It’s no surprise that comedians use their pets provide endless opportunities for humor. But it’s not just professional comics who find humor in animal antics. Pets themselves are taking the stage and leaving their funny parents behind. The days of comedians have making their careers off their pets are over.
Comedians
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Leigh Francis Pets
Leigh Francis, known professionally as Keith Lemon, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter. He created the Channel 4 comedy show Bo’ Selecta! (2002–2009). He is also known for Celebrity Juice (2008–present), Through the Keyhole (2013–2019), Lemon La Vida Loca (2012–2013), The Keith Lemon Sketch Show (2015–2016), and The Keith & Paddy Picture Show (2017–2018).
H. Jon Benjamin Pets
Harry Jon Benjamin is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer born on May 23, 1966. Benjamin is a prolific voice actor with his most notable lead roles voicing Archer Sterling in the TV series Archer (2009-) and Bob Belcher in the TV series Bob’s Burgers (2011-).
Kristen Schaal Pets
Kristen Schaal is an American comedian actress, and writer born on January 24, 1978. She’s best known for her voice-acting roles in various animated series and films, including Bob’s Burgers, Gravity Falls, and BoJack Horseman with Will Arnett. She’s also known for her role on the TV series Flight of the Conchords (2007-2009) with Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie.
Will Forte Pets
Orville Willis Forte IV, better known as Will Forte, is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer born on June 17, 1970. Forte is most famous for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2002 until 2010. He’s also well-known for creating, writing, and starring in the Fox TV series The Last Man on Earth (2015-2018) with Kristen Schaal, which earned him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Kevin Smith Pets
Kevin Smith is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. His first low-budget film Clerks (1994) become a cult classic which starred his characters Jay and Silent Bob. The success of the roles led to films Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Dogma (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Clerks II (2006), Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), and Clerks III (2022).
Rosie O’Donnell Pets
Rosie O’Donnell is an American comedian, television producer, actress, author, and television personality. She started acting at a young age and became noticed after her television appearance in 1984 on Star Search. She appeared in various television and film roles after the show which eventually led to getting her own talk show, The Rosie O’Donnell Show.
Richard Ayoade Pets
Richard Ayoade is a British actor, comedian, broadcaster and filmmaker. He gained popular for his role as Maurice Moss in the sitcom IT Crowd (2006–2013). Richard Ayoade earned the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance for the role.
Nicole Byer Pets
Nicole Byer is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She has won two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for hosting the Netflix reality bake-off series Nailed It! (2018). In 2013, Nicole Byer had a role in Girl Code (2013) which helped her gain nationwide attention.
Jay Leno Pets
Jay Leno is an American television host, comedian, and writer. Leno started by doing stand-up comedy before becoming the host of NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2014. He had a brief break from the show to start the NBC primetime talk show The Jay Leno Show which aired from 2009 to 2010 before being cancelled due to a timeslot and host controversy.
Eric Wareheim Pets
Eric Wareheim is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, musician, winemaker, foodie, and cat daddy. He’s best known for being half of the comedic duo Tim & Eric, with Tim Heidecker. Besides the Adult Swim series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007-1010) his most notable on-screen role was in the Netflix series Master of None, which starred Aziz Ansari.