Desi Lydic (/ˈdɛzi ˈlaɪdɪk/ DEZ-ee LY-dik)[2] is an American comedian and actress who plays a senior correspondent on the satirical news program The Daily Show.

[1][6] At the age of three, Lydic became enamored of comedic acting from watching Carol Burnett play Miss Agatha Hannigan in Annie.

After she graduated Eastern High School, she attended the University of Louisville for two semesters before deciding to make the biggest move of her life to that point.

But not only did they give me their blessing, my mom and dad packed up a U-Haul and drove us out all the way across the country.”[8] Lydic told Kyle Meredith in a 2024 interview that it was during this time that she had an obsession with late '90s Saturday Night Live.

[16][17] While filming her Comedy Central special Abroad[12] Lydic got a "small upside-down triangle[18] tattoo representing female empowerment" as a commemoration of her time spent with Icelandic all-female rap collective Daughters of Reykjavík, marking her as the "23rd member" of the group.