Moody McCarthy
Overview
Booking a comedian can be worrisome, but with Moody McCarthy you'll have a likeable, funny performer guaranteed to brighten any event.
Moody McCarthy brought down the house on The Letterman Show twice. He's also given standout performances on Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Comic Standing, and America's Got Talent. (Oh, and House Hunters. Really.) His TV reel shows his terrific material, but live he couples that with in-the-moment chops to guarantee a memorable event every time. Book him and see why he is a regular at the best comedy clubs in the country.
Reviews
59 reviews
Peter M.
March 6, 2020Moddy McCarthy was sensational
Moody had the crowd of about 45 people laughing non stop for the entire 1 hour performance.
Hired as: Comedian
Shauna Z.
May 17, 2026Poor planning by host
I'm glad Moody was in the area for an earlier event because our birthday party surprise was totally a bad idea.
Party of over 60 people was in full swing by the time Moody was scheduled to appear and the band was rockin!!
Everyone was carrying on conversations and few people were even aware he was there, much less care.
Knowing it was going to be a total flop, he took the stage and gave it a try. He only captured the attention of a few people in his immediate vicinity.
I felt horrible!! He gracefully handed the stage back over to the band and stayed around to socialize and enjoy the atmosphere for a little while, then he was off.
He is a class act and a genuine person. He refunded half of his payment.
I take full responsibility however learned a valuable lesson. Wrong situation/ timing for a comedy show!!
Next time I'll l have him back for a quieter dinner party. Still feeling horrible for him although I know he's a seasoned pro and didn't take it personally.
Hired as: Stand-Up Comedian
Liz R.
March 21, 2026Lots of laughs!
Moody did a great job of seamlessly integrating our personal info into his set. Our guests loved it!
Hired as: Stand-Up Comedian
Nicolas S.
March 5, 2026Absolutely Phenomenal
What an absolute masterclass in comedy! Moody McCarthy took the stage at our AHEPA Ottawa Comedy Night Fundraiser and turned what could have been a standard set into a hilarious, unforgettable rollercoaster. His razor sharp wit, impeccable timing, and relatable takes on everyday absurdities had the entire crowd roaring from start to finish. Nobody expected such high energy laughs that felt so personal and spot on. Moody didn't just perform; he connected, leaving us all in stitches and begging for more. If you're planning a fundraiser or any event, book him now; he's the secret weapon that elevates everything to legendary status. AHEPA nights will never be the same. Bravo, Moody!
Hired as: Comedian, Comedy Show, Emcee, Stand-Up Comedian
Allen L.
December 21, 2025Moody was great!
We are a firehouse, and a few fire calls delayed our schedule, Moody worked with the delay no problem! He also worked in the fire service into his show which was great:)
Hired as: Stand-Up Comedian
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English
Gig length: 5 - 75 minutes
What to expect
Well crafted original material with a dash of crowd work and spontaneity.
About
Moody McCarthy is a stand-up comedian who has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, and twice on the Letterman Show. He can be seen in North America’s top clubs and heard on Sirius/XM radio, and was recently chosen to open for Sebastian Maniscalco.
Moody began his career in his hometown of Syracuse, NY, and is now based in New York City, where he lives with his wife and two wee lasses. Moody’s material is described as original but universal, and smart without being trite. Couple that with a disarming presence & in-the-moment chops, you’ll see why he’s earned the respect of his peers for his ability to “go up cold”. His style also translates well to virtual shows and during the pandemic he delighted Pfizer’s senior global team with a performance. (What a hero.)
Corporate events, fundraisers, private shows, Zoom meetings – you name it, this versatile performer will brighten any event.
Moody McCarthy: few people hate him!
TV: Conan (TBS); Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 2012 & 2014); Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC); America’s Got Talent (NBC); Last Comic Standing IV (NBC); Star Search 2003 (CBS); Gotham Comedy Live (AXStv); HGTV's House Hunters (2019); The Early Show (CBS); The Bob & Tom Show (WGN); MSG Network; Style Network; CTV (Canada)
Additional booking notes
I own a PA system & spotlight that is suitable for rooms of up to 200 people that I can provide gratis. It will make for a professional setting anywhere there is electricity.
