Karen Kilgariff (born May 11, 1970 in Petaluma, California) is an American writer, comedian, singer, author, actress, television producer, and podcast host. Yeah, I mean, I did regular stand-up for a long time. In 2019, she collaborated with her podcast co-host Georgia Hardstark and published a book titled ‘Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered’. She has served as a producer for TV series, such as ‘Making History’, ‘2 Broke Girls’ and ‘Talk Show the Game Show’. My Favorite Murder is the hit true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. She was born into a Roman Catholic household. Not only has it bagged 59 ‘Daytime Emmy Awards,’ but has also featured many eminent personalities from all walks of life.
[19], Kilgariff does not drink alcohol, and has been open about her past struggles with abuse of amphetamines and diet pills. Show with Bob and David’. The popular show featured various upcoming stand-up comedians. Contact Info: For Press Inquiries, please email press@myfavoritemurder.com. Karen grew up with an older sister named Laura Kilgariff. The podcast originally took place entirely in a car, where Karen and Chris would speak to their guest while driving around. She ended up getting a small role as a chef in the TV series ‘Cybill’ (1996). She moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1990s and started auditioning for films and television roles. She got married at the age of 32, but is currently a divorcee. —Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy, "Kilgariff and Hardstark bring a much needed dimension to our current, true crime fever dream—an empathetic, slangy dose of acidic humor, weary compassion, and nervous hope. She looked after her mother who was battled Alzheimer’s disease for 12 years.

"A book filled with all the best advice your mother never told you." Karen Kilgariff is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and podcast host. For Advertising Inquiries, please email adinquiries@midroll.com [14] She occasionally appeared on screen in sketches and other segments. She started a podcast titled ‘My Favourite Murder’ with Georgia Hardstark in 2016.

Around this period, she became acquainted with the famed comedian Ellen Degeneres and her life changed. However, these minor appearances did not bring her the name and fame that she deserved and desired. She is known for her work as a cast member on HBO's Mr. Show, as a writer on the FX series Baskets, and as the creative judge on TruTV's Talk Show: The Game Show. She blames alcohol for losing on that role. She later served as the head writer for The Pete Holmes Show, which aired on TBS.[15]. She was also part of a comic duo (with Mary Lynn Rajskub) called Girls Guitar Club.

Ellin performs at top comedy clubs around the United States.American stand-up comedian, writer, producer and radio host.

She has struggled with body image issues since her teenage years and was once addicted to diet pills. [3] Kilgariff married at age 32 and is now divorced. Karen Kilgariff, a head writer on The ... "I just think she's such a brilliant actress and stand-up that it doesn't have to be this talk show for her creativity," de Rossi told The New York Times. Ooh, Tell Me More", "Petaluma Argus-Courier Article September 3, 1986", "Mrs. Show: The Women Behind a Comedy Classic", "Reviews of Netflix's 'Mr. Karen now lives in Studio City, California with her two dogs, Frank and George. Karen Kilgariff has been credited as a writer in many episodes of ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ and had also featured in many comedy sketches on the show.

Recently, she has found popularity as a podcast host with her shows, such as ‘My Favorite Murder’ and ‘Do You Need a Ride?’. She was born and raised in California and started her career as a stand-up comedian in Sacramento.

The highly anticipated first book by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, the voices behind the #1 hit podcast My Favorite Murder!

In 2018 she and Hardstark co-founded the podcast network Exactly Right, which now produces their podcast along with four others. [10] She would later appear in the 2015 reboot, W/ Bob & David, as well. She has appeared as herself on TV shows like ‘Conan’, ‘A Crime to Remember’ and ‘Talk Show The Game Show’. In 2003, Ellen Degeneres saw her work on television and hired Karen to help write her upcoming documentary film ‘Ellen Degeneres: Here and Now’. This marked the beginning of the pair’s many successful collaborations. DeRosa got his start in comedy performing as part of a comedic musical duo called Deep at the New Road Brewhouse in his … Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the nation. For Press Inquiries, please email press@myfavoritemurder.com, For Advertising Inquiries, please email adinquiries@midroll.com. Show' Reunion 'W/ Bob & David, https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/drennon-davis-and-karen-kilgariffs-comedy-music-album-i-dont-care-i-like-it-is-out-today.html, "Karen Kilgariff: Comedy Pick of the Week", "My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark", "Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered | Karen Kilgariff | Macmillan", "In 'Bootleg,' Kilgariff Sets Her Comic Commentary To Music", "10 Weird Questions with Karen Kilgariff", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karen_Kilgariff&oldid=973923197, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 August 2020, at 01:37.
After gaining popularity for her impeccable comic timing, she was hired to play a supporting role in the American sketch comedy show ‘Mr. Aside from being avid true crime enthusiasts, Karen Kilgariff is a stand-up comedian and television writer and Georgia Hardstark is a writer and host for the Cooking Channel.

She improved gradually and ended up making one of her very first television appearances on ‘Bob Hope’s Young Comedians’ in 1995. Meanwhile, Karen’s stand-up comedy routines were increasingly finding their way into American households via television shows, such as ‘Premium Blend’ and ‘Make Me Laugh’. As her acting career was not going anywhere, she started relying more and more on her writing abilities to further her career. And I did - I stopped doing stand-up when I worked on 'Ellen,' which was for five years. See the events in life of Karen Kilgariff in Chronological Order. In an interview, Karen disclosed that she had gone to audition for the film ‘Jerry Maguire’ but was too drunk to perform properly. By the end of the 1990s, she had appeared on many shows, such as ‘Jenny’, ‘Tenacious D: The Complete Master Works’ and ‘Super Adventure Team’. [13] Kilgariff was then named head writer for the day time talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which launched in September 2003. —Patton Oswalt, comedian, actor, New York Times bestselling author of Silver Screen Fiend. In 2003, she was seen as Jean Pettengill on the British comedy drama ‘The Book Group’. The fan-base of the podcast has grown exponentially and Karen and Georgia also went international with it. [5] They have also toured the United States and internationally performing My Favorite Murder live shows. The stand-up comedy routine was a roaring success after it was telecasted on HBO. In the highly popular podcast, the pair discusses about infamous murders and serial killers. Kilgariff wrote four episodes for FX’s comedy-drama Baskets between 2017 and 2019. She then wrote a short film called ‘The Girls Guitar Club’, in which she also acted. In the recent years, she has written for shows like ‘The Pete Holmes Show’ (2014) and ‘The Rosie Show’ (2011). Their podcast is a joy to listen to and this book captures its energy and hilarity perfectly. Later, she was roped in as a writer for the ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’, in which she also appeared occasionally in various roles.
Both her paternal and maternal grandparents had emigrated from Ireland before settling in California.Karen was an average student in school. She eventually lost her mother in 2016. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/karen-kilgariff-44931.php. Both of Karen's parents worked; her father was a San Francisco firefighter and her mother was a psychiatric nurse. However, citing safety concerns, they now occasionally record at the Exactly Right Studios.

Her father Jim Kilgariff worked as a fire-fighter, while her mother Patricia Kilgariff served as a psychiatric nurse. In 2016, Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark started the true crime podcast My Favorite Murder,[18] in which they discuss various infamous murders and serial killers. Karen was the opening act in many of Ellen’s stand-up shows in the early 2000s.