Sean Donnelly
Who Sean Donnelly is
Sean Donnelly is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer who headlines clubs and comedy festivals around the country. He has done stand-up on The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan and The Tonight Show, competed on NBC's Last Comic Standing and appeared on Comedy Central's The Half Hour, Adam Devine's House Party and @midnight, and his debut album, Manual Labor Face, came out on Comedy Central Records in 2015. His acting and television credits include Broad City and Inside Amy Schumer, Amazon's Alpha House, CBS's Limitless, Showtime's Billions and truTV's World's Dumbest. He has hosted the podcasts My Dumb Friends, with Dan St. Germain on the All Things Comedy network, and Brand New Jerks.
At a glance
- Came up through
- Last Comic Standing
- Albums
- Manual Labor Face
- Podcasts
- My Dumb Friends and Brand New Jerks
- On screen
- The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and 10 more
- Official site
- seandonnellycomedy.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: seandonnellycomedy.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
Albums
- Manual Labor Face 2015, Comedy Central Records
On screen
- The Late Show with David Letterman stand-up, CBS
- Conan stand-up
- The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon stand-up, NBC
- Last Comic Standing NBC
- The Half Hour Comedy Central
- Adam Devine's House Party Comedy Central
- @midnight Comedy Central
- Broad City Comedy Central
- Inside Amy Schumer Comedy Central
- Alpha House Amazon
- Limitless CBS
- Billions Showtime
- World's Dumbest truTV
Podcasts
- My Dumb Friends co-host with Dan St. Germain, All Things Comedy
- Brand New Jerks host, podcast
Where they got their start
- Last Comic Standing competed
Came up the same way
Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:
Comedians like Sean Donnelly
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.
- Sean Patton also in The Half Hour
- Yamaneika Saunders also in Broad City
- Carmen Lynch also in The Late Show with David Letterman
- Brendon Walsh also in @midnight
- Joe Zimmerman also in The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
- Doug Benson also in @midnight
- Sarah Tollemache also in Adam Devine's House Party
- Joe List also in The Late Show with David Letterman
Questions about Sean Donnelly
Where is Sean Donnelly performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: seandonnellycomedy.com ↗.
What podcast do they host?
My Dumb Friends and Brand New Jerks.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Last Comic Standing, The Half Hour and Adam Devine's House Party, among 13 credits.
Where did they get their start?
Last Comic Standing (competed).
Who are some comedians like them?
Sean Patton (also in The Half Hour), Yamaneika Saunders (also in Broad City), Carmen Lynch (also in The Late Show with David Letterman), Brendon Walsh (also in @midnight) and Joe Zimmerman (also in The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon).
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
- Sean Donnelly — official site, Bio ↗ Headlines clubs and festivals; The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, NBC's Last Comic Standing; co-host of My Dumb Friends with Dan St. Germain on All…
- New York Comedy Club — Sean Donnelly ↗ Bio: headlines clubs and festivals; Letterman, Conan, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Last Comic Standing; host of the podcast Brand New Jerks; Manual…
- Wit's End Comedy Lounge — Sean Donnelly ↗ Shows in Charleston, South Carolina, 9 and 10 October 2026
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026