In 2022, Kearney was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the show's 48th season, making their debut alongside Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker.

[4][5] Born and raised in Cleveland,[6] they are a 2008 graduate of Magnificat High School and received a bachelor's in theatre from the University of Dayton.

[7] They frequently performed stand-up comedy in Chicago, later moving to Los Angeles.

[4] In 2019, Kearney was one of the comedians selected for Comedy Central's "Up Next" showcase after a nationwide search.

[8][4] In 2022, they were announced as the first openly non-binary cast member of Saturday Night Live.