Ryan Hamilton
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Ryan Hamilton

Who Ryan Hamilton is

Ryan Hamilton is a stand-up comedian from Ashton, Idaho, now based in New York City, known for his clean, observational style and the Netflix specials Happy Face and This Just Hit Me. He started out in Salt Lake City clubs, won the Sierra Mist America's Next Great Comic search in 2005 and The Great American Comedy Festival in 2011, and was twice a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing. He has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Conan, and has opened on tour for Jerry Seinfeld and Nate Bargatze.

At a glance

Born
1976
Based in
New York, NY
Style
Clean
Came up through
Last Comic Standing
Stand-up specials
This Just Hit Me and Happy Face
On screen
Last Comic Standing, Just for Laughs, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and 5 more
Next on stage
4 March 2027 — Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton, NJ
Official site
ryanhamiltonlive.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

Stand-up specials

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:

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Comedians like Ryan Hamilton

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Career timeline

  1. 1976Born
  2. 2007Last Comic Standing (semi-finalist, 2007 and 2010) On screen
  3. 2007Live at Gotham (2007) On screen
  4. 2011Conan (stand-up, 2011–2014) On screen
  5. 2011The Ha!ifax Comedy Fest (performer and writer, 2011) On screen
  6. 2015The Late Late Show (2015) On screen
  7. 2016The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016) On screen
  8. 2017Happy Face (2017, Netflix) Special
  9. 2019The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (stand-up, 2019–2023) On screen
  10. 2026This Just Hit Me (2026, Netflix) Special

Questions about Ryan Hamilton

Where is Ryan Hamilton performing next?

Thursday 4 March 2027, 7:00 PM at Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton, NJ, then 5 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?

This Just Hit Me and Happy Face.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Last Comic Standing, Just for Laughs, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show and Conan, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (semi-finalist).

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1976.

Who are some comedians like them?

Greg Warren (also in The Late Late Show), Michael Palascak (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Carmen Lynch (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Jamie Lissow (also in The Late Late Show) and Lachlan Patterson (also in The Late Late 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