ABOUT PETER

Peter McNerney is an actor, improviser, director, writer and teacher

He has appeared in High Maintenance (HBO), Search Party (TBS), The Tonight Show (NBC) as well as a whole bunch of commercials, but he is probably most well known for his role of “Peter” in The Story Pirates podcast with whom he has written, produced and performed for such chart topping podcasts as The Story Pirates Podcast, The Cat in the Hat Cast and Looney Tunes Presents - Bugs & Daffy’s Thanksgiving Road Trip.

In the improv world Peter has been teaching for over 20 years. He has served as Head of the Advanced Improv Program at the Magnet Theater in New York City since 2010 and is one half of the renowned improv duo, Trike, which The New York Times calls "reliably one of the best improv performances in the city."

Reel

The Story Pirates Podcast

Award-Winning Kids and Family Podcast Celebrating the Words and Ideas of Kids

Peter is the Artistic Director, Co-Host and Writer for the The Story Pirates Podcast, winner of multiple awards for Best Kids and Family Podcast. The Story Pirates Podcast is one of the top three kids and family podcasts in the world. Downloaded over 85 million times and featuring songs and sketches based on stories written by kids, special guests include top talent like Julie Andrews, Kristen Bell, Billy Eichner, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dax Shepard, Bowen Yang, Paul Scheer, Claire Danes, John Oliver, David Schwimmer, Lake Bell, Busy Philipps, and Cecily Strong.