Liza Treyger
She discusses her bad behavior as if she expects an award.
3 specials · 2015–2025
Start with Night Owl, the breakout (2025 · 62 min · Netflix)
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Liza Treyger recounts her personal disasters with the flat certainty of a friend cornering you at a party. She speaks quickly, leaning on a heavy vocal fry and treating the microphone as a dumping ground for petty grievances. She doesn’t share these stories to ask for forgiveness. Instead, she details a nightmare date or a terrible habit with total confidence that she was in the right. When a crowd gets quiet during a graphic punchline, she doesn’t back off. She squints into the lights, repeats the premise, and waits for the room to admit they do the exact same things.
Specials
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A blunt half-hour album about terrible sex and unapologetic laziness.
Comedy Central Records · Album · 50 min
On stage
After years of grinding through half-hours and showcase sets, she is a regular at the Comedy Cellar. She is the comic peers watch to see how to stretch an embarrassing admission without letting it turn into a sob story. She has reached the tier of hour-long specials and theater tours, yet she plays those larger rooms without losing the loose, combative friction of a late-night club.
Her sets rely on a specific contrast: she speaks with the cadence of a reality television contestant, but builds her arguments with cold logic. She is funnier when picking apart the pettiness of human behavior, like why adults act like toddlers or the specific madness of internet commenters, than she is when tackling big political issues. She brings maximum intensity to low-stakes grudges.
Born in Odessa and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Treyger shaped her defensive rhythm in the Midwest. Her affinity for messy drama naturally extends to her secondary gig, co-hosting a widely downloaded podcast dedicated entirely to Law & Order: SVU.
Turning points
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2009–2013
Co-Founding Riot Comedy Showcase in Chicago
During her senior year at North Park University, Treyger co-founded Riot Comedy, an influential, women-run weekly stand-up showcase.
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National Television Debut on Last Comic Standing
Treyger made her televised comedy debut on NBC's competition series, accelerating her profile across late-night and panel shows.
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Release of Debut Hour Special Night Owl
In January 2025, Treyger released her first full-hour Netflix special Night Owl to critical praise from outlets including The New York Times and Vulture.
At a glance
Podcasts
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That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast · co-host
Comedians Liza Treyger and Kara Klenk break down episodes of Law & Order: SVU and interview the show's actors, directors, writers, and producers.
Also on screen
- Horace and Pete
- The King of Staten Island
- Nope
- 2023–2025
- Survival of the Thickest
- Goodrich
A clip to start with
Women’s Bathrooms and Lizard People | Liza Treyger | Stand Up Comedy