Stephen Andrew Lynch (born July 28, 1971) is an American comedian, musician and actor who is known for his songs mocking daily life and popular culture.

[8] After spending his first year out of college with friends in California,[9] Lynch moved to New York City in 1996 with the intention of becoming an actor.

[10] Upon his arrival, a friend at the West Bank Cafe on 42nd Street suggested Lynch play, for an audience, some of the comic songs he had written while attending university.

[11] He soon found success in comedy clubs and other venues around the city (notably Catch a Rising Star[4] and Caroline's[12]), and became a regular on radio shows such as Opie and Anthony.

[4][7] Lynch spent his early years in New York City doing what he called "totally mindless work" as a temp worker.

Over the next few years, he toured colleges, universities, and nightclubs around the country, avoiding the comedy club circuit as much as possible, which he has stated is not to his taste.

He has also made four appearances on Last Call with Carson Daly, and has performed at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

[7] Lynch has opened for comedians Jay Mohr, Jeff Foxworthy, Steven Wright, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Lewis Black.

[11] This musical production was based on the 1998 New Line Cinema film The Wedding Singer, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.

The musical, Lynch's Broadway debut,[11][17] co-starred Tony winner Laura Benanti in the role of Julia Sullivan, played by Barrymore in the film.

Lynch performed on his first European tours in 2008, headlining concerts in England, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany.

[5] Dwight recorded a short film while her husband was away touring, called Lynch and Teich in Brooklyn, to show that she missed him.

His upbringing included liberalism as well as religion, reflected through his father's past as part of a singing duo that attended many peace rallies and antiwar protests during the Vietnam War.

The first live musical he saw was Man of La Mancha, a community theater production in which his father played the role of the Padre.

During a subsequent appearance on May 2, 2013, to promote Lion, Lynch stated that he had returned to Michigan after a financial downturn and creative dry spell.