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Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster. Scheer is best known for his roles in FX/FXX The League and Showtime's comedy series Black Monday. Scheer also co-created and starred in MTV's Human Giant and Adult Swim series , and has had recurring roles on ABC's Fresh Off the Boat and HBO Veep. He is also known for voicing Chip Whistler in Disney Channel’s Big City Greens.
Away from his acting work, Scheer also co-hosts two film discussion podcasts: How Did This Get Made?, alongside his wife June Diane Raphael and longtime collaborator Jason Mantzoukas, and Unspooled with film critic Amy Nicholson.
Scheer is the author of a memoir, Joyful Recollections of Trauma, which was published by HarperCollins in May 2024, and became a New York Times Bestseller.
In 1998, while at NYU, Scheer started performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City. Scheer performed in multiple weekly shows, including Talk Show, The Real Real World and the house team Respecto Montalban. The group included Rob Riggle, Rob Huebel, Jack McBrayer, and Dannah Feinglass. They performed long-form improvisation to sold-out crowds every Saturday night for over five years and starred in a political sketch comedy show called George Bush is a Motherfucker.
In 2002, Scheer created and starred in Automatic Vaudeville at the Ars Nova theater, which The Hollywood Reporter called "one of the top five shows in the country".
In 2006, Scheer moved to Los Angeles and has been a regular performer at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles (UCBTLA). He performed an improvised show based on audience members' Facebook profiles called FACEBOOK. The show was named the "Best Improv Show" by Los Angeles magazine and has been profiled on Good Morning America. Cast members include McBrayer, Riggle, and Huebel.
Scheer appeared as a contestant on the second season of Nailed it! Holiday. He won the competition, but chose not to keep the $10,000 prize, and instead split it between the other two contestants. In August 2015, Scheer and Rob Huebel created a comedy special on a moving bus, Crash Test, produced by Paramount and released on Comedy Central. In 2017, he appeared on Celebrity Family Feud and lost to his wife, June.
Scheer and Jonathan Stern are executive producers on the Hulu comedy series The Hotwives. Scheer also co-stars in the series.
In 2013, upon the return of The Arsenio Hall Show, Scheer launched a web series for JASH called The ArScheerio Paul Show. In each episode, Scheer re-creates interviews from Arsenio Hall's original show, including the famous Bill Clinton episode, with Will Arnett playing Clinton. Scheer sports a comically enlarged flat-top haircut to resemble Hall.
In 2014, Scheer co-wrote and co-starred in multiple episodes of the Adult Swim mockumentary, The Greatest Event in Television History, detailing the recreation of famous television show openings. In 2015, Scheer launched a follow-up web series with JASH to Arscheerio Paul called, ScheeRL, which recreates interviews from MTV's Total Request Live hosted by Carson Daly, with Scheer playing the role of Daly and various comedians playing the musician guests.
In 2016 Scheer lent his voice to the first Vine animated series White Ninja as the titular character. In 2017 Scheer produced and starred in Playdates, the first independent pilot to debut at Sundance Group, alongside Carla Gallo.
In 2020, Scheer started the FriendZone Channel on Twitch, where he and other comedians put on weekly shows. Their streams have raised money for charities like Miles for Migrants & Feeding America. In 2021, Scheer's YouTube web series, Marvel Presents The World's Greatest Book Club, won an honorary Webby Awards for best reality program.
In 2018, Scheer started Unspooled, a podcast dedicated to watching and discussing all 100 films on the American Film Institute's top movies of all time, with co-host Amy Nicholson. Unspooled was well received by the press, earning top reviews from Esquire, Vanity Fair, Town & Country, Vulture, and Rolling Stone. In 2021, Scheer was involved with HBO Max's scripted podcast, .
Scheer also co-founded Wolfpop which later merged with Earwolf.
Scheer and Giovanetti continued their collaboration with Marvel Comics, where they penned Deadpool Bi-Annual #1, a Guardians Team Up, which were released September 2014 and 2015. More recently, they wrote for Marvel "Spider-Man-Deadpool" (2017) and "Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History" (2019).
