Sebastian Maniscalco
Stand-up comedian

Sebastian Maniscalco

Who Sebastian Maniscalco is

Stand-up comedian, actor and host known for physical observational comedy and large-scale theater and arena touring. His latest special It Ain't Right debuted on Hulu. He also operates Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio on SiriusXM and hosts The Sebastian Maniscalco Show with Pete Correale.

At a glance

Born
1973
Style
Observational, Physical, Family, Etiquette, Italian American life, Modern behavior, Physical arena comedy, Physical family comedy
Came up through
The Comedy Store
Stand-up specials
It Ain't Right, Stay Hungry, Why Would You Do That? and 2 more
Podcasts
The Sebastian Maniscalco Show
On screen
The Irishman, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, About My Father and 11 more
WTF with Marc Maron
Episode 891
Next on stage
6 October 2026 — Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA
Official site
sebastianlive.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

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through The Comedy Store:

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Comedians like Sebastian Maniscalco

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Their stand-up

Sebastian Maniscalco spent years developing in Los Angeles clubs while building a point of view rooted in family, manners and disbelief at modern social life.

His arena growth demonstrates the power of a legible stage character. Even at distance, posture, movement and rhythm communicate the joke before the sentence is finished.

Career timeline

  1. 1973Born
  2. 2017The House (Stand-Up Comic, 2017) On screen
  3. 2017The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (Johnny, voice, 2017) On screen
  4. 2018Green Book (Johnny Venere, 2018) On screen
  5. 2018Tag (Pastor, 2018) On screen
  6. 20192019 MTV Video Music Awards (host, 2019) On screen
  7. 2021Well Done with Sebastian Maniscalco (host, Discovery+, 2021) On screen
  8. 2022Somewhere in Queens (Frank Russo, 2022) On screen
  9. 2023Spinning Gold (Giorgio Moroder, 2023) On screen
  10. 2024Unfrosted (Chester Slink, 2024) On screen
  11. 2024IF (Magician Mouse, voice, 2024) On screen

In the news

Questions about Sebastian Maniscalco

Where is Sebastian Maniscalco performing next?

Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7:30 PM — with Brian Monarch, Jay Leno and Kevin Nealon at Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA, then 8 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?

It Ain't Right, Stay Hungry, Why Would You Do That?, Aren't You Embarrassed? and What's Wrong with People?

What podcast do they host?

The Sebastian Maniscalco Show.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Irishman, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, About My Father, Bookie, Green Book and Tag, among 14 credits.

Where did they get their start?

The Comedy Store (a regular there before his breakthrough; one of its new voices of the 2000s).

When were they born?

In 1973.

Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?

Yes — episode 891.

Who are some comedians like them?

Amy Schumer (also in Unfrosted), Bill Burr (also in Unfrosted), Ray Romano (also in The Irishman), Jay Leno (on the same bill, 6 October 2026) and Jerry Seinfeld (also in Unfrosted).

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 25 September 2026