“One of America’s funniest female comics.”
–Jay Leno
“The funniest woman in America.”
–Lewis Black
“Easily one of the best comics alive.”
–Ron White
“Kathleen delivers a great performance with exceptional comedic timing, the right amount of irreverance, and a fun look at some everyday occurrences we can all relate to.” – Mary, Georgia, USA
“She’s intelligent, sarcastic, smart, VERY funny, and will make you tear with laughter.” – J. Cameron, Reno, NV
“Kathleen Madigan is Hilarious!” – Rebecca Hall, Huntington, WV
“We drove 11 hours from Saskatchewan to see her! We loved the show! It’s always different.” – Mary & Bob, Saskatchewan, CANADA
“I think you’re the most awesome comedian out there!” – Drew, Phoenix, AZ
“My friends and I all love you and think you are absolutely hilarious. Tornado season is over. Please come to Iowa!” – Melissa, Iowa, USA
“We came out in the hail storm and your show was sold out. Come back soon to Minneapolis!” – Whitney, Minneapolis, MN
“This is one of your Texas fans. We would brave a hail storm for you, too!!” – April, Dallas, TX
“Love you and your material. When are you gonna make it to Ireland?” – GSR, Ireland
Biography:
In her 22 year career, Kathleen Madigan has never been hotter. With her new Showtime special, Gone Madigan, in constant rotation and the DVD-CD of the special topping the Amazon and iTunes charts, Madigan has the entire year booked with over 100 theater gigs across the country and numerous television appearances. She’s recently back from her second Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s USO Holiday Tour of Iraq and Afghanistan. This year Madigan shared the stage with Robin Williams, Lewis Black, Lance Armstrong, Kix Brooks and Admiral Mike Mullen who hosted the tour. After the ten day tour, she returned home to tape appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Green Room with Paul Provenza The Joy Behar Show in New York.
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She’s had countless appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and every other late night show that has come and gone. She’s had her own hour specials on HBO and Comedy Central. In addition to the stand-up appearances, Madigan has been a correspondent for The Dr. Phil Show, ESPN 2 and done commentary on VH1, CNN, E! , CMT and TV Guide’s Emmy Red Carpet. She’s performed not only in the US, but in Canada, China, Ireland and England.
In 2004, Madigan was the only comedian ever to go unchallenged on NBC’S Last Comic Standing and in 2007 was a talent scout during the show’s fifth season. Other television appearances include stints on E!, CNN, The Tonight Show (10 appearances), Letterman (5 appearances), The Conan O’Brien Show, HBO (2 of her own specials), Comedy Central (An hour and half hour special), and ESPN. Madigan also somehow defeated the ever-popular Larry the Cable guy and other notable funny comics to win the 2007 Sirius Radio Comedy Cup.
Madigan has won the American Comedy Award for “Best Female Comedian” and the Phyllis Diller Award for “Best Female Comedian.” Although she’s has turned down many writing jobs because she loves performing more, Madigan has written and produced for Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil on Comedy Central and for Garry Shandling. “I’ll write for other people–not many– but a few and only if they have a clear voice and persona that I already think is funny and if they let me write in my pajamas and smoke.”
She remains the only comedian in the history of NBC’s Last Comic Standing to go unchallenged by any other comedian–meaning no other comedian would say they were funnier than her. Madigan was a finalist in season 2 of Last Comic Standing and a judge on season 5. “It was fun to judge it once, but
never again. I just can’t think of 2000 ways to tell someone they’re not funny without turning into a full blown alcoholic.”
She’s a favorite on nationally syndicated radio shows such as The Bob and Tom Show and The Stephanie Miller Show. She’s also a constant on SIRIUS-XM Radio and last year beat out all the guys–including Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White and Jeff Foxworthy– to win the listener determined “SIRIUS Challenge Cup,” deeming her the number one favorite comedian played on SIRIUS radio.
Madigan has released four CDs and two hour long DVDs.
Born in St. Louis, she now lives in Los Angeles but spends, as she puts it, “inordinate amounts of time,” with her 6 siblings and parents who live in the Midwest where she hangs out on her farm and on a raft in a lake. After 22 years of 300 nights on the road, her goal remains to move to Ireland and drink Guinness while feeding her sheep herding dogs.
Credits:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself / Herself – Guest / Herself – Guest Comic
– Episode #19.73 (2011) … Herself – Guest Comic
– Episode dated 30 June 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 February 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 31 December 2004 (2004) … Herself – Guest
– Episode dated 3 November 2004 (2004) … Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself – Guest Comic
– Episode #7.85 (2011) … Herself – Guest Comic
2010 Gone Madigan (TV movie)
Herself
2010 Just for Laughs (TV series)
Herself – Comedian
– Night of a Million Opinions (2010) … Herself – Comedian
2010 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 June 2010 (2010) … Herself
2010 Basic Black: The Lewis Black Story (video documentary)
Herself
2010 Undateable (TV mini-series documentary)
– Hour 5 (2010)
– Hour 4 (2010)
– Hour 3 (2010)
– Hour 1 (2010)
2010 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 January 2010 (2010) … Herself
2010 Close But No Cigar: Bob Zany (documentary)
2009 Surviving the Holiday with Lewis Black (TV movie)
Herself
2009 The Joy Behar Show (TV series)
Herself – Comic Panelist
– Episode dated 9 October 2009 (2009) … Herself – Comic Panelist
2009 Martin Short: Let Freedom Hum (TV movie)
Herself
2009 Black to the Future (TV series)
Herself
– Hour 4: The 00s (2009) … Herself
2008 Root of All Evil (TV series)
Herself
– Strip Clubs vs Sororities (2008) … Herself
– Kim Jong Il vs. Tila Tequila (2008) … Herself
– Disney vs Scientology … Herself
2008 I Love the New Millennium (TV mini-series)
Herself
– 2007 (2008) … Herself
– 2000 (2008) … Herself
2008 Relative Madness (TV series documentary)
Herself
2008 History of the Joke (TV documentary)
Herself
Check out her full credits listing at IMDB.