Jessica McKenna (sometimes credited as Jess McKenna) is an American actress, comedian and singer. McKenna trained with The Groundlings and at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, where she regularly performs. McKenna was one of the stars of Fox's Party Over Here, alongside Nicole Byer and Alison Rich, and hosts the podcast Off Book: The Improvised Musical.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Strip Law (2026)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
- Episode 1x02: Crypt Law Presents: Fearacle on 31st Day (Feb 20, 2026)
Goldie (2025)
Starring as Goldie
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Pilroy (Feb 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: Tall Teeny (Feb 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Stuck (Feb 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Giant Surprise (Feb 14, 2025)
Guest starring as Giant Friend
- Episode 1x04: Pilroy (Feb 14, 2025)
Smartypants (2024)
Guest starring as Society Member
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Cereal Mascots, Categorization, Cult Classics (Aug 7, 2025) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x07: Bullying, Bedbugs, Kissing (May 29, 2025) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Presenter
- Episode 2x02: Food Captain, Names, Action Star (Mar 20, 2025)
After Midnight (2024)
Guest starring as Jess McKenna
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x107: Josh Sharp, Jay Jurden, Jess McKenna (Jun 3, 2025)
- Episode 2x88: Taran Killam, Tone Bell, Jess McKenna (Apr 9, 2025)
- Episode 2x14: Jess McKenna, Pete Holmes, Echo Kellum (Sep 25, 2024)
- Episode 1x57: Ana Gasteyer, Colton Dunn, Jess McKenna (May 15, 2024)
Strange Planet (2023)
Guest starring as Blanket Cape
- Episode 1x02: Greyscale Finger Bandit (Aug 9, 2023)
Guest starring as Being #4
- Episode 1x02: Greyscale Finger Bandit (Aug 9, 2023)
Make Some Noise (2022)
Guest starring as Jessica McKenna
(7 episodes)
- Episode 5x02: Jacob, Jess, and Carl Are Sooooo Close to Touching (Oct 19, 2026)
- Episode 4x14: Eat an Animal Before It Eats You Show (Apr 13, 2026)
- Episode 4x09: Different Language Office (Feb 2, 2026)
- Episode 3x17: A Singing Telegram Serving You for Property Encroachment (Feb 3, 2025)
- Episode 3x12: A Basketball Player's Far Too Elaborate Free Throw Routine (Nov 25, 2024)
- Episode 2x14: "Yes And" By Ed Sheeran and Kelly Clarkson (Dec 4, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Two Two-Kids-in-a-Trenchcoat on a Date (Jun 19, 2023)
Dirty Laundry (2022)
Guest starring as Jessica McKenna
- Episode 4x09: Who Almost Went to Jail Because of a Forgetful Woman? (Dec 3, 2024)
Ten Year Old Tom (2021)
Guest starring as Mrs. Band
(28 episodes)
- Episode 2x18: Bingo with Grandma (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x17: Tom Tucks in His Shirt (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x16: The Nurse's Baby (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x15: Therapy Dog (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x14: Uncle Bill's Resume (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x13: Tom Can't Stop Farting (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x12: History Week (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x11: Nelson's Hot Mom (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: I Want to Speak to the Manager (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x09: Bowling League (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Banned from Band (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: Tae Kwon Do (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Rick's Boat (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: The Henderson Consulting Squirrels (Jun 29, 2023)
- Episode 1x20: Nurse's Wedding (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x19: Problem Moms (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x18: Landscaper on the Couch (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x17: Art Class (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x16: Roastmaster Tom (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x15: A Daffodil for Terence (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x14: Cooking the Books (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x13: Skipping School (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x12: The Elderly Gerbil (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x11: Principal Is Banging My Mom (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: First Responder (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x09: Tom Urinates on Boston (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: A Tale of Two Lunch Ladies (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Tomz Lemonade (Sep 30, 2021)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Guest starring as Ensign Barnes
(18 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: The New Next Generation (Dec 19, 2024)
- Episode 5x08: Upper Decks (Dec 5, 2024)
- Episode 5x01: Dos Cerritos (Oct 24, 2024)
- Episode 4x10: Old Friends, New Planets (Nov 2, 2023)
- Episode 4x07: A Few Badgeys More (Oct 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x10: The Stars at Night (Oct 27, 2022)
- Episode 3x09: Trusted Sources (Oct 20, 2022)
- Episode 3x06: Hear All, Trust Nothing (Sep 29, 2022)
- Episode 3x05: Reflections (Sep 22, 2022)
- Episode 2x09: wej Duj (Oct 7, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: I, Excretus (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Where Pleasant Fountains Lie (Sep 23, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Kayshon, His Eyes Open (Aug 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Strange Energies (Aug 12, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Terminal Provocations (Sep 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Moist Vessel (Aug 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Temporal Edict (Aug 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Second Contact (Aug 6, 2020)
Guest starring as Cerritos Computer
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x05: Reflections (Sep 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Terminal Provocations (Sep 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Moist Vessel (Aug 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Temporal Edict (Aug 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Envoys (Aug 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Second Contact (Aug 6, 2020)
