Conner O'Malley
Corporate presentations that steadily deteriorate into high-volume nervous breakdowns.
1 special · 2024
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Watching a Conner O’Malley show feels like being trapped in a corporate pitch meeting where the presenter is quietly having a nervous breakdown. He stands on stage wearing a sensible polo and khakis, projecting the forced cheer of a mid-level manager. He speaks in the aggressive, upbeat cadence of a tech evangelist, clicking through slides with erratic speed. Then he starts screaming about his Toyota RAV4 or tracing a laser pointer across the floor while letting the silence stretch out.
Specials
On stage
He operates in a strange space between character comedy and internet performance art. While his peers perform standard standup sets in clubs, he plays theaters using dense multimedia presentations. He caters to crowds who recognize the specific syntax of crypto scams and fringe political message boards.
The act relies on pure physical commitment. He will fully inhabit an AI developer without winking at the audience, letting the hostility of the persona sit in the room. The jokes spiral outward. A bit will start as a straightforward parody of an investment seminar, then deteriorate into a nonsensical rant about fast food and local zoning laws. The pacing leaves almost no room to breathe. When a premise runs out of momentum, he sometimes just yells louder, pushing the audience backward in their seats rather than finding a new angle.
He wrote for late-night television and played an agitated mechanic on Joe Pera Talks with You. Live on stage, away from network constraints, he builds an abrasive alternate reality and refuses to drop the facade until the room empties out.
Turning points
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2012–2017
Breakthrough Street Comedy on Vine
While working as a New York dog walker, O'Malley achieved viral notoriety by posting erratic, confrontational man-on-the-street videos to Vine, which directly led to his hiring at Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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Launch of Independent Platform Endorphin Port
To bypass traditional studio development obstacles and avoid recurring subscription models, O'Malley launched EndorphinPort.com to sell pay-per-view video projects directly to fans and independently fund production budgets.
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YouTube Release of Stand Up Solutions
O'Malley wrote and performed his debut hourlong character special Stand Up Solutions as Richard Eagleton pitching an AI comic, self-releasing it for free on YouTube to critical acclaim.
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Purposely Failing Elevator Mechanic Licensing Exam
Coming from a Chicago family of elevator mechanics, O'Malley intentionally flunked the qualifying trade exam at age eighteen to pursue a career in comedy inspired by Conan O'Brien and Norm Macdonald.
At a glance
- Born
- , Des Plaines, Illinois
- Style
- satire, absurdist, character, performance art
- Breakout
- Stand Up Solutions
- Influences
- Conan O'Brien, Norm Macdonald
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Website, Wikipedia
Fans also like
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Tim HeideckerBoth comedians specialize in subversive, uncomfortable character satires depicting deeply flawed, manic American men trapped in media and tech delusions.
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Joe PeraO'Malley executive produced, wrote, and co-starred in Joe Pera Talks with You, offering a manic comedic counterweight to Pera's gentle midwestern pacing.
Also on screen
- 2013–2014
- The Chris Gethard Show
- 2014–2016
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Louie
- Palm Springs
- Bodies Bodies Bodies