Past booked events
May 2026
31
Sunday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Morris Plains, NJ
03
Sunday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Sprakers, NY
March 2026
20
Friday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Baldwinsville, NY
07
Saturday
Fundraiser
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Valhalla, NY
01
Sunday
Fundraiser
6:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Ottawa, ON
December 2025
23
Tuesday
Personal Occasion
2:00pm - 2:15pm
•
Cos Cob, CT
20
Saturday
Christmas Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Syracuse, NY
18
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Melville, NY
11
Thursday
Christmas Party
7:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Cortland, NY
November 2025
28
Friday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Teaneck, NJ
23
Sunday
Birthday Party
2:30pm - 3:15pm
•
New York City, NY
August 2025
03
Sunday
Birthday Party
2:30pm - 3:00pm
•
Coxsackie, NY
March 2025
18
Tuesday
Corporate Event
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Syracuse, NY
January 2025
31
Friday
House Party
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Fayetteville, NY
11
Saturday
Birthday Party
10:30pm - 11:15pm
•
New York City, NY
10
Friday
Holiday Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Hackensack, NJ
December 2024
17
Tuesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New York City, NY
06
Friday
Christmas Party
8:30pm - 9:15pm
•
Saratoga Springs, NY
November 2024
03
Sunday
Nonprofit Event
12:00pm - 1:00pm
•
Passaic, NJ
September 2024
21
Saturday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Jericho, NY
June 2024
28
Friday
Festival
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Ballston Spa, NY
15
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
May 2024
29
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Longmeadow, MA
April 2024
26
Friday
Restaurant/Bar Event
8:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Sterling, NY
March 2024
09
Saturday
Fundraiser
9:00pm - 9:15pm
•
Norwalk, CT
January 2024
27
Saturday
Fundraiser
5:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Verona, NY
20
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Baldwinsville, NY
04
Thursday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Cedarhurst, NY
December 2023
12
Tuesday
Corporate Event
7:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Lakewood, NJ
11
Monday
Christmas Party
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Freehold, NJ
November 2023
16
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
1:30pm - 2:00pm
•
Syracuse, NY
October 2023
11
Wednesday
Corporate Event
11:00am - 11:45am
•
Wrentham, MA
04
Wednesday
Halloween Party
2:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Windsor Locks, CT
September 2023
21
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 10:30pm
•
Foxborough, MA
August 2023
06
Sunday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Clifton Park, NY
June 2023
17
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Freeport, NY
May 2023
19
Friday
Dinner Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Middletown, CT
06
Saturday
Fundraiser
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Elba, NY
April 2023
23
Sunday
Dinner Party
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Bellingham, MA
March 2023
28
Tuesday
Corporate Event
7:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Halifax, NS
January 2023
24
Tuesday
Corporate Event
12:30pm - 12:45pm
•
New York City, NY
19
Thursday
Birthday Party
8:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Woodbury, NY
December 2022
22
Thursday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Parsippany, NJ
17
Saturday
Fundraiser
3:00pm - 3:45pm
•
Melville, NY
October 2022
12
Wednesday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
West Hartford, CT
01
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 8:45pm
•
Fairfield, NJ
September 2022
22
Thursday
Corporate Event
7:00pm - 7:45pm
•
Clarks Summit, PA
18
Sunday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Teaneck, NJ
10
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:30pm - 9:15pm
•
Litchfield, CT
August 2022
25
Thursday
Corporate Event
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Ithaca, NY
May 2022
09
Monday
Personal Occasion
5:30pm - 6:00pm
•
Waterford, CT
07
Saturday
Personal Occasion
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Bangor, PA
April 2022
06
Wednesday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
New York City, NY
March 2022
31
Thursday
Fundraiser
10:00pm - 10:45pm
•
Oyster Bay, NY
19
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Hamilton, NJ
11
Friday
Nonprofit Event
8:00pm - 8:45pm
•
Middletown, NY
December 2021
21
Tuesday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Toronto, ON
11
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Oxford, CT
