improv.com ↗ Club page for him; the photo (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist — Raw Comedy recently played (archived 25 November 2023) ↗ SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel: 'Old Relationships' by Ryan Belleville among the recent plays (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026