For a comedian who continually reminds his audiences that he's not actually online, Caleb Hearon is pretty online.
Host of the hit podcast So True with Caleb Hearon, launched in 2024, Hearon says his online presence (save Instagram) is run by his team. Still, he's all over our timelines and FYP, with comedy born online and delivery that smacks of a person who grew up with Wi-Fi.
The 31-year-old, Missouri-raised comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster made our inaugural Mashable 101 list in 2025 as a rising star. Hearon started performing stand-up comedy in Chicago after graduating from college. Then, during the pandemic, his character skits and funny videos began going viral on social media. In 2020, Hearon began writing for Netflix's Human Resources, and since then, he's acted in a number of hit shows and movies, including Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Jurassic World: Dominion.
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By 2026, he’s fully arrived. With razor-sharp wit and relatable humor about life and pop culture, Hearon's live shows sell out theaters, his HBO special Model Comedian was a hit, he appears in The Devil Wears Prada 2, and he wrote, starred in, and recently wrapped the 2026 film Trash Mountain, featuring Zooey Deschanel.
With 2 million followers across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram and now with his own merch, Hearon's humor has an ease to it; his quick wit feels effortless — and he's best riffing with others. It'll be interesting to see how high this former rising star ascends.