Laurie Kilmartin
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Laurie Kilmartin is an American comedienne and writer best known for being a finalist on Last Comic Standing
season 8, and is currently a staff writer for the Conan O'Brien
show Conan. She grew up in Northern California and went to UCLA where she was a competitive swimmer.
, Showtime, the USO Tour Cuba
, performing for troops in Iraq, Shorties Watchin' Shorties
, Verdict with Dan Abrams
, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
, and The World Stands Up. She has been featured at comedy festivals in Aspen, Edinburgh, and Montreal.
Laurie Kilmartin also appeared on VH1
Best Week Ever
, the Today Show, White Boyz in Da Hood, Countdown with Keith Olbermann
, The Rachel Maddow Show
, Fox & Friends
and Oprah Winfrey Show. She has writing credits on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
, and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
on which she was also a frequent panelist.
, and Comedy Central's Too Late with Adam Carolla
and The Bonnie Hunt Show
. She also wrote articles published on Huffington Post, Babble.com
, and co-authored Sherri Shepherd
's memoir, “Permission Slips.” Currently she is the only female staff writer for Conan.
Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010.The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy...
season 8, and is currently a staff writer for the Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
show Conan. She grew up in Northern California and went to UCLA where she was a competitive swimmer.
Performance on television
Kilmartin performed stand-up on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Comedy Central's Premium BlendPremium Blend
Premium Blend was a television show that aired on the American cable television channel Comedy Central from 1997 to 2005.The program features a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduces four or five lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television...
, Showtime, the USO Tour Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, performing for troops in Iraq, Shorties Watchin' Shorties
Shorties Watchin' Shorties
Shorties Watchin' Shorties was a television show broadcast on Comedy Central that is now on DVD. The show is made up of various short animated clips with audio from comedians' stand up routines. It also features two "shorties," a pair of babies voiced by Nick DiPaolo and Patrice O'Neal who watch...
, Verdict with Dan Abrams
Verdict with Dan Abrams
Verdict with Dan Abrams was a newscast on MSNBC, hosted by former MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams. It aired Monday-Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern.-Timeline:...
, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld is a late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on the Fox News Channel, airing at 3:00 am ET Tuesday through Saturday. The show features panelists and guests discussing the latest news in politics, pop culture, entertainment, business, sports, and religion...
, and The World Stands Up. She has been featured at comedy festivals in Aspen, Edinburgh, and Montreal.
Laurie Kilmartin also appeared on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009...
, the Today Show, White Boyz in Da Hood, Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program that airs on Current TV, where it began airing on June 20, 2011. The program was broadcast on MSNBC from March 31, 2003, to January 21, 2011. On MSNBC, the show presented five selected news stories of...
, The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)
The Rachel Maddow Show is a news and opinion television program that airs weeknights on MSNBC at 9:00 p.m. ET. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs. It is based on her former radio show of the same name...
, Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends is an American morning television show on the Fox News Channel.-History:The show begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the latest Fox News Live headlines and analyzes the news of the morning...
and Oprah Winfrey Show. She has writing credits on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is a Peabody Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. Ferguson, the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise, follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup...
, and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn is a comedic talk show that aired on Comedy Central. The show featured roundtable discussions, inviting various guests of many views, mixing mostly comics/entertainers expressing themselves with journalists and political figures. Quinn's regular guests consisted mainly...
on which she was also a frequent panelist.
Competitions
Kilmartin was also a ‘Top Ten’ finalist in season 8 of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” She was also listed in The Huffington Post 53 Favorite Female Comedians list in 2011.CD
Kilmartin released a CD of material that she was not allowed to use on air in 2009. On Five Minutes to Myself, she unloads on immigrant boyfriends and unwanted Mexican babies, then answers an age-old question, why is God such a Prick in the Old Testament? Punchline Magazine called Kilmartin’s CD, “Five Minutes to Myself,” one of the “Top Ten Comedy CDs of 2009.”Track List
- 1. Wake Up, People, I'm Recording a CD Here.
- 2. Yay Hookers!
- 3. Five Minutes to Myself
- 4. In Retrospect, I Should've Gotten a Dog
- 5. Anal About Birth
- 6. Ladies, Don't Let a Mexican Put it in You
- 7. Boys are Simple
- 8. White Lady Teaches Brown Baby to Speak Spanish in Harlem
- 9. Sabado es mi Quincenera
- 10. Two Stern Men, Stage Right
- 11. Saving on Airfare
- 12. The Appointment that was Terminated
- 13. 25 Years 'Til the First Day
- 14. Wild Stalker Love
- 15. Banging a Russian
- 16. German Invasion
- 17. The Second Amendment
- 18. God Had a Drinking Problem
- 19. Jesus = God Minus Whiskey
- 20. Hasidic Jews Are My Favorite
- 21. Islam: Perhaps Not for Ladies
- 22. A Church Approved Threesome
- 23. Men's Orgasms
- 24. A Gang of Lady Rapists
Writing
As a writer, Kilmartin was on the staff of the Late Late Show, Tough Crowd with Colin QuinnTough Crowd with Colin Quinn
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn is a comedic talk show that aired on Comedy Central. The show featured roundtable discussions, inviting various guests of many views, mixing mostly comics/entertainers expressing themselves with journalists and political figures. Quinn's regular guests consisted mainly...
, and Comedy Central's Too Late with Adam Carolla
Too Late with Adam Carolla
Too Late with Adam Carolla was a late night talk show hosted by Adam Carolla and produced by Jackhole Industries, a team made up of old collaborators: Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel, and Daniel Kellison. The show, which mixed celebrity interviews, chatty everyday observations, scripted sketches, and phone...
and The Bonnie Hunt Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted by Bonnie Hunt. It premiered on September 8, 2008. It is the second show featuring Bonnie Hunt to have that title. The first was a sitcom that ran for one season in 1995 and was retitled Bonnie when it returned after a mid-season hiatus...
. She also wrote articles published on Huffington Post, Babble.com
Babble.com
-History: Then and Now:Babble was launched in December by Nerve Media, the people behind Nerve, a popular online sex magazine. After one year, the site has grown to half a million readers per month...
, and co-authored Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Evonne Shepherd is an American comedienne, actress, and television personality. She is one of five co-hosts on the ABC daytime talkshow, The View, as well as being the current host of the Newlywed Game and having a recurring role as Angie Jordan on the NBC series 30 Rock...
's memoir, “Permission Slips.” Currently she is the only female staff writer for Conan.
External links
- http://teamcoco.com/blog/the-team-coco-podcast-episode-two
- http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/08/reverb_questionnaire_comedian.php
- http://www.americascomedy.com/laurie-kilmartin-5-minutes-to-myself/
- http://www.nonpopulist.com/comedy-friday-comedian-and-current-writer-for-conan-laurie-kilmartin
- http://www.thecomicscomic.com/laurie-kilmartin/
- http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/last-comic-cuts-james-adomian-laurie-kilmartin-maronzio-vance-11346.php
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurie-kilmartin
- http://www.amazon.com/Punchline-Magazines-best-comedy-albums/lm/R1SGB6GJDJGCI2
- http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/comedienne-working-mom-balancing-work-and-family/
- http://www.whattoexpect.com/blogs/momeandthejoyfulthreemychaos/mommyhood-laurie-kilmartin-style
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/52-female-comedians_n_833214.html#s250818&title=Laurie_Kilmartin