About Liza Treyger
Liza Treyger (born 1987) is a Ukrainian-born comedian, actress, and podcast host. Born in the port city of Odessa, then part of the Ukrainian SSR, she emigrated with her family as Soviet Jews, settling in 1990 in the northern Chicago suburb of Skokie. She got her start in the Chicago comedy scene around 2009, and in her senior year of college co-founded Riot Comedy, a women-run weekly comedy showcase. In 2014 she made her television debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing and performed at the inaugural Comedy Exposition stand-up festival in Chicago.
After moving to New York City, Treyger performed on platforms including Late Night with Seth Meyers, Chelsea Lately, and The Stand-Up Show with Katherine Ryan, and landed a recurring role on the Louis C.K. web series Horace and Pete. She recorded a half-hour Comedy Central special in 2015, and in 2018 released a half-hour special as part of the Netflix series The Degenerates. In 2019 she brought her solo show In the Weeds to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Since November 2020 she has co-hosted the podcast That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast with comedian Kara Klenk, breaking down episodes of Law and Order: SVU, and in 2022 the pair took the podcast on a twenty-five-city tour.
As an actress, Treyger appeared in The King of Staten Island (2020) and Nope (2022) before co-starring in Michelle Buteau's Survival of the Thickest (2023) on Netflix. In January 2025 she released her first full-hour stand-up special, Night Owl, on Netflix to critical acclaim. The New York Times included it in their feature "5 Smart and Silly Specials to Entertain You," writing that "there's an excitement, a danger even, to her onstage persona," and Vulture noted "a thrilling tension underneath all of Liza Treyger's stand-up."
Videos (46)
Videos 1 to 24 of 46.
0:50Liza Treyger | Everything is Falling Apart | Comedy Cellar
27.2K views
1:00Liza Treyger â«Not A Drinkerâ«Comedy Cellar
18K views
0:31Liza Treyger | My Outfit | The Bell House
12.8K views
1:01Liza Treyger | Disney Princess | Surrounded Comedy
10.5K views
0:28Liza Treyger â«Nothing to Prove â« Comedy Cellar
7.7K views
0:25Liza Treyger | Therapy | Melbourne Comedy Fest
7.5K views
0:18Liza Treyger | Bad Roommate | Comedy Cellar
7.5K views
0:26Liza Treyger â«Mozzarella Sticks â« Comedy Cellar
6.4K views
0:17Liza Treyger | Baby Gifts | Comedy Central
6K views
0:15Liza Treyger | No Kids | Comedy Cellar
5.9K views
0:59Millionaire CEO at my show
5.8K views
0:20Liza Treyger | Kids | Comedy Cellar
5.7K views
1:02Liza Treyger â« American Sandwich â«Comedy Cellar
4.8K views
0:53Liza Treyger | Property or Marriage | DC Improv
4.7K views
1:00Liza Treyger | Ideal Partner | New York Comedy Club
4.2K views
1:01Liza Treyger isnât Playing Games | The Comedy Cellar
4K views
0:19Liza Treyger | Fake Pin | Comedy Cellar
3.8K views
0:30Who's fault is it?
3.7K views
0:49Liza Treyger | Try Yogurt | @LateNightSeth
3.4K views
1:01Capitalism | Liza Treyger
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1:18Secret Meeting People
3.3K views
0:29Liza Treyger | Friends with Kids | Comedy Cellar
3.3K views
0:44Liza Treyger | Bad Driver | Comedy Cellar
3.2K views
0:27Liza Treyger | Sun Block | Comedy Cellar
3.1K viewsGuest appearances (33)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Liza Treyger.
Guest appearances 25 to 33 of 33.
53:33New Year Traditions & Luxury Splurges Liza Treyger - CHIT CHAT WED The JTrain Podcast w Jared Freid
Jared Freid
1.7K views
1:14Liza Treyger Doesnât Hold Back About Jeff Dye | Mean But True Podcast
Suzanne Lambert
1.3K views
53:26Liza Treyger 's Spicy Wings & Big Breaks - CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY - The JTrain Podcast w Jared Freid
Jared Freid
1.2K views
8:29Am I Too Sensitive?! w Liza Treyger | The JTrain Podcast CLIPS
Jared Freid
501 views
1:03:34The Dork Forest Video: Liza Treyger and Scanalvol â EP 728
Jackie Kashian
330 views
1:37:13Album 373 | Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane with Liza Treyger
Josh Adam Meyers
224 views
10:00Liza Treyger Did What on a Plane?? - Joe Kilgallon Podcast
Joe Kilgallon
212 views
1:21:58Talking the Movement w/ Comedian Liza Treyger | Joe Kilgallon Podcast
Joe Kilgallon
184 views
1:25:53Album 179 | The Definitive Collection by ABBA with Liza Treyger
Josh Adam Meyers
147 viewsChannels on this page: Jared Freid, Suzanne Lambert, Jackie Kashian, Josh Adam Meyers, Joe Kilgallon
Frequently asked questions
Who is Liza Treyger?
Liza Treyger, born 1987 in Odessa, is a Ukrainian-born comedian, actress, and podcast host who was raised in the Chicago suburb of Skokie.
What is Liza Treyger's Netflix special?
Her first full-hour stand-up special, Night Owl, was released on Netflix in January 2025 to critical acclaim from outlets including The New York Times and Vulture.
What podcast does Liza Treyger host?
Since November 2020 she has co-hosted That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast with comedian Kara Klenk, breaking down episodes of Law and Order: SVU.
What acting roles has Liza Treyger had?
She appeared in The King of Staten Island and Nope, and co-starred in Michelle Buteau's Netflix series Survival of the Thickest in 2023.
How did Liza Treyger start in comedy?
She got her start in the Chicago comedy scene around 2009 and co-founded the women-run showcase Riot Comedy during her senior year of college.