Scheer and Giovanetti have also written for DC Comics: Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder, #1 (Get Gaggy); The Harley Quinn short story "It's a Horrible Life" which he co-wrote with Nick Giovanetti, Steve Lieber, Marissa Louise, and Carlos M. Mangual; and Batman: The Audio Adventures Special, a prequel to the podcast series Scheer voiced. Other writers for the comic include Dennis McNicholas, Bobby Moynihan and Heidi Gardner.
In 2010, Scheer organized a charity event with Ben Stiller called A Night of 140 Tweets, in which he got 140 comedians and actors to appear on stage at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles, each of them reading a single tweet. The performers included Stiller, Will Ferrell, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Aziz Ansari, the cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dane Cook, Wilmer Valderrama, John Cho, Mindy Kaling, and Sasha Grey. The event, released as a charity DVD and online download, raised over $500,000 for Haiti.
In 2019, Scheer was arrested during Jane Fonda’s Fire Drill Friday demonstration on the Capitol steps in Washington DC. Scheer also helped organize The Big 100, a program that asked Americans to take progressive actions in the 100 days following President Donald Trump's inauguration.
On November 2, 2022, Scheer told Twitter followers that his mail-in ballot had not arrived and thanked nonpartisan voter advocate organization VoteRiders for letting him know what credentials he needed to vote in person.
In 2023, Scheer co-hosted "The Give Back-ular Spectacular," a live telethon-style fundraiser at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, which raised funds to support TV and film crew members affected by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Scheer and June Diane Raphael hosted the 2024 Humanitas Prizes event, supporting writers who explore the human condition and raising funds for programs like the New Voices Fellowship and College Screenwriting Awards.
Scheer also directed and starred in a public service announcement titled "Fake Happy" for Oklahoma’s 988 Mental Health Lifeline during Super Bowl LVIII, emphasizing the importance of mental health awareness.
| 2004 | Lenny Pear | ||
| 2006 | School for Scoundrels | Little Pete | |
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives | Know It All Customer | |
| Slice | Tucker Taylor | Short film | |
| 2008 | The Onion Movie | Bates Computer Salesman Dirk | |
| Meet Dave | Lieutenant Kneecap | ||
| 2009 | Bride Wars | Ricky Coo | |
| The Smallest Co%k in Porn | Ryan French | Video short | |
| Year One | Bricklayer | ||
| 2010 | Club MC | Video short | |
| Piranha 3D | Andrew Cunningham | ||
| 2011 | The Valet | The Valet | Video short |
| Master Thundering Rhino | Voice; video short A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. | ||
| 2012 | Piranha 3DD | Andrew Cunningham | |
| 2013 | Hell Baby | Ron | |
| Ass Backwards | Strip Club Owner | ||
| Escape from Planet Earth | Cameraman | Voice | |
| Rapture-Palooza | Security Wraith | ||
| OJ: The Musical | Dr. Love | ||
| 2014 | Jason Nash Is Married | Bill Morrison | |
| Repeat Stuff | Agent | Video short | |
| 2015 | Hell and Back | Paul the Demon | Voice |
| Daddy's Home | The Whip | ||
| 2016 | Roy Cohn | ||
| Nerdland | Marvin Masterson | Voice | |
| Wolf Handler | |||
| Opening Night | Ron | ||
| Army of One | Pickles | ||
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Raphael Smadja | |
| Best F(r)iends | Malmo | ||
| 2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Paul Shaffer | |
| Summer '03 | Ned | ||
| Slice | Jack | ||
| 2019 | Long Shot | Wembley News Anchor #2 | |
| 2020 | Himself | Documentary | |
| Emperor | Duvane Henderson | ||
| Archenemy | Krieg | ||
| The Rat | |||
| The Last Blockbuster | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Dave | |
