Jackie Kashian
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| Born |
1965 (age 50–51) South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Medium | Stand-up, Television |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, Alternative comedy |
| Subject(s) | Pop culture, Personal life, video games |
| Spouse | Andy Ashcraft |
| Website | http://www.jackiekashian.com |
Jackie Kashian (born 1965) is an American stand-up comedian and is of Armenian descent.
Early life and career
Kashian was born in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised by her father, Elliot, and her stepmother, Nancy, along with her four older brothers and one older sister. She graduated from South Milwaukee High School in 1983.[1]
Kashian discovered her love of stand-up comedy while attending The University of Wisconsin-Madison, and was soon given stage time at a club operated by Bill Kinison, the brother of Sam Kinison, five nights a week.
Kashian has had a half-hour special on Comedy Central and has appeared on CBS, NBC, and the nationally syndicated Radio/TV show Bob 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 album It is Never Going to be Bread was named as one of the top comedy albums of 2010 by Amazon.com.[2]
After living in Minneapolis, Kashian moved to Los Angeles and resides in Van Nuys with her husband, Andy Ashcraft. She is good friends with Maria Bamford and they often perform together, both in Los Angeles and on the road.
Podcast
In 2005, Kashian began hosting a podcast, The Dork Forest, with new episodes being released once or twice a week. Recorded in her living room in Van Nuys, 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 included Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, James Urbaniak, