[4] He was a staff writer and director at Funny or Die and Onion News Network, the latter of which won the 2009 Peabody Award.
He was on various Maude Teams as both a writer and actor, including Stone Cold Fox, 27 Kidneys, and Thunder Gulch, and was a frequent monologist at ASSSSCAT in both NYC and LA.
Along with his SNL writing partner, Sarah Schneider, Kelly has created many sketches including: "(Do It On My) Twin Bed," "Back Home Ballers," "The Beygency" (about Beyoncé), and "First Got Horny 2 U.
[13] Along with SNL co-headwriter Schneider, Kelly is the creator and executive producer (along with Lorne Michaels) of The Other Two, which premiered on January 24, 2019, on Comedy Central.
[11] The show stars Drew Tarver, Heléne Yorke, Molly Shannon, Ken Marino, and Case Walker.
[16] He has to live with his conservative father and younger sisters for the first time in many years and feels like a stranger in his childhood home.