ashley ray
[ashley ray-harris] (noun)
stand-up comedian. writer. podcast host. editor. tv critic. interviewer. consultant. media planner. brand and content strategist.
someone who does too much.
Ashley is Los Angeles-based. She is currently producing an audiobook with KeyTV and Audible, premiering in 2026.
The most famous bisexual solo polyamorous black queer comedian, actor, and writer. She’s been featured in Bust for her “whip smart TV criticism.” And yes, she’s also famous for smoking pot.
In 2022, Ashley wrote on Adult Swim’s, ALABAMA JACKSON created by Donald Faison. She was a consultant on Prime Video’s Sausage Party. Before becoming a TV writer, Ashley was a culture critic who wrote for Vulture, the A.V. Club, NY Mag, The Cut, Harper’s Bazaar, and more. She currently publishes her TV and entertainment thoughts on her newsletter, Deep Trouble.
Ashley was selected as an HBO Queer Comics to Watch for 2021 and filmed a digital special for the platform. That same year she did a sold out hour at Union Hall in NY. Her debut album, Ice Cream Money, debuted on Blonde Medicine in 2024. You can stream it or buy it on vinyl. That same year she was a BET Black Woman Comic to Watch.
From 2020 to 2026, Ashley hosted ‘TV I Say with Ashley Ray’ which was featured in the New York Times as a 2021 Podcast Worth Checking Out.” An independent podcast she started, it focused on all things TV. It was later bought by SiriusXM. It was nominated for a 2022 iHeartMedia Podcast Breakthrough award. She’s been a guest on a number of your favorite podcasts including NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me, Lovett or Leave It, and Seth Rogen’s Storytime.
Oh, and she worked in advertising for a long time. She does media planning and brand consulting. She previously did sponsored content at The Onion and also worked at Publicis and Google. You can hire her for that too.
She also offers script editing services.