| Happily | Val | ||
| 2023 | Family Switch | Steven | |
| 2024 | The Gutter | Crantley | |
| Twisters | Airport Traffic Police | Cameo |
| 1998–2000 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Multiple Roles | 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Burly TV | Various | Episode: "Impostor" |
| 2004 | Additional Characters | ||
| 2005–2007 | Shutterbugs | Sugarplums Agent / Nasim | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Starveillance | Ashton Kutcher | Pilot episode |
| 2007 | Raines | Motel Clerk | Pilot episode |
| 2007–2008 | Human Giant | Paul / Various | 21 episodes, also creator, writer, executive producer |
| 30 Rock | Donny Lawson | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | 10 Items or Less | Francis | Episode: "The Bromance" |
| 2008–2013 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Himself | 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Reno 911! | Various | 3 episodes |
| Parks and Recreation | Keef Slertner | Episode: "Kaboom" | |
| 2009–2015 | The League | Andre | 84 episodes, also writer |
| 2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Producer | Episode: "A Slip Slope" |
| Players | Tony Maroni | Episode: "Krista's Mom" | |
| Party Down | Joel Munt | Episode: "Joel Munt's Big Deal Party" | |
| Pretend Time | Dr. Bruce | Episode: "Monday Morning Meltdown" | |
| 2010–2011 | Funny or Die Presents | Barry / Lionel | 6 episodes |
| 2010–2016 | Childrens Hospital | Sir Tinkle Button | 4 episodes, also writer and director |
| 2011 | Traffic Light | Glenn G. | Episode: "No Good Deed" |
| The Problem Solverz | Tony Marv (voice) | Episode: "Funny Facez" | |
| 2011–2012 | Happy Endings | Avi | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2013 | Trent Hauser | 39 episodes, also creator, writer, director, executive producer | |
| 2012 | The Life & Times of Tim | Mitch (voice) | Episode: "Strip Club Hostage Situation/Game Night" |
| The Aquabats! Super Show! | The Cowboy Android Sheriff | Episode: "Cowboy Android!" | |
| Bob's Burgers | Larry (voice) | Episode: "Food Truckin'" | |
| Electric City | Walter LaFong (voice) | 21 episodes | |
| Modern Family | Costco Manager | Episode: "When a Tree Falls" | |
| Hopper (voice) | 5 episodes | ||
| 2012–2013 | Burning Love | Robby Z / Kip | 8 episodes |
| The Greatest Event in Television History | Trace Goron / Protester | 3 episodes, also executive producer | |
| 2012–2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Whitney | Phillip | Episode: "Alex, Meet Lily" |
| The ArScheerio Paul Show | ArScheerio Paul | 9 episodes, also creator | |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | ArScheerio Paul | 1 episode | |
| Clear History | Dinner Friend | Television film | |
| Paranormal Roommates | Bigfoot (voice) | Pilot | |
| 2013–2017 | Adventure Time | Toronto / Bath Boy Gang Leader (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Next Time on Lonny | Gun Store Clerk | Episode: "Lonny's Best Friend" |
| The Hotwives | Matty Green | 7 episodes, also executive producer | |
| Gravity Falls | Gary (voice) | Episode: "Soos and the Real Girl" | |
| The Birthday Boys | Mayor | Episode: "Snobs and Slobs" | |
| 2014–2018 | Drunk History | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Kroll Show | Marc XYZ | Episode: "Gigolo H-O-R-S-E" |
| Scheer-RL | Carson Daly | 7 episodes, also creator | |
| Dave | 2 episodes | ||
| Regular Show | Cat Masterson (voice) | Episode: "Cat Videos" | |
| The Hotwives | Vance Storm / Matty Green | 7 episodes, also executive producer | |
| Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer | Paul | Television film; also writer and producer | |
| 2015–2019 | Fresh Off the Boat | Mitch | 25 episodes |
| 2016 | Animals | White Horse (voice) | Episode: "Rats." |
| Once Upon a Time | The Scarecrow (voice) | Episode: "Our Decay" | |
