Zach Zimmerman
Who Zach Zimmerman is
Zach Zimmerman is a Brooklyn-based stand-up comedian and writer from Roanoke, Virginia, raised in a Southern Baptist household, whose comedy draws on queer identity and family. After starting in Chicago improv, Zimmerman made a late-night debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2022, published the essay collection Is It Hot in Here (Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)? in 2023, and released the debut hour Surprise Me on YouTube in 2025. Zimmerman's humor writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Washington Post and McSweeney's.
At a glance
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
- Came up through
- The Second City
- Stand-up specials
- Surprise Me
- Albums
- Clean Comedy
- Podcasts
- Is It Hot in Here
- On screen
- The Late Late Show with James Corden, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and After Midnight
- Official site
- zach-zimmerman.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: zach-zimmerman.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
- Surprise Me 2025, YouTube
Albums
- Clean Comedy
On screen
- The Late Late Show with James Corden late-night debut, 2022
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2023
- After Midnight
Podcasts
- Is It Hot in Here Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)? (book, 2023
Where they got their start
- The Second City performed with its Second City Theatricals company while based in Chicago
Came up the same way
Other comedians in SUCDb who came through The Second City:
Comedians like Zach Zimmerman
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.
- Blair Socci also in The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Caitlin Peluffo also in The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Chris Redd also came through The Second City
- David Koechner also came through The Second City
- David Steinberg also came through The Second City
- Dustin Nickerson also in The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Jenny Zigrino also in The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Joan Rivers also came through The Second City
Career timeline
- 2022The Late Late Show with James Corden (late-night debut, 2022) On screen
- 2023Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2023) On screen
- 2023Is It Hot in Here (Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)? (book, 2023) Book
- 2025Surprise Me (2025, YouTube) Special
Questions about Zach Zimmerman
Where is Zach Zimmerman performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: zach-zimmerman.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Surprise Me.
What podcast do they host?
Is It Hot in Here.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Late Late Show with James Corden, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and After Midnight.
Where did they get their start?
The Second City (performed with its Second City Theatricals company while based in Chicago).
Where are they based?
Brooklyn, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Blair Socci (also in The Late Late Show with James Corden), Caitlin Peluffo (also in The Late Late Show with James Corden), Chris Redd (also came through The Second City), David Koechner (also came through The Second City) and David Steinberg (also came through The Second City).
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
- Wikipedia — Zach Zimmerman ↗ Roanoke, Southern Baptist upbringing, Chicago improv, Late Late Show 2022, book 2023, Watch What Happens Live, lives in Brooklyn, humor writing
- Zach Zimmerman — official site ↗ Official site: Surprise Me special on YouTube, album Clean Comedy, TV and radio appearances, book
- Time Out New York — sneak peek at Zach Zimmerman's new special (21 April 2025) ↗ Surprise Me premieres on YouTube 22 April 2025; Brooklyn comedian
- YouTube — Zach Zimmerman: SURPRISE ME (2025) - Full Stand Up Comedy Special ↗ Special on the comic's own channel
- Zach Zimmerman — Tour ↗ Official tour page
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026