Grace O’Malley Now: The Comedian Who Stopped Being the Second Voice
Grace O’Malley is 28, a New York City based comedian and the host of Disgraceful on Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network. She turned 28 on October 27, 2026, the same day Disgraceful aired its birthday episode, BOO! ITS MY BIRTHDAY.
She is the modern American comedian, not the 16th-century Irish sea captain of the same name. Search results for her name mix the two people heavily, and this article uses nothing from the pirate queen’s life.
Her angle is the breakup as a career launch. She built her audience as the second voice in someone else’s show, then lost both the show and the friendship in public in late 2024, and rebuilt as a solo headliner with her own tour and her own Unwell show.
Boston Kid, Class Clown, and the Move That Almost Ran Out of Money
She is a Boston native who says she graduated high school with a 1.59 GPA after her family moved towns in her teen years and forced a high school change, and that she leaned into being the class clown. She attended community college, then the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
She moved to New York City in fall 2020, when rent was cheap, after a summer ice cream job in Massachusetts ran out. In New York she worked as a DoorDasher on foot while developing stand-up and appearing as an early guest on PlanBri.
How a TikTok and a Best Friend’s Podcast Turned Into a Barstool Job
She first gained TikTok traction in February 2019 with character driven videos, and her first viral hit was a slow motion dance with more than 650,000 likes. PlanBri Uncut began as LaPaglia’s solo project in college and became a joint show after O’Malley moved to New York.
She joined Barstool Sports in April 2022 as co-host of PlanBri Uncut with childhood best friend Brianna Chickenfry. In July 2024 she teamed with comedian Daniela Mora for a weekly set called Slap Happy at The Stand in New York City.
PlanBri Uncut: The Rise, the Spotify Breakout Year, and the December 2024 Split
PlanBri Uncut made Spotify’s 2024 Breakout Creators list, hosted by LaPaglia and O’Malley. The last PlanBri Uncut episode featuring O’Malley was released on October 10, 2024.
On December 5, 2024, LaPaglia posted that she was working on bringing back some version of PlanBri. O’Malley said publicly the next day that this was the first she had heard of it, and that they had planned a joint statement about the podcast ending. O’Malley announced her departure from PlanBri Uncut on December 16, 2024. She first said she would stay at Barstool, then walked that back about 10 days later.
Unwell signed O’Malley on December 19, 2024, three days after her departure announcement. She is not still at Barstool. The private cause of the split remains disputed in public claims, and this article does not settle it.
Disgraceful: Her Solo Show on Unwell and What Makes It Different
Disgraceful premiered on February 20, 2025 on Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network. Unwell describes it as a weekly show where O’Malley is joined by comedians and guests, tackling weekly news and other topics through unfiltered conversation. By early November 2026 it had reached 89 episodes, with the latest dated November 3, 2026.
Disgraceful guests in October 2026 included Julian Shapiro-Barnum on October 6, Nimesh Patel on October 13, and Chris Redd on October 20. She was a guest on Humbled with Daniela Mora on October 7, 2026. Her Unwell move puts her in a podcast world that also includes fellow podcast-first creators Tana Mongeau and Trisha Paytas.
The Down For Anything Tour and Life as a Headliner
She opened for Whitney Cummings on tour in fall 2024, then launched her own debut national headlining tour, The Down For Anything Tour. Venue bios in 2025 and 2026 repeat this sequence.
She performed in Boston on June 10, 2026 at Laugh Boston, and at The Bell House in Brooklyn on September 25, 2026, billed for two separate ensemble and showcase shows that night, including Don’t Stop I’m About to azz! She was billed for the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in Missisauga on September 12, 2026, but the festival was postponed on September 8, 2026 and did not go ahead that weekend, so she did not perform there.
Money, Pay, and the Barstool Salary Row, Explained Fairly
O’Malley said on Theo Von’s podcast that she felt she did not make anything beyond salary at Barstool and that LaPaglia was paid a lot more. Barstool founder Dave Portnoy replied in January 2025 that her base salary was 175,000 dollars a year, and that she got 70 percent of personal social media brand deals Barstool struck for her, worth 75,000 dollars in 2024, for a 250,000 dollar total that year.