September 2021
19
Sunday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Cedar Grove, NJ
July 2021
18
Sunday
Birthday Party
3:00pm - 3:45pm
•
Howard Beach, NY
June 2021
25
Friday
Nonprofit Event
5:30pm - 6:15pm
•
New York City, NY
19
Saturday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
12
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
7:30pm - 8:15pm
•
Norwalk, CT
April 2021
07
Wednesday
Campus Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
New York City, NY
March 2021
23
Tuesday
Nonprofit Event
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Ottawa, ON
20
Saturday
Virtual Event
7:30pm - 8:15pm
•
Jackson, NJ
14
Sunday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Vancouver, BC
13
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 7:45pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
February 2021
25
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
New York City, NY
16
Tuesday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:15pm
•
Mahwah, NJ
12
Friday
Virtual Event
7:00pm - 7:45pm
•
East Hampton, CT
December 2020
26
Saturday
Virtual Event
4:00pm - 4:15pm
•
New York City, NY
24
Thursday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Manhattan, NY
21
Monday
Virtual Event
4:00pm - 4:45pm
•
Philadelphia, PA
08
Tuesday
Virtual Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Waltham, MA
03
Thursday
Virtual Event
5:00pm - 5:15pm
•
New York City, NY
October 2020
29
Thursday
Virtual Event
5:30pm - 6:15pm
•
Manhattan, NY
09
Friday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Long Beach, NY
August 2020
20
Thursday
Corporate Event
9:30am - 9:45am
•
New York City, NY
July 2020
18
Saturday
Graduation
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Jackson, NJ
April 2020
17
Friday
Virtual Event
5:30pm - 5:45pm
•
New York City, NY
March 2020
02
Monday
Nonprofit Event
8:30pm - 9:15pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
February 2020
09
Sunday
Birthday Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Liverpool, NY
December 2019
11
Wednesday
Corporate Event
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Cortland, NY
November 2019
18
Monday
Corporate Event
8:00pm - 9:30pm
•
New York City, NY
September 2019
26
Thursday
Fundraiser
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
St James, NY
June 2019
10
Monday
Corporate Event
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Long Branch, NJ
May 2019
11
Saturday
Fundraiser
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Slate Hill, NY
April 2019
24
Wednesday
Personal Occasion
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Little Neck, NY
November 2018
03
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Lowville, NY
August 2018
11
Saturday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Cicero, NY
July 2018
07
Saturday
House Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Cicero, NY
May 2018
05
Saturday
Campus Event
8:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Thornwood, NY
March 2018
03
Saturday
Fundraiser
6:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Waterbury, CT
December 2017
09
Saturday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Branford, CT
November 2017
09
Thursday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Monroe Township, NJ
04
Saturday
Dinner Party
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Ottawa, ON
September 2017
21
Thursday
Dinner Party
6:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Cazenovia, NY
06
Wednesday
Convention/Trade Show
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Verona, NY
May 2017
12
Friday
School Assembly
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Waterloo, NY
April 2017
08
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Hall, NY
March 2017
25
Saturday
Birthday (Adult)
9:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Short Hills, NJ
November 2016
13
Sunday
Personal Occasion
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
New York City, NY
13
Sunday
Personal Occasion
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Little Neck, NY
February 2016
12
Friday
Nightclub Event
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Watertown, NY
December 2015
14
Monday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
7:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Yonkers, NY
June 2015
19
Friday
Bachelorette Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Sparkill, NY
October 2014
04
Saturday
Corporate Event
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Elmira, NY
May 2013
18
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Astoria, NY
Set list
I can perform an hour of solid stand-up comedy. (1:15 with a tail-wind.)
Influences and inspiration
Brian Regan, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman, David Letterman, Chris Rock.
Setup requirements
I own a sound system and spotlight that I can set up anywhere there's electricity in 10min