Alison Leiby

Alison Leiby is an American comedian and writer. She was a staff writer for Broad City and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Her one-woman show Oh God, A Show About Abortion premiered Off-Broadway in April 2022.

Alison Leiby
Alma mater	Cornell University
Occupations	writer comedian
Years active	2015–present
Known for	Oh God, A Show About Abortion

Life and career

Lieby was raised in Annapolis, Maryland.^[1] She is Jewish.^[1] She graduated from Severna Park High School and studied English at Cornell University.^[2] She cited Janeane Garofalo, Elaine Benes, and Joan Rivers as early comedic inspirations.^[3]

She moved to New York after graduation and interned at The Onion.^[2] She then began to perform stand-up comedy.^[3]

Lieby was a staff writer for Broad City and season three of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.^[4] She also wrote for The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, The President Show, and Ilana Glazer's special The Planet Is Burning.^[3][5]

Her autobiographical one-woman comedy show, Oh God, A Show About Abortion recounted her experience having an abortion when she was 35.^[6] She began to workshop the show in 2020 as a part of her stand-up,^[7] and debuted the production at Cherry Lane Theatre in April 2022.^[8] Carrie Battan wrote in a review for the New Yorker, "it’s less structured, and more confessional and diffuse, than traditional comedy. It’s a format that enables Leiby to infuse her show with bouts of sincerity and self-inquiry, and many of her set’s most serious moments are high points."^[9] The show had an extended run of 15 performances in August 2022.^[10]

She co-hosts the horror film review comedy podcast Ruined with Halle Kiefer.^[11]

Accolades

• 2018 – Nominee, Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety Sketch Series^[12] (for The President Show)
• 2020 – Nominee, Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy Series^[13] (for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• 2022 – Vulture, Comedians You Should and Will Know^[4]
• 2022 – New York Jewish Week’s 36 to Watch^[14]