Jennifer Ann Kirkman was born on August 28,1974 and is an American stand-up comedian and screenwriter, podcaster, and actress.
16 Facts About Jen Kirkman
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Jen Kirkman is known for her regular appearances as a round-table panelist on Chelsea Lately for 70 episodes from 2008 to 2014.
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Jen Kirkman was a guest on @midnight, as well as for her appearances on the Funny or Die sketch series Drunk History, and its continuation television series on Comedy Central.
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Jen Kirkman is of German, Polish, French-Canadian and English heritage.
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Jen Kirkman has performed with comedians Maria Bamford, Greg Behrendt, Mike Birbiglia and Chelsea Handler.
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Jen Kirkman produces No Fun, her own weekly podcast, and has made several appearances on The Crabfeast podcast, which is hosted by comedians Jay Larson and Ryan Sickler.
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Jen Kirkman appeared regularly on the monthly Pod F Tompkast podcast with Paul F Tompkins, on which he referred to her by the nickname 'Southie'.
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In 2006, Jen Kirkman released her debut comedy album, Self Help, through AST Records.
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Jen Kirkman was a narrator on two episodes of the Funny or Die-produced series Drunk History on HBO, which received the jury prize for "Best Short Film" at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
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Jen Kirkman has made guest appearances on several American television talk shows, including Conan, The View, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and has performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Late Friday, Premium Blend, @midnight and Special Sauce.
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Jen Kirkman continued to make occasional round-table appearances on Chelsea Lately, beginning in late 2010.
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Perfect Couples was removed from the NBC schedule on March 11,2011, and Jen Kirkman returned to the writing staff of Chelsea Lately in April 2011.
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In 2017 and 2018, Jen Kirkman contributed to the first two seasons of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel as a writer, consultant, and producer, providing many of the jokes for the main character's stand-up routines.
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On October 11,2017, it was reported that ABC had started development on The Mighty Quinn, a television series written by Jen Kirkman and produced by Julie Anne Robinson.
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In 2021, Jen Kirkman joined The Marvelous Mrs Maisel as a stand-up consultant for the jokes told by the character of Midge Maisel.
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Jen Kirkman has cited Joan Rivers, Howard Stern, Roseanne Barr, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and David Spade as having an influence on her sense of humor.