"The life of Riley" is an expression meaning a luxurious, carefree life. Life of Riley may refer to:

Art and entertainment

Music

Albums

* '' Life of Riley: The Lightning Seeds Collection'', a 2003 compilation album by British band The Lightning Seeds ** "The Life of Riley" (song), a single on the album, originally on the 1992 album ''Sense'' * ''The Life of Riley'' (album), a 2011 album by Australian hip-hop artist Drapht * ''The Life of Riley'', a 1991 album by American band

The A-Bones The A-Bones was an American garage rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Their name was derived from a 1964 song by the Trashmen. The A-Bones was formed in 1984 by vocalist Billy Miller and his wife, drummer and co-vocalist Miriam Linna, soon afte ...

* ''Life of Riley'', a 2001 album by American musician Riley Baugus * ''Life of Riley'', a 2008 solo album by Dave Brewer, former member of the Australian band

Dynamic Hepnotics The Dynamic Hepnotics were an Australian soul, blues and funk band which formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1986. Mainstay, lead vocalist and front man, "Continental" Robert Susz formed the group in Sydney. They had chart success on the Australian K ...

Songs

* "Life of Riley", a song on the 1989 album '' Instrument Landing'' by American guitarist Preston Reed * "Life of Riley", a song on the 1991 album ''

Worlds in Collision ''Worlds in Collision'' is a book by Immanuel Velikovsky published in 1950. The book postulates that around the 15th century BC, the planet Venus was ejected from Jupiter as a comet or comet-like object and passed near Earth (an actual collision ...

'' by American band Pere Ubu * "Life O'Riley", a song on the 1989 album ''

S&M Airlines ''S&M Airlines'' is the second studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on September 5, 1989, through Epitaph Records. It was also the group's first release on Epitaph. A music video was made for the title track. The al ...

'' by American punk rock band NOFX * "Life of Riley", a song on the 2011 album ''

The Stellas The Stellas were a married Canadian country music duo from Whitby, Ontario. They finished in fourth place on the second season of the CMT series ''Can You Duet'' in 2009. Their self-titled debut album was released by EMI Music Canada in Septemb ...

'' by Canadian duo The Stellas * "Life of Riley", a 2014 song by

Kevin MacLeod Kevin MacLeod ( ; born 1972) is an American composer and music producer. Described by the New York Times as "arguably the most prolific composer you’ve never heard of", MacLeod has composed over 2,000 pieces of royalty-free library music an ...

Bands

* Life of Riley, a band headed by American musician

Riley Smith Riley Smith (born April 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on television, such as recurring roles in the series '' 24'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', '' 90210'', ''True Blood'' and '' The Messengers'', and starring roles on the ...

Stage and film

* ''The Life of Riley'' (1927 film), a 1927 American silent film directed by William Beaudine * ''The Life of Riley'' (1949 film), an American comedy film * '' Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly'', a 2004 one-man show by Charles Nelson Reilly * ''

The Life of Reilly :''See also The Life of Riley (disambiguation).'' ''The Life of Reilly'' is a 2006 American film adaptation of actor Charles Nelson Reilly's one-man play ''Save It For the Stage: The Life of Reilly''. Written by Reilly and Paul Linke, and direc ...

'', a 2006 film based on the stage show by Charles Nelson Reilly * ''Life of Riley'' (play), a 2010 play by Alan Ayckbourn * ''Life of Riley'' (2014 film), a 2014 French film of Ayckbourn's play, directed by Alain Resnais * ''Life of Riley'' (2011 pornographic film), a 2011 pornographic film starring

Stormy Daniels Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford (born Stephanie A. Gregory; March 17, 1979), known professionally as Stormy Daniels, is an American pornographic film actress, Film director, director and former stripper. She has won many industry awards and is a ...

. * ''B.B. King: The Life of Riley'', a 2014 documentary directed by English

Jon Brewer Jonathan George Brewer (born 30 January 1950) is an English documentary director and producer who was formerly a manager of rock music acts and artists. Early life Brewer was born in Eastbourne, England to Gansel and Eileen Brewer. They late ...

Broadcasting

* ''

The Life of Riley ''The Life of Riley'' is an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, as well as two different television series, and a comic book. Radio series The radio program initially aired on the B ...

'', an American 1940s radio show, 1949 film, both starring William Bendix, a 1949 TV series starring Jackie Gleason and 1950s TV series starring William Bendix * ''Life of Riley'' (British TV series), a 2009–2011 comedy series * "Life of Riley", an episode of '' Birdz'', an animated American-Canadian television series * "Life of Riley", an episode of the American television series ''

The Client List ''The Client List'' is an American television film that premiered on the Lifetime Network on July 19, 2010. It starred Jennifer Love Hewitt and was directed by Eric Laneuville. The film is a fictionalized dramatization of a 2004 prostitution s ...

'' * "The Life of Riley", a 1985 episode of the American television series ''

The Fall Guy ''The Fall Guy'' is an American action-adventure television series produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981, to May 2, 1986. It stars Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas as Hollywood stunt performers who moonl ...

Writing

* ''The Life of Riley'', a 1937 novel by American writer

Harvey Fergusson Harvey Fergusson (January 28, 1890 – August 27, 1971) was an American writer. Life and career Fergusson was born and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His father was Harvey B. Fergusson, the attorney and Congressman. He attended h ...

* '' The Life of Riley'', a 1964 novel by Irish writer

Anthony Cronin Anthony Gerard Richard Cronin (28 December 1923 – 27 December 2016) was an Irish poet, arts activist, biographer, commentator, critic, editor and barrister. Early life and family Cronin was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford on 28 Decembe ...

* ''The Life of Riley'', a 1990 novel by Australian writer

Jack Hibberd John Charles Hibberd (12 April 1940 – 30 August 2024) was an Australian playwright best known for his plays '' Dimboola'' (1969) and '' A Stretch of the Imagination'' (1972). He was also a physician. Biography John Charles Hibberd was bor ...

* "Life of Reilly", a regular column in ''Sports Illustrated'' by

Rick Reilly Richard Paul Reilly (born February 3, 1958) is an American sportswriter. Long known for being the "back page" columnist for ''Sports Illustrated'', Reilly moved to ESPN on June 1, 2008, where he was a featured columnist for ESPN.com and wrote t ...

, 1997–2007

Other

* Life of Riley, horse who won the 1999 Australian Hall Mark Stakes