Samantha McKiver Irby is an American comedian, essayist, blogger, and television writer. She was born on February 13, 1980. Samantha is renowned for creating the blog Bitches Gotta Eat, where she shares humorous observations about her life and modern society.

Her books We Are Never Meeting in Real Life and Wow, No Thank You were both New York Times best-sellers. Additionally, she received the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for bisexual nonfiction.

Samantha has contributed as a writer and co-producer for various TV shows, including HBO's reboot of Sex and the City, Work in Progress, Shrill, and Tuca & Bertie. Her 2013 memoir Meaty and her blog were optioned by FX for a television series adaptation in 2016.