Tim Meadows
Stand-up comedian

Tim Meadows

Who Tim Meadows is

Tim Meadows is an actor and comedian who spent ten seasons as one of the longest-running cast members of NBC's Saturday Night Live, joining in 1991 and creating characters such as Leon Phelps, the Ladies' Man, whom he took to the big screen in Paramount's The Ladies Man (2000). Born in Highland Park, Michigan, and raised in Detroit, he came up through Improv-Olympic and the Second City in Chicago, where he starred with Chris Farley. He played Principal Duvall in Mean Girls, co-starred in Grown Ups and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, voices characters on Bob's Burgers, and played John Glascott on ABC's The Goldbergs and its spin-off Schooled. He headlines Helium Comedy Club in Indianapolis on 5–7 November 2026 and Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh on 3–5 December.

At a glance

On screen
Saturday Night Live, The Ladies Man, The Michael Richards Show and 19 more
Next on stage
5 November 2026 — Helium Comedy Club, Indianapolis, IN

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

On screen

Comedians like Tim Meadows

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Career timeline

  1. 1991Saturday Night Live (cast member, NBC, 1991–2000) On screen
  2. 2000The Ladies Man (Leon Phelps, Paramount, 2000, film) On screen
  3. 2000The Michael Richards Show (NBC, 2000) On screen
  4. 2002Leap of Faith (NBC, 2002) On screen
  5. 2019Schooled (Principal John Glascott, ABC, from 2019) On screen

Questions about Tim Meadows

Where is Tim Meadows performing next?

Thursday 5 November 2026, 7:30 PM at Helium Comedy Club, Indianapolis, IN, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Saturday Night Live, The Ladies Man, The Michael Richards Show, Leap of Faith, The Goldbergs and Schooled, among 22 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Adam Sandler (also in Grown Ups), David Spade (also in Grown Ups), Chris Rock (also in Grown Ups), Colin Quinn (also in Grown Ups) and David Koechner (also in The Goldbergs).

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.

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Sources

Updated 6 October 2026 · the record checked 6 October 2026