Guest starring as Unnamed Federation embassy officer
- Episode 1x02: Envoys (Aug 13, 2020)
Space Force (2020)
Guest starring as Participant #2
- Episode 1x10: Proportionate Response (May 29, 2020) [Co-Star]
Duncanville (2020)
Guest starring as Teenage Boy
- Episode 3x02: Clothes and Dagger (May 8, 2022)
Guest starring as Teen Zone Employee
- Episode 3x05: Annie v. Fun (Jun 5, 2022)
Guest starring as Funtographer
- Episode 3x05: Annie v. Fun (Jun 5, 2022)
Guest starring as Angela
- Episode 3x05: Annie v. Fun (Jun 5, 2022)
Sunnyside (2019)
Guest starring as Andromeda Burrff
- Episode 1x07: Pants Full of Sandwiches (Nov 7, 2019) [Co-Star]
Game Changer (2019)
Guest starring as Mountport Cast
- Episode 7x11: Samalamadingdong (Aug 25, 2025) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Contestant
(3 episodes)
- Episode 8x10: Last Talent Standing (Sep 21, 2026)
- Episode 8x07: Earwigs (Aug 10, 2026)
- Episode 4x05: The Official Cast Recording (Dec 27, 2021)
Little Big Awesome (2016)
Starring as Lennon
(26 episodes)
- Episode 2x14: Flower Power (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x13: Friendiversary (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x12: A Bad Case of the Sherris (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: Cosmic Communications (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: The Big Jump (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: The Great Tofu Drive (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Lyle in Charge (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Return of the Murples (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Gluko's Jelly Jam (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: No Sleep Till 8 O'Clock (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Rootin' for Change (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Snow Day (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Happy Birthday Here's a Goat (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: No Throwing Disc Left Behind (Nov 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x12: Claude the Buff Hamster (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x11: Puppy Shower (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Oh No Ho Cho Jo (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Living the Dream (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Blupo & Glendon (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Space Kittens for Now (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Gotta Get a Gimmick (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Bed Follows (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: What's the Trouble Bubble (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Sorry Mr Sun (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Let's Get to That Thing (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: City Day (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Lady Monster
- Episode 1x01: City Day (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Robotic Voice
- Episode 1x01: City Day (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Scared Kid
- Episode 1x02: Let's Get to That Thing (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Tooth
- Episode 1x05: Bed Follows (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Mini Lennon
- Episode 1x06: Gotta Get a Gimmick (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Admirer #2
- Episode 1x06: Gotta Get a Gimmick (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Baby
- Episode 1x07: Space Kittens for Now (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Three Female Headed Creature
- Episode 1x07: Space Kittens for Now (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Marshmallow
- Episode 1x09: Living the Dream (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Mini Marshmallow
- Episode 1x09: Living the Dream (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Bacon
- Episode 1x11: Puppy Shower (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Alarm
- Episode 1x11: Puppy Shower (Apr 26, 2018)
Starring as Gluko's Pointer Finger
- Episode 2x02: Happy Birthday Here's a Goat (Nov 8, 2018)
Starring as Townsfolk
- Episode 2x03: Snow Day (Nov 8, 2018)
Starring as Deer
- Episode 2x05: No Sleep Till 8 O'Clock (Nov 8, 2018)
Starring as Kiss Mark
- Episode 2x06: Gluko's Jelly Jam (Nov 8, 2018)
Starring as Alert Recording
- Episode 2x06: Gluko's Jelly Jam (Nov 8, 2018)
Starring as Suzy
- Episode 2x09: The Great Tofu Drive (Nov 8, 2018)
Starring as Mushroom
- Episode 2x10: The Big Jump (Nov 8, 2018)
Starring as Cat
- Episode 2x11: Cosmic Communications (Nov 8, 2018)
Starring as Space Toast
- Episode 2x11: Cosmic Communications (Nov 8, 2018)
Party Over Here (2016)
Starring as Jessica McKenna
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Party Favorites 2 (May 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: You're A Wizard Alison (May 14, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Assassin Reunion (May 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Aaron Peaches (Apr 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Antelope (Apr 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Party Favorites (Apr 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: AlisONE (Apr 2, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Saying Goodnight to the Frumpets (Mar 26, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Low Loud Cheer (Mar 19, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Suffragettes (Mar 12, 2016)
Celebrity Family Feud (2015)
Guest starring as Jessica McKenna
- Episode 9x09: Dancing with the Stars vs. Grand Crew and Ben Schwartz vs. Sam Richardson (Sep 19, 2023)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Jessica McKenna
- Episode 2016-03-24: Alison Rich, Jessica McKenna, Nicole Byer (Mar 24, 2016)
The Goldbergs (2013)
Guest starring as Waiter
- Episode 1x21: The Age of Darkness (Apr 29, 2014) [Co-Star]
Teen Titans Go! (2013)
Guest starring as Aqualad (DC Super Hero Girls)
- Episode S07 Special: Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse (May 28, 2022)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Guest starring as Waiter
- Episode 11x07: Irma Kostroski (Dec 5, 2021) [Co-Star]