Erin McGathy
| Erin McGathy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Japan |
| Medium | Podcasting, improv theatre |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse | |
| Notable works and roles | This Feels Terrible Human Conversation Harmontown HarmonQuest |
Erin McGathy is an American podcast host, artist, and comedian. She hosted the podcast This Feels Terrible, appeared and improvised in Harmontown, and co-hosted Human Conversation with Wayne Federman.
Early life[edit]
McGathy was born in Japan and her family spent time in Italy, Texas, and Florida before settling in San Diego, California.[1] She is the daughter of a military chaplain.[1][2] Her mother died when McGathy was a young teenager.[1] She started in improvisational comedy in high school.[3] She dropped out of university in San Francisco to join an improv group before moving to Los Angeles where she began performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade and podcasting.[3][1]
Career[edit]
Her solo show about relationships, This Feels Terrible, premiered at UCB in 2010. It later became a podcast, with McGathy interviewing comedians and friends about their relationships. Notable guests included comedians Marc Maron, Dan Harmon, Wayne Federman, and director Rob Schrab.
McGathy became a frequent guest and "comptroller" on the Harmontown podcast. McGathy was a regular character on the show's Dungeons & Dragons segment and subsequently a cast member in the spin-off animated series from Seeso, HarmonQuest.[4]
Beginning in March 2015, McGathy co-hosts the podcast Human Conversation with comedian Wayne Federman, in which the two discuss various, oft-delightful and meandering topics, without the aid of technology.[5][6]
She co-founded the MOB theatre troupe in Dublin in 2018, and the following year debuted at the Dublin Fringe Festival her solo theatrical show, Al Dawes F***ing Loves You ,[1] in which she played a whimsical beta male comedian going through a break-up.[7]
Personal life[edit]
McGathy married television writer and showrunner Dan Harmon in November 2014. Their relationship was one focus of the Harmontown documentary, which detailed the podcast's tour across America.[2] They announced that they were divorcing in October 2015.[8]
McGathy moved to Dublin, Ireland in January 2016,[9] after having worked on a WWOOF organic farm in nearby Dundalk.[7]
Filmography[edit]
Film and television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2019 | HarmonQuest | Herself/Beor O'Shift | |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Erin | (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Community | Stacy | Season 6, Episode 12 "Wedding Videography" |
| 2014 | Harmontown | Herself | Documentary |
| 2014 | Drunk History | Narrator | Season 2, Episode 8 "Philadelphia" |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Pollak, Sorcha (2019-09-11). "'Dublin is my soul city and Irish people are the funniest people in the world'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ a b Pappademas, Alex (12 February 2013). "God Needs a Hobby: Thirty-six hours on the road — and in the bar — with exiled TV genius Dan Harmon". Grantland. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b Smithey, Shelby (13 July 2016). "This Feels Terrible | Inweekly". inweekly.net. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ Dean, Rob (3 April 2014). "Feast thine eyes on Dan Harmon's animated Dungeons & Dragons campaign". AV Club. AV Club. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Human Conversation with Erin McGathy and Wayne Federman undefined". Art 19. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Hershon, Marc (25 September 2015). "Podcast Reviews: Human Conversation and The New Hollywood". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Amy (2019-08-31). "Women in comedy: 'We're not allowed to be okay... It has to be good'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ McGathy, Erin [@ErinMcGathy] (October 11, 2015). "Sad to announce that @danharmon and I are divorcing. We ask that you respect our privacy as we discuss it openly on our respective podcasts" (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Instagram post by Erin McGathy • Jan 2, 2016 at 7:11pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- Babayan, Siran (July 27, 2016). "This Feels Terrible: Live with Erin McGathy". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- Hershon, Marc (September 25, 2015). "Podcast Reviews: Human Conversation and The New Hollywood". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- Wellon, Brianna (February 22, 2016). "This Feels Terrible review". The AV Club. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Erin McGathy at IMDb