Rory Scot Albanese (born May 29, 1977) is an American comedian, comedy writer and television producer.

He was a showrunner, executive producer and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, which he joined in 1999 and was with until October 2013.

Albanese was born and raised in Rockville Centre, New York, to a Jewish-Italian family.

Albanese has performed with former Daily Show correspondents John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac.

[8] In late 2020, Albanese began dating Sarah Silverman after spending time remotely playing video games together during the COVID-19 pandemic.