# John Early (comedian)

John Early (born January 21, 1988) is an American comedian and actor. He has appeared on 30 Rock as Jenna Maroney's son and in the independent film Fort Tilden. He starred in Search Party, which aired on TBS and HBO Max from 2016 to 2022.

## Early life

Early is from Nashville, Tennessee. His father was a Presbyterian minister; his mother, a minister at a church of the Disciples of Christ. He attended the University School of Nashville. He graduated from New York University, where he majored in acting.
When he was 11, he became a big fan of Australian actress Toni Collette and ran a fan website devoted to her.

## Career

Early tours around the country with his stand-up/variety show "Literally Me" and also hosts a monthly variety event (called Showgasm) at Ars Nova in New York City. He was featured on Lauren Lapkus' podcast, With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus (Episode 41, August 28, 2015), as well as Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, which was released on Netflix in the summer of 2015. He has made voice appearances on two episodes of Bob's Burgers as brunch blogger Dalton Crespin.
Early frequently collaborates with comedians such as Hamm Samwich and Kate Berlant in a variety of sketch and filmed presentations. In 2016, he wrote and starred in his own 30-minute episode of the sketch show Netflix Presents: The Characters. In 2017, he starred alongside Berlant in the Vimeo miniseries 555, directed by Andrew DeYoung. He also had a small role as Evan in the 2017 drama Beatriz at Dinner, starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow. In 2019, Early appeared in the music video for "Squidward Nose" by Cupcakke. In July 2019, Early starred in an episode of Drunk History about Martha Mitchell, which included acting by Vanessa Bayer and Tony Hale.
Early appeared in a small skit titled “Credit Card Roulette” in the Netflix comedy program I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, and in the music video for "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift. In June 2022, Peacock released a sketch comedy special produced by Early and his comedy partner, Kate Berlant, titled Would It Kill You To Laugh.

## Personal life

Early is gay. He has stated he is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2013 | Sardines Out of a Can | Arnie | Shonali Bhowmik | |
| 2014 | Fort Tilden | John | Sarah-Violet Bliss Charles Rogers | |
| 2016 | Other People | Gabe | Chris Kelly | |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Darren | Nicholas Stoller | |
| 2017 | Beatriz at Dinner | Evan | Miguel Arteta | |
| 2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Alfred | Alethea Jones | |
| 2017 | What Children Do | Pastor Wes | Dean Peterson | |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Chris | James Franco | |
| 2018 | Thread | John | Max Rosen | Short film |
| 2019 | Late Night | Chris Reynolds | Nisha Ganatra | |
| 2019 | Good Posture | Sol | Dolly Wells | |
| 2020 | Save Yourselves! | Blake | Alex Huston Fischer Eleanor Wilson | |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Barry Allen / The Flash | Jared Stern | Voice |
| 2024 | Stress Positions | Terry Goon | Theda Hammel | |
| 2024 | Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation | Alexander | Anna O'Brian | Voice |
| TBA | Eternity | Ryan | David Freyne | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | 30 Rock | Jerome | Episode: "Standards and Practices" |
| 2015 | High Maintenance | Wayne | Episode: "Sabrina" |
| 2015 | Broad City | Brandon | Episode: "The Matrix" |
| 2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Logan | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Special Without Brett Davis | Tyler | Episode: "Vic & the Moose & Tyler" |
| 2016–2018 | Animals. | The Assistant, Monty, Fashion Rat 2 | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Love | Daniel | Episode: "Party in the Hills" |
| 2016 | Netflix Presents: The Characters | John the Intern, Jason, Riley, Vicky | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Difficult People | Mickey | Episode: "Kessler Epstein Foundation" |
| 2016 | Haters Back Off | Maureen The Mattress Queen | Episode: "Starr Off the Parade" |
| 2016–2022 | Search Party | Elliott Goss | Main cast |
| 2017 | Portlandia | Funeral Director | Episode: "Fred's Cell Phone Company" |
| 2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Logan | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | Bob's Burgers | Dalton Crespin / Receptionist | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Russell Schnabble | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Another Period | Reporter | Episode: "Sex Nickelodeon" |
| 2018 | Human Kind Of | Callie / Mr. Jake | Voice, 6 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | Big City Greens | Alexander | Voice, 12 episodes |
| 2019 | Los Espookys | Mark Stevens | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Tuca & Bertie | Dirk / various | Voice, recurring role |
| 2020 | Helpsters | Fashion Fil | Episode: "Chef Charlie/Fashion Fil" |
| 2020–2022 | Central Park | Augustus | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Close Enough | Mr. Timothy Brice Campbell | Voice, recurring role |
| 2021 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Leslie | Episode: "Didn't you say there was gonna be five people at this table?" |
| 2021 | The Fungies! | Torsean / Billy Fungie | Voice, episode: "Billy Fungie" |
| 2021–present | The Great North | Henry Tuntley / various | Voice, recurring role |
| 2021–2023 | Summer Camp Island | Bearded Sheep | Voice, recurring role |
| 2022 | Robot Chicken | Elefun / World War I Pilot #1 | Voice, episode: "May Cause Involuntary Political Discharge" |
| 2022 | Life & Beth | John | Episode: "Life & Beth" |
| 2022–2023 | The Afterparty | Detective Culp | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Killing It | Kevin Brailing | Episode: "The Kingmaker" |
| 2022 | American Dad! | Various | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Archer | Wally | Voice, episode: "Distraction Action" |
| 2022 | Rick and Morty | Grand Orbship Council-Member | Voice, episode: "Analyze Piss" |
| 2022 | Would It Kill You To Laugh? | Himself | Comedy special |
| 2023 | John Early: Now More Than Ever | Himself | HBO comedy special |
| 2025 | Very Important People | Bill | Episode: "Barbara and Bill" |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Performer(s) | Album |
| 2019 | "Squidward Nose" | Cupcakke | Not applicable |
| 2022 | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | Midnights |