Ashley Ray is an American stand-up comedian, actor, TV writer, podcast host, and pop culture critic, currently based in Los Angeles, California by way of Chicago, Illinois. She self-identifies as bisexual, polyamorous and queer.
In 2021, she was featured in Bust for her "whip smart TV criticism".
In 2022, Ray wrote on Adult Swim's Alabama Jackson created by Donald Faison. She was selected as one of HBO Max's Queer Comics to Watch for 2021 and filmed a digital special for the platform. That same year she did a sold-out hour at Union Hall in NY and debuted a new hour at The Yard Theater in Los Angeles. She hosts High Gear Comedy, a monthly live show with Barbara Gray at The Airliner in LA.
Ray is the host of the popular podcast TV, I Say w/ Ashley Ray which was featured in The New York Times as a 2021 Podcast Worth Checking Out. She's also been a guest on NPR's Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! and Storytime with Seth Rogen.
She is also known for her viral Shaun King video and post. Her newsletter about TV, pop culture and life as a solo poly bisexual dream babe was named "One of the Best 2020 Newsletters to Subscribe to That Will Keep You Informed and Entertained" by Marie Claire.
