Duncan Trussell

Trussell grew up in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and graduated from Warren Wilson College before moving to Los Angeles with no plan to become a comedian; he answered phones at The Comedy Store and was promoted to runner for owner Mitzi Shore.⁠[1]

In 2011 he co-hosted the weekly podcast The Lavender Hour with comedian Natasha Leggero, which they described as a “salon-style super show”; he was also known then for his appearances on Joe RoganJoe RoganJoe Rogan is an American podcaster, stand-up comedian and UFC commentator whose long-form interview podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, launched in 2009, is among the most listened-to podcasts in the world; he hosted the NBC reality show Fear Factor, and his show’s content and political statements have repeatedly drawn controversy.Open the full entry’s podcast.⁠[2]

In 2014 he was starring on SyFy’s Joe Rogan Questions Everything; he had performed at Just for Laughs in Montreal and the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, and had appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time and Cartoon NetworkCartoon NetworkCartoon Network is an American animation cable channel launched by Ted Turner on October 1, 1992, and based in Atlanta; it has aired Space Ghost Coast to Coast, the Toonami block and the adult animation block Adult Swim, belonged successively to WarnerMedia and Warner Bros. Discovery, and became part of Skydance with the latter in October 2026.Open the full entry’s Adventure Time.⁠[3]

In December 2019 Netflix ordered eight episodes of The Midnight Gospel, an animated series from Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward and Trussell slated for 2020, using interview clips from his podcast Duncan Trussell Family Hour.⁠[4]

The Midnight Gospel debuted exclusively on Netflix on April 20, 2020, as eight 30-minute episodes animated by Titmouse; its lead, Clancy, is a “spacecaster” with a malfunctioning multiverse simulator.⁠[5]

Trussell voices Clancy and Ward directed every episode; guest voices come from podcast guests including Dr. Drew Pinsky, Anne Lamott, Damien Echols, Trudy Goodman and Caitlin Doughty.⁠[6]

In June 2022 Trussell confirmed in a social media reply to a fan that “The Midnight Gospel was cancelled by Netflix,” and that the show would not return for a second season.⁠[7]

He appeared on episode 312 of the Lex FridmanLex FridmanLex Fridman is a Soviet-born, US-raised computer scientist and podcast host who works as an MIT research scientist on human-AI interaction and autonomous driving. His Lex Fridman Podcast is known for hours-long conversations with guests including heads of state and technology leaders.Open the full entry Podcast; the outline covers Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence, artificial intelligence, Joe Rogan, bhakti yoga, suffering, war, Burning Man and The Midnight Gospel.⁠[8]

He voices Hippocampus, half-brother of lead character Tyrannis and offspring of Shlub and a mermaid, in Dan Harmon’s Fox animated comedy Krapopolis, which was renewed for second and third seasons before its premiere.⁠[9]

Krapopolis premiered on Fox on September 24, 2023.⁠[10]

As of October 2026 Duncan Trussell Family Hour had reached episode 771, with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff as guest, and he continued to tour comedy clubs.⁠[11]

His official site notes that the interviews in The Midnight Gospel are based on real interviews from Duncan Trussell Family Hour.⁠[12]

Personal website: Public link: https://duncantrussell.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[11]

X: Public account: https://x.com/duncantrussell (opens in a new window)⁠[11]

YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: Public channel: https://www.youtube.com/duncantrussell (opens in a new window)⁠[11]