1. Kathleen Madigan is an American stand-up comedian and TV personality.
14 Facts About Kathleen Madigan
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Kathleen Madigan grew up mostly in Florissant, a suburb of St Louis, although the family lived for periods of time in House Springs, Missouri, and in the Lake of the Ozarks region of central Missouri.
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Kathleen Madigan received the first eight years of her education largely in private Catholic schools, although she attended the public School of the Osage.
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Kathleen Madigan admitted in a 2012 interview with St Louis Magazine that she participated in few activities like float decorating or prom, choosing instead to work at a steakhouse where she could make up to $200 per night.
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Kathleen Madigan first took a job in print journalism, working for the St Louis-area Suburban Journals newspapers as well as the publications department of the Missouri Athletic Club.
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Kathleen Madigan's growing popularity at these soon led to the offer of a paying job in stand-up from The Funny Bone, a nationwide chain of comedy clubs.
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Kathleen Madigan cites Ron White, Richard Jeni and Lewis Black among her influences in her early comedy club days.
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Kathleen Madigan starred in her own HBO Half-Hour Comedy Special and a Comedy Central Presents special.
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Kathleen Madigan is a veteran of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Show with David Letterman, and The Bob and Tom Show.
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Kathleen Madigan has twice participated in USO shows in support of American troops, touring both Iraq and Afghanistan along with fellow comedians.
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Kathleen Madigan sometimes writes material for other comedians, as was the case in 2004 and 2005 when she was a writer for Garry Shandling when he hosted the Emmy Awards telecast.
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In 1996, Kathleen Madigan won "Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic" at the American Comedy Awards.
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Kathleen Madigan owns a farm in the Midwest and spends "inordinate amounts of time" with her family there.
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Kathleen Madigan has often cited her father as a source of her comic material as well as an example of a positive work ethic.