Liza Treyger

Liza Treyger (born 1987) is a Ukrainian-born comedian, actress, and podcast host.

Born in Odessa, then part of the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine), and raised in Chicago, Treyger made her television debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2014. She is best known as a stand-up comedian who has performed on platforms including Late Night with Seth Meyers and Chelsea Lately. As an actress, she co-starred in Netflix's Survival of the Thickest and has further appeared in Nope and The King of Staten Island. She co-hosts the popular podcast That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast with fellow comedian and friend Kara Klenk.

Early life Liza Treyger was born in the port city of Odessa in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent republic of the former Soviet Union (now Ukraine). At three years old, Treyger's Soviet Jewish family was granted the right to emigrate, and, after a brief stop-over in Europe, in 1990 they settled in a northern Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois.

Career Liza Treyger got her start in the Chicago comedy scene. She started doing stand-up comedy and open mic nights around 2009.

Treyger and fellow comedian and friend Kara Klenk have co-hosted the podcast That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast since November 2020. Each episode they break down episodes of Law & Order: SVU and interview actors, directors, writers and/or producers from the show. The New York Times included it in their article "5 Smart and Silly Specials to Entertain You", in which they wrote: "Treyger presents herself as weary and slothful, her brain broken by the internet scroll. But there's an excitement, a danger even, to her onstage persona, as she pushes jokes further than you expect, roasting the crowd." Similarly, Vulture included it in their January 2025 article "4 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)", writing that there's "a thrilling tension underneath all of Liza Treyger's stand-up" and that "Treyger's conversational style is refreshing, and the laughs she earns roll along with a unique rhythm."

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