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Conner O'Malley

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Conner O'Malley
Born (1986-12-20) December 20, 1986 (age 37)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • social media personality
Nationality
Years active2013–present
Notable works
Spouse
(m. 2018)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Subscribers234,000[2][3]
Total views18,166,289[3]
100,000 subscribersunknown

Last updated: October 24, 2023[4]
Website
www.endorphinport.com

Conner O'Malley (born December 20, 1986) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and social media personality. For his work on Late Night with Seth Meyers, he received three Writers Guild of America Awards nominations. He produces videos on YouTube, and was active on the now defunct social media platform Vine.[5] O'Malley has also appeared on Broad City and Joe Pera Talks with You. He is married to actor and fellow comedian Aidy Bryant.[6]

Career

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O'Malley began his comedy career at the Annoyance Theatre, where he met his future wife, Aidy Bryant.[7] When Aidy was cast on SNL, the couple moved to New York, and O'Malley began uploading short comedy videos to the social media platform Vine, while working a day job as a dog walker.[8] O'Malley's videos quickly began to gain attention and acclaim, and in 2014, he was hired as a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers.[9][10] While writing for Late Night, O'Malley also occasionally performed on the show, creating several re-occurring characters, such as "Anniversary Guy", "Stink Mouth PigMan", and "Gørbøn Hausinfrud".[11][12]

In addition to writing for Late Night, O'Malley has also written for Joe Pera Talks with You, which he also co-starred in as Joe's neighbor Mike Melsky; and the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. As an actor, O'Malley has been featured in several television shows, most notably Detroiters, where he played Trevor, Tim's free-wheeling brother; and Horace and Pete, where he played Eric, the boyfriend of Horace's daughter, played by Bryant. O'Malley has also appeared on Broad City, and on Netflix's The Characters, and has been a recurring guest on The Chris Gethard Show since 2013.[13] In 2019, he appeared on I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. In 2021, he appeared on HBO's That Damn Michael Che.

Since 2016, O'Malley has also frequently posted videos on his YouTube channel, similar to his Vine work.[14][15][16] In 2023, he began pay-per-view selling his videos on his own website Endorphin Port.[17]

Style of comedy

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O'Malley's videos have shown him playing a manic and aggressive persona with loose thoughts, often displaying a comically overzealous interest in politics and popular culture. His Vines, uploaded until the site was defunct, showed him confronting drivers on the street and talking to them in non-sequiturs,[18] and his Twitter videos have included increasingly chaotic and demanding vlogs, such as a series jokingly directed toward presidential candidates Howard Schultz and Beto O'Rourke.[19]

Shane Ryan, writing for Paste, said O'Malley's comedy expresses "anger and envy and a sort of perverted worship of wealth and the American dream".[20] O'Malley has also published comedy videos on YouTube that have satirized InfoWars,[21] South by Southwest[22] and the AVN Awards.[23] Chloe Lizotte, writing for Reverse Shot, compared O'Malley's work to Adam Curtis and said that his videos "mock the idea that commercial entertainment could stand in for political action or fill a spiritual void."[24]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Palm Springs Randy
2022 Bodies, Bodies, Bodies Max
2024 I Saw the TV Glow Dave
Rap World Matt Also director and writer
Friendship TBA

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014 The Chris Gethard Show Various Recurring, 9 episodes
2014 Louie Young Louie Episode: "Elevator: Part 4"
2014–2016 Late Night with Seth Meyers Various Recurring, Also writer
2015 The Awesomes (Voice) Recurring, 2 episodes
Broad City Chris Episode: "St. Mark's"
2015–2016 The Special Without Brett Davis Various Recurring, 3 episodes
2016 Horace and Pete Eric Episode #1.7
Netflix Presents: The Characters Pointer Brother Episode: "Tim Robinson"
2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris Guanog Episode: "Out of This World"
2018 Detroiters Trevor Episode: "Trevor"
The Shivering Truth (Voice) Episode: "The Magmafying Past"
2018–2021 Joe Pera Talks with You Mike Melsky Co-star, also writer, executive producer
2019–2023 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Various Recurring, 4 episodes
2020 Search Party Chris Episode: "A National Affair"
2020–2021 Shrill Reggie Recurring, 4 episodes
2021 How To with John Wilson Writer for second season
2021–2023 Teenage Euthanasia Various 3 episodes

Award shows

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Himself Also writer

References

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  1. ^ Stavros Halkias. "Conner O'Malley recalls his Irish upbringing". Stavy's World (Podcast). Retrieved September 7, 2024. I have [Irish] citizenship...My grandparents were from [Ireland]
  2. ^ "Conner O'Malley - YouTube". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "About Conner O'Malley". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Conner O'Malley - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Pablo (June 21, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide to Conner O'Malley". Vulture.
  6. ^ "SNL's Aidy Bryant Marries Conner O'Malley". eonline.com. E! News. April 30, 2018.
  7. ^ Fallon, Kevin (February 24, 2016). "Aidy Bryant, SNL's Next Big Thing". The Daily Beast.
  8. ^ "Aidy Bryant's Husband, Conner O'Malley, Went From A "Literal Garbage Man" To A Success In The Comedy World". bustle.com. Bustle. April 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "An Interview With Vine Legend Connor O'Malley". pastemagazine.com. Paste Magazine. March 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "conner o'malley 5 things to know". usmagazine.com. Us Magazine. April 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "Anniversary Guy". Seth Myers. February 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Connor O'Malley's Interpretive Dance To The Charlie Rose Theme Song". Seth Meyers. June 2017.
  13. ^ "Connor O'Malley Acting Credits". IMDB.
  14. ^ "Conner O'Malley tries his hand at Leno's "Jay Walking" and ends up in hell". The A.V. Club. The Onion. February 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "This Mockumentary About Young Trump Superfans Is Great (Again)". fastcompany.com. Fast Company. June 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "TruthHunters". YouTube.
  17. ^ Goldstein, Pablo (September 18, 2023). "Conner O'Malley Opens His Digital Womb". Vulture. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "Someone On Vine Is Accosting People In Fancy Cars And It's Hilarious". Buzzfeed. September 20, 2013.
  19. ^ "Inside the deranged mind of a Howard Schultz superfan | The Outline". The Outline.
  20. ^ "An Interview with Late Night Writer and Vine Legend Conner O'Malley, On His Trump Rally Video". Paste. March 13, 2016.
  21. ^ "Stop What You're Doing and Watch Conner O'Malley and Joe Pera's 'TruthHunters.com' Pilot". Vulture.
  22. ^ "Rebranding IsIs at SXSW". YouTube. May 21, 2018.
  23. ^ "New Jerseys #1 Masturbater At Porn Awards". Vimeo. May 29, 2022.
  24. ^ "Lambs to the Slaughter: The Weird and the Normal of Conner O'Malley". Reverse Shot.
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