Asher Perlman

Asher Perlman is an American comedian, writer, and cartoonist. He is a cartoonist for The New Yorker and was a staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Life and career Perlman was born in Seattle and lived there until his family relocated to his father's hometown of Madison, Wisconsin at age 11. He is Jewish. He enjoyed reading comics from childhood including The Far Side, Bloom County, Foxtrot, Calvin and Hobbes, and the work of Charles Addams. Partly influenced by his father, who is an artist,

In 2017 Perlman relocated to New York to work as a staff writer for The Opposition with Jordan Klepper. He is a staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, for which he has been nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards and won a Writers Guild of America Award. He released his debut book, a collection of cartoons called Well, This Is Me in June 2024 under Andrews McMeel. His second collection Hi, It's Me Again was released in 2025.

His time as a writer for the Late Show lasted until the finale in May 2026. He and another former staff writer, Michael Cruz Kayne, launched the comedy podcast But Also in June 2026.

Perlman lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two dogs. 2020, Nominee, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series 2022, Nominee, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series 2025, Nominee, Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety Talk Series

For Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 2021, Nominee, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special 2021, Winner, Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety Special