John Early 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 stars in Search Party, which was written partly by Michael Showalter and also stars Alia Shawkat.
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).
Early frequently collaborates with comedians such as Hamm Samwich and Kate Berlant in a variety of sketch and filmed presentations. 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.
