Lisa Gilroy

Lisa Gilroy (; born 22 October 1989) is a Canadian actress and comedian best known for her viral comedic videos, as well as her appearances on the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! and the streaming service Dropout.

Gilroy's notable roles are Alyssasays in the Netflix series Glamourous, Sarah Green in the Hulu series Interior Chinatown, and Vermin in the Peacock series Twisted Metal.

Early life Gilroy is originally from the south side of Edmonton, Alberta, where she attended Strathcona High School. Gilroy graduated from the University of Alberta in 2014 with a BA/BEd in drama. She moved to Toronto in 2014, where she hosted YTV's The Zone and appeared on television series such as Undercover High, Air Farce, and The Beaverton. She was also a member of The Second City Toronto's Tour Company and the sketch group The Sketchersons. In 2022, Gilroy was named one of Vulture "Comedians You Should and Will Know" as well as being selected as one of the "New Faces of Comedy" for Just for Laughs Montréal 2022.

She drew significant mainstream attention in 2022 as a result of a series of viral videos on platforms like Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.

She is a frequent guest on the podcasts Comedy Bang! Bang! and Take Your Shoes Off with Rick Glassman. She has also appeared on the podcasts Bad Friends, TigerBelly, and Whiskey Ginger. Gilroy has also played roles in television shows including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Let's Be Real, Fairview, Jury Duty, History of the World, Part II, Black Mirror, A Man on the Inside, and multiple Dropout productions, including Make Some Noise, Game Changer, and Very Important People. She guest-starred as Vermin in the second season of the Peacock series Twisted Metal. She appeared in the Apple TV shows The Studio as Gabby and Shrinking as Kimmy.

She hosted the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in March 2025, and in late May, Gilroy appeared as the first-ever guest host of CBS' After Midnight, filling in for Taylor Tomlinson. Gilroy had previously been a panellist on the popular late-night TV show four times before garnering the guest host assignment.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2026 Office Romance Tanya 2026 Super Troopers 3 Bettie TBA You Deserve Each Other Wendy Duncan Post-production TBA Untitled Stephen Merchant film Post-production

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2016 The Amazing Gayl Pile Cindy Episode: "The First A-bar" 2016 You Got Trumped: The First 100 Days Samantha 8 episodes 2016–2017 The Beaverton Various roles 2 episodes 2017 Note to Self Angry Pedestrian Episode: "Human Pillars" 2020 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Briana Episode: "Lights Out" 2021 Let's Be Real Ellen DeGeneres Episode: "Episode 1.3" 2022 Fairview (voice) 7 episodes 2023 History of the World, Part II Romanov daughter / Eva Braun Episode: "I" 2023–2026 Jury Duty Genevieve Telford-Warren / Christine Westbrook-Clark 2 episodes 2023 Glamorous Alyssasays 8 episodes 2024–2026 Very Important People Nana / Spencer / Oops Lil Fart 3 episodes 2024 Unstable Donna 2 episodes 2024 Interior Chinatown Sarah Green 10 episodes 2025 Running Point Tati Episode: "Joe Pesci" 2025 Black Mirror Mom Episode: "Common People" 2025 The Studio Gabby 2 episodes 2025 Twisted Metal Vermin 6 episodes 2025 Solar Opposites Various voices 2 episodes 2025–2026 The Bad Guys: The Series Ricki Talon (voice) 6 episodes 2025 A Man on the Inside Kelseigh Rose Vinick 3 episodes 2026 Shrinking Kimmy 2 episodes 2026 Scrubs Lily 2 episodes 2026 Mating Season Samone (voice)Episode: "The All-Nighter" 2026 Golden Axe Tyris Flare (voice)