Ryan Conner
Stand-up comedian from United States 🇺🇸
About Ryan Conner
Ryan Conner is an American stand-up comedian, writer and producer born December 17, 1980 in Woodbridge, Virginia. He grew up in a large multiracial family with eleven brothers and started doing stand-up in 2003. He broke through to a national TV audience as a top-ten finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing season 9 in 2015, where judge Norm Macdonald called his first set the best 3.5 minutes he had seen in five years and judge Roseanne Barr labelled him a 'post-modern comic'.
Ryan Conner is one of the most respected writer-comics on the US club circuit, balancing road headlining with TV writing work. He is a writer/producer for MTV's long-running Ridiculousness and was a contributing writer for two seasons of TruTV's Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner. National TV credits as a stand-up include Last Comic Standing season 9 (2015, top 10), The Late Late Show with James Corden, plus appearances on Ridiculousness. His most recent stand-up special and album Live from DC was the number one trending comedy special on Amazon Prime for multiple weeks in 2024. He hosts the sketch-comedy podcast Caligula's Grotto with Erin Conroy and is finishing a memoir titled 12 Guys Walk Into a Kitchen.
Ryan Conner tours the United States full-time, headlining Improv and Laugh Factory clubs and theatre dates with strong runs in the DC, Virginia and Mid-Atlantic markets where he grew up. His 2025 and 2026 dates are listed at ryanconnercomedy.com and on his Instagram @ryanconnercomedy.
Videos (317)
Videos 1 to 24 of 317.
0:32Almost Dying Out Of Network
24.8K views
1:30Working For A Front
18.9K views
0:57A wall by any other name…
18.1K views
0:32Southern Name
15K views
0:31Grand Canyon Yelp Review
14.7K views
4:14Ryan Conner - Porn Star Fan Mail
14K views
25:51Ryan Conner at Helium Comedy Club in Portland, OR - February 1st, 2013
13.8K views
0:29Are We Getting Smarter?
13.5K views
1:29Dangerous Driving
13K views
0:27Good For My Age
11.7K views
0:38Dropping Out of the Cub Scouts
11.4K views
0:41Brother In The Closet
11.3K views
0:32Almost Dying Out Of Network
10.4K views
0:32What's in a name?
10.4K views
0:29Are We Getting Smarter
10.3K views
0:59Lost In Translation
10.2K views
0:17Violence After 40
10K views
0:59Low Potassium
9.9K views
0:32Southern Name - Live from DC
9.8K views
0:20Favorite Dumb Friend
9.8K views
0:48Relating To Veterans
9.6K views
0:38I'm a Cub Scouts dropout
9.1K views
0:56Shanghai Scam pt. 1
9.1K views
0:59The world's most expensive banana.
9K viewsGuest appearances (4)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Ryan Conner.
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1:06:45Smashing Pumpkins w/ standup comic Ryan Conner - Ep. 436
Jackie Kashian
658 views
2:58Smashing Pumpkins w/ standup Ryan Conner - Ep. 436 Teaser
Jackie Kashian
527 views
59:14The Dork Forest VIDEO: Ryan Conner and DUTCH Soccer - EP 893
Jackie Kashian
257 views
0:51The Dork Forest CLIP: Ryan Conner and DUTCH Soccer - EP 893
Jackie Kashian
129 viewsChannels on this page: Jackie Kashian
Frequently asked questions
Who is Ryan Conner?
Ryan Conner is an American stand-up comedian, writer and producer born December 17, 1980 in Woodbridge, Virginia. He is best known for his top-ten finish on NBC's Last Comic Standing season 9 in 2015 and for his writing work on MTV's Ridiculousness and TruTV's Billy on the Street.
What is Ryan Conner's most famous special?
His most recent stand-up special and album Live from DC was the number one trending comedy special on Amazon Prime for multiple weeks in 2024. His top-ten run on NBC's Last Comic Standing season 9 in 2015 remains his biggest mainstream TV breakout, with Norm Macdonald calling his first set the best 3.5 minutes he had seen in five years.
What style of comedy does Ryan Conner do?
Ryan Conner performs writerly, observational stand-up that mixes personal anecdotes about growing up in a large multiracial Virginia family with sharp social commentary. Judge Roseanne Barr called him a 'post-modern comic' on Last Comic Standing for blending personal storytelling with broader cultural observations.
Where is Ryan Conner from?
Ryan Conner was born and raised in Woodbridge, Virginia, in the Washington DC metropolitan area. He comes from a large multiracial family with eleven brothers and started doing stand-up in 2003.
Where can I watch Ryan Conner?
Watch his special Live from DC (2024) on Amazon Prime, Last Comic Standing season 9 highlights on NBC archives and his episodes of MTV's Ridiculousness. He hosts the podcast Caligula's Grotto with Erin Conroy and posts clips on Instagram @ryanconnercomedy.
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