| Party Over Here | Chris Harrison / Binoculars Dad | 2 episodes, also creator, director, executive producer | |
| Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Reverend Coyne | Episode: "Happy Ending" | |
| Filthy Preppy Teen$ | Mr. Lapierre | Episode #1.5, also creator, writer, director, executive producer | |
| Grace and Frankie | Kyle | Episode: "The Loophole" | |
| Blunt Talk | Barry | 3 episodes | |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Mysterio (voice) | Episode: "The Moon Knight Before Christmas" | |
| 2016–2018 | The Amazing Gayl Pile | Terrin | 5 episodes, also executive producer |
| 2016–2021 | Apple & Onion | Various voices | 18 episodes |
| 2017 | Drive Share | Driver / Apocalyptic Passenger | 4 episodes, also creator, writer, director, and executive producer |
| Workaholics | Fest Manager | Episode: "Party Gawds" | |
| Dave | 3 episodes | ||
| HarmonQuest | Sensodyne, the Tooth Beast | Episode: "Into the Abyss" | |
| Lady Dynamite | Gayle | Episode: "Fridge Over Troubled Daughter" | |
| Do You Want To See a Dead Body? | Himself | Episode: "A Body and an Ex-Roommate" | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Devin Cathertaur | Episode: "Game Night" | |
| 2017–2019 | Veep | Stevie | 9 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| I'm Sorry | Todd | 2 episodes | |
| Future Man | Paul / Man at Video Game Store | 4 episodes | |
| 2017–2025 | Big Mouth | Kurt Bilzerian / various (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2018 | Another Period | Pablo Picasso | Episode: "Lucky Chang's" |
| Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy | Gary | 8 episodes | |
| Little Big Awesome | Raymond the Cloud (voice) | Episode: "Snow Day / Rootin' for Change" | |
| 2018–2025 | Big City Greens | Chip Whistler (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Ben Sando (voice) | Episode: "The Evil League of Mutants" |
| Desus & Mero | Keith | Episode: "On Deckington" | |
| American Dad! | (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| Nailed It! | Himself | Episode: "Shalo-many Fails!" | |
| 2019–2020 | The Good Place | Chuck | 4 episodes |
| The Real Bros of Simi Valley | Dr. Pissing | 2 episodes | |
| 2019–2021 | Black Monday | Keith Shankar | 30 episodes |
| 2020 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Frank | Episode: "The Spite Store" |
| Marvel's 616 | Himself | Episode: "Lost and Found", also director | |
| 2020–2021 | Crank Yankers | (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2024 | Lieutenant Commander Andy Billups (voice) | 25 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Goldbergs | Garrison Whitby | Episode: "Cocoon" |
| Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here | Sarge (voice) | Episode: "Singing Tele-Grammers" | |
| Q-Force | Carter Doppelbaum (voice) | Episode: "The Secretaries' Ball" | |
| Fast & Furious Spy Racers | Commander White (voice) | Episode: "Incineration Day" | |
| 2021–2024 | The Loud House | Gus (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Good Fight | Matt Brittel | Episode: "The End of Ginni" |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Bot Seed Vendor | Episode: "I" |
| Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Marty Muzzler (voice) | Episode: "Like Mother, Like Moon Girl" | |
| The Afterparty | Leonard Vurr | Episode: "Danner's Fire" | |
| 2024 | Night Court | Carnes | Episode: "Hold the Pickles, Keep the Change" |
| Knuckles | Gary N. Sinclair III Esq. | 2 episodes | |
| Aaron and Ronald Cobblepot (voice) | Episode: "In Treacherous Waters" | ||
| David Chang | Himself (guest) | Episode: "Japanese Convenience Store" | |
| Krapopolis | Eurynomos (voice) | Episode: "Hades Nuts" | |
| 2025 | St. Denis Medical | Ruben | Episode: "No Wonder His Kidney Wants Out" |
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