Whitney Cummings (born September 4, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, director, and podcaster.

[4] She graduated magna cum laude in 2004 with a degree in Communications,[16][19] and initially aspired to a career as a journalist.

[23] She co-starred on The Tony Rock Project and appeared in the 2008 romantic comedy Made of Honor.

[5] In August 2010, her first one-hour special, titled Whitney Cummings: Money Shot, premiered on Comedy Central.

[42] Cummings had a supporting role in the 2017 thriller Unforgettable, starring Katherine Heigl and Rosario Dawson, released in April 2017.

[45] Also in 2017, Cummings published her first book, titled I'm Fine...And Other Lies, a collection of personal stories about her life.

[46] Beginning in 2018, Cummings served as one of the head writers, an executive producer, and overseer of day-to-day production of the revival of the comedy series Roseanne, for ABC.

[53] Fans of the show appreciate Cumming's regular guests, including Nikki Glaser who has featured in multiple episodes, creating the impression of a "highly relatable friendship.

Similar claims of non-payment had been made against Kast Media and its CEO Colin Thomson by Jim Cornette followed by Theo Von, Jason Ellis, Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen, and Alyx Weiss, who stated they were owed significant money, including several six-figure and seven-figure shortages.

[55][56][57][58][59] Cummings has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.

A 2024 New York Times feature about Hannah Berner quoted Cummings as saying that in the past, “for a woman to even be tolerated in comedy, you had to hate yourself.” Cummings added that being "mean for the sake of a joke" is no longer required to succeed, citing Berner as an example of a sunnier comedian.

[64] Later influences were Dave Attell ("a legend now but he's very edgy"), Lenny Bruce, and Bill Hicks.