Portnoy’s numbers are his account after her pay comments, not an audited payroll record, and he also proposed a 50/50 split after Barstool recouped salary. Salary in one year is not net worth, and this article gives the salary row as context instead of inventing a total.
Mental Health, Drinking Breaks, and What She Has Said Herself
She has spoken openly about a bipolar diagnosis following a hospital stint in 2023. That is her own account, reported from her Bustle interview, not a diagnosis made by this site.
In her own Substack writing she describes periodic drinking breaks, not a permanent sobriety claim. An earlier break ran from September 1 to her birthday, October 27, in the year she turned 27. In a separate Substack post dated September 15, 2026, she wrote that she was 63 days sober at that point. Her Substack was still active in 2026, with a post dated September 29, 2026 in which she described Disgraceful as “our generation’s new late night show”.
Where Grace O’Malley Is Now in Late 2026
She is NYC-based, hosting Disgraceful weekly on Unwell, touring as a headliner, and writing on Substack. Her own comedy site, graceomalleycomedy.com, is used for tour tickets in show notes.
On the friendship question, LaPaglia said on Impaulsive on February 17, 2026 that she and O’Malley will never be friends again, and on PlanBri on April 19, 2026 claimed Alex Cooper tried to poach O’Malley. That poaching claim is LaPaglia’s claim, and O’Malley has not agreed to that framing in sources found here. Whether there is any reconciliation prospect remains her statement, not a joint fact.
Grace O’Malley Age, Net Worth, and Handles, Answered Plainly
Grace O’Malley is 28, born October 27, 1998, a Boston native based in New York City. She left Barstool in December 2024 and signed with Unwell on December 19, 2024. No height is published here, because no interview or primary source confirmed the comedian’s height, and no exact birth town is published, because no primary source gave one.
No verified net worth figure exists. Bio farm pages give 5 million dollars with no method, and other pages mix in pirate queen wealth figures, so this article uses neither. The only hard pay numbers are Portnoy’s January 2025 account: a 175,000 dollar Barstool base salary plus 75,000 dollars in personal social deal income in 2024.
Her handles are @gracekomalley on Instagram and TikTok, with the show channel DisgracefulTheShow on YouTube, her website graceomalleycomedy.com, and her Substack at gracekomalley.substack.com. No X handle is listed here, because the older handle in show notes was not confirmed as current in 2026. No current partner is stated here, because no verified current partner was found in credible 2025 to 2026 reporting. Follower counts are given as dated snapshots only: 2026 venue bios put her at more than 1.3 million followers across platforms, with one 2026 listing at nearly 1.5 million.
FAQ
How old is Grace O’Malley?
She was born October 27, 1998, and turned 28 on October 27, 2026.
Is Grace O’Malley still at Barstool?
No. She left Barstool in December 2024 and signed with Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network on December 19, 2024.
What is Grace O’Malley’s podcast now?
Disgraceful, on Unwell. It premiered on February 20, 2025, and was still releasing weekly episodes in October 2026.
What happened between Grace O’Malley and Brianna Chickenfry?
They were childhood best friends and PlanBri Uncut co-hosts. Their joint show ended in October 2024, O’Malley announced her departure on December 16, 2024, and LaPaglia said in February 2026 that they will never be friends again. The exact private cause remains disputed in public claims.
What is Grace O’Malley’s net worth?
No verified figure exists. Bio farm pages give 5 million dollars with no method, and the only hard pay numbers are Portnoy’s account of a 175,000 dollar Barstool base salary plus 75,000 dollars in deal income in 2024. Salary in one year is not net worth.
Where does Grace O’Malley live?
New York City, per current venue bios and her own podcast description. She is a Boston native.
What is Grace O’Malley’s Instagram and TikTok?
Her Instagram and TikTok are both @gracekomalley. Her show channel on YouTube is DisgracefulTheShow, and her website is graceomalleycomedy.com.
