Comedians from Los Angeles

Diane Keaton Hall was an American actress. Her career spanned more than five decades, during which she rose to prominence in the New Hollywood movement. She collaborated frequently with Woody Allen, appearing in eight of his films. Keaton's accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was honored with the Film at Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 2007 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2017.

Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor and filmmaker. He played Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, a role for which he received Young Artist Award nominations in 2001 and 2002 and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003. He made his film debut in The Christmas Path (1998). In 2004, he made his directorial debut with the short film Let's Love Hate and later directed a short film titled Maniac (2011), starring American rappers Cage and Kid Cudi.

American actor, comedian, voice actor, and singer (born 1962)

American actress and comedian (1922–2021)

American actress (1911–1989)

American entertainer (1903–2003)

Lisa Valerie Kudrow is an American actress and writer. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite, American Comedy and TV Guide awards. Phoebe has since been named one of the greatest television characters of all time and is considered to be Kudrow's breakout role, spawning her successful film career.

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

American actor (1920–2014)

Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, and writer. He is best known for having hosted late-night talk shows, beginning with Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009) and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010) on the NBC television network, and Conan (2010–2021) on the cable channel TBS. Before his hosting career, O'Brien was a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1988 to 1991, and the Fox animated sitcom The Simpsons from 1991 to 1993. He has hosted the podcast series Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend since 2018, and starred in the 2024 travel show Conan O'Brien Must Go on HBO Max.

American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012)

American actress

American actress, comedian and writer

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Jonah Hill is an American actor and filmmaker. Hill ranked 28th on Forbes's list of highest-paid actors from June 2014 to June 2015, at $16 million. Among his accolades are nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

American actor (1952–2016)

Jason Jordan Segel is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. He began his career with director and producer Judd Apatow on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and Undeclared (2001–2002) before gaining prominence for his leading roles in various successful comedy films in which he has starred, written, and produced.

Native-Mexican American actor

American actress, comedian and singer (born 1933)

American actor and comedian

American actress, writer, and producer (born 1976)

American actress (1944–2024)

American actress (b. 1933)

American actor and comedian

American comedian, actor (1942–2019)

American actress

American comedian and actor

American actor and comedian

American singer and actor (1936–1973)

Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress and comedian. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates (2004), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Idiocracy (2006).

American actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974)

American comedic entertainer (1894–1974)

American actor (born 1976)

American actor

American actor

American actress

American actor and comedian

American actor (1914–1984)

American stand-up comedian

Philip Edward Hartman was a Canadian and American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse.

American actor (1933–2018)

American actress (1893–1930)

American comedian and actor

American actress (1927–2022)

American actress (1923–2008)

American actor

American stand-up comedian

American actress

Mexican-American comedian and actor (1956-2019)

American actress and comedian

American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951)

American actor (born 1943)

American actress, writer and producer

American actor

American comedian, actress, author and talk show host

American actor (1933–2009)

American actor (born 1974)

American comedian and actress (born 1979)

American actor

American actor (1923–2022)