Erin McGathy

Erin McGathy is an American-Irish 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

McGathy was born in Japan and her family spent time in Italy, Texas, and Florida before settling in San Diego, California. Her mother died when McGathy was a young teenager. 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.

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.

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 ,

McGathy moved to Dublin, Ireland in January 2016, after having worked on a WWOOF organic farm in nearby Dundalk.

Filmography

Film and television