Jackie Kashian
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| Jackie Kashian | |
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| Born | July 20, 1965 South Milwaukee, Wisconsin,United States |
| Medium | Stand-up,Television |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy,Alternative comedy |
| Subject(s) | pop culture,Personal life,video games |
| Spouse | Andy Ashcraft |
| Website | www |
Jackie Kashian(born July 20, 1965) is an Americanstand-up comedian.
Early life and career
[edit]Kashian, who is ofArmenianandIrishdescent, was born inSouth Milwaukee, Wisconsinand raised by her father, Elliot, and her stepmother, Nancy, along with her four older brothers and one older sister. She graduated fromSouth Milwaukee High Schoolin 1983.[1]
Kashian discovered her love of stand-up comedy while attendingThe University of Wisconsin-Madison,and was soon given stage time at a club operated by Bill Kinison, the brother ofSam Kinison,five nights a week.
She has also acted, appearing in the TV seriesMurphy Brown(1988) and in films such asBam Bam and Celeste(2005) andLooking Forward: 2016(2018).
Kashian has had a half-hour special onComedy Centraland has appeared onCBS,NBC,and the nationally syndicated Radio/TV showBob And Tom.She tours internationally, spending approximately 25 weeks a year on the road, and has entertained US troops stationed in Africa and the Middle East several times. Her albumIt is Never Going to be Breadwas named as one of the top comedy albums of 2010 by Amazon.[2]
After living in Minneapolis, Kashian moved to Los Angeles and resides inVan Nuyswith her husband, Andy Ashcraft. She has a strong personal and professional relationship withMaria Bamfordand they often perform together, both in Los Angeles and on the road.
Podcast
[edit]In August 2006, Kashian began hosting a podcast,Dork Forest Radio,laterThe Dork Forest,with new episodes being released once or twice a week. Initially on theBlogTalkRadionetwork and co-hosted by comedian Joe Wilson, it was for several years transmitted live from her house in Van Nuys and, after leaving BlogTalkRadio, pre-recorded in her living room for transmission. The show features "dork on dork dialog" between Kashian and her guests about their favorite obsessions—commonly referred to by Kashian as 'dorkdoms'. Guests have includedPaul F. Tompkins,Jen Kirkman,James Urbaniak,Jimmy Pardo,Aisha Tyler,andMary-Lynn Rajskub.Fans of the show refer to themselves as "Rangers Of The Dork Forest". In 2010, the podcast changed from a live format to pre-recorded, with superior audio quality and a new theme song, "Welcome to The Dork Forest", written by Mike Ruekberg. In 2011, Kashian recorded her firstDork Forestwith a club or theater audience attending, with subsequent "live" episodes including those posted on August 12, 2016, and September 7, 2016.
In early 2016, Kashian and fellow comicLaurie Kilmartinbegan a new podcast produced byNerdist Industriescalled "The Jackie and Laurie Show". The podcast later became independent and moved to theMaximum Funnetwork. The two primarily discuss stand-up comedy in LA and on the road, occasionally covering harassment and the unequal treatment of female comics, Kilmartin's job as a staff writer on the late-night circuit, and Kilmartin's multi-generational family living situation.
Discography
[edit]- Cake Is Not My Downfall(2004)
- Circus People(2007)
- It Is Never Going to be Bread(2010)
- This Will Make an Excellent Horcrux(2014)
- I Am Not the Hero of This Story(2017)
- Stay-Kashian(2021)
References
[edit]- ^Jackie, Meet MurphyArchived2016-03-12 at theWayback Machine,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel30 April 1998
- ^The Best Comedy of 2010
External links
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- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American comedians
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American stand-up comedians
- People from South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Living people
- American women comedians
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- American comedy podcasters
- People from Greater Los Angeles
- American people of Armenian descent
- Actresses from California
- Actresses from Wisconsin
- 1965 births
- Comedians from California
- Comedians from Wisconsin
- American women podcasters
- Stand Up! Records artists