Heather McMahan

Heather McMahan (born ) is an American comedian and actress. She is known for her comedy tours and podcast and also in her roles in the 2021 American romantic comedy Love Hard and If Loving You Is Wrong. She has also appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy!

She attended the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Delta Gamma, and graduated in 2009 with a fine arts degree in theatre. She is married to Jeff Daniels.

Her first comedy special, Son I Never Had, debuted on Netflix in October 2023. McMahan's second stand-up comedy special, Breadwinner, was released on Hulu in October 2024.

McMahan launched her weekly podcast Absolutely Not with the network Dear Media on July 3, 2019.

At the 2025 Ryder Cup hosted at Bethpage Black Course on September 27, 2025, McMahanin her role as MC at the first teeled the American audience in a "Fuck you Rory" chant about golfer Rory McIlroy of Team Europe. The PGA of America announced that McMahan would not return to her role for the final day of the tournament and that she had personally apologized to McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe.