Erin McGathy

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.

Erin McGathy
BornJapan
MediumPodcasting, Stand-up
Years active2007–present
Spouse
​
​
(m. 2014; div. 2015)​
Notable works and rolesThis Feels Terrible
Human Conversation
Harmontown
HarmonQuest

Early life

McGathy was born in Japan and was raised in San Diego, California. She is the daughter of a preacher.[1] She started in improvisational comedy in high school.[2]

Podcasts

This Feels Terrible

McGathy began performing at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre in 2007.[2] 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.

Harmontown

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.[3]

Human Conversation

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.[4][5]

Personal life

The co-creator of the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty Dan Harmon and McGathy were married in November 2014. Their relationship was one focus of the Harmontown documentary, which detailed the podcast's tour across America.[1] They announced that they were divorcing in October 2015.[6]

McGathy moved to Dublin, Ireland in January 2016.[7]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
Current HarmonQuest Herself/Beor O'Shift
2015 Community Stacy Season 6, Episode 12 "Wedding Videography"
2014 Harmontown Herself Documentary
2014 Drunk History Narrator Season 2, Episode 8 "Philadelphia"

References
  1. 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.
  2. "This Feels Terrible | Inweekly". inweekly.net. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. Dean, Rob. "Feast thine eyes on Dan Harmon's animated Dungeons & Dragons campaign". AV Club. AV Club. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. "Human Conversation with Erin McGathy and Wayne Federman undefined". Art 19. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. Hershon, Marc (25 September 2015). "Podcast Reviews: Human Conversation and The New Hollywood". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. McGathy, Erin [@ErinMcGathy] (October 10, 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.
  7. "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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.