Desi Lydic

Desi Lydic
Lydic in 2024
Born (1981-06-30) June 30, 1981 (age 43)[1]
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actress
Years active2001–present
SpouseGannon Brousseau
Children1

Desi Lydic (/ˈdɛzi ˈlaɪdɪk/ DEZ-ee LY-dik)[2] is an American comedian and actress who is a senior correspondent on the satirical news program The Daily Show. From 2011 to 2016, she starred as guidance counselor Valerie Marks on the MTV comedy-drama series Awkward.[3] She got her start in the 2001 parody film Not Another Teen Movie.[4] She also starred in the Spike miniseries Invasion Iowa alongside William Shatner and the parody series The Real Wedding Crashers.[5]

She appeared as Shea Seger in the 2011 film We Bought a Zoo alongside Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, and in the 2013 film The Babymakers with Olivia Munn.[4] Lydic also appeared as one half of a lesbian couple on an episode of the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie in 2014. She joined Trevor Noah's lineup of correspondents for The Daily Show on September 29, 2015. Lydic was among a number of guest hosts of The Daily Show after the departure of Trevor Noah. She hosted the show during the week of April 24, 2023.

  1. ^ "Six Moments To Make You Love Desi Lydic (Even More)". YouTube. Event occurs at 0:18-0:39. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "We Need a Lot More Women to Run for Congress - Desi Lydic Womansplains on The Daily Show". YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Desi Lydic | Awkward". MTV. July 13, 2011. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Desi Lydic Biography". Buddytv.com. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Desi Lydic Credits". TV Guide. November 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.