"Everybody in my family is an lift mechanic, or an electrician or a carpenter. They're all in a trade. My brother Sean was the first one in our family to get a college degree, and it was from ITT Tech. And it was in like, car mechanics. But we're all super working class, union jobs, fix it ourselves kind of people, and I was the first one who decided to do comedy, go to community college and then drop out," O'Malley told Paste.
Still, he says, his family has been supportive of his unconventional career. "They love it, they're super supportive and really nice. Initially when I started and was just making no money and doing improv shows for no one, they were kind of hesitant, but since then they've super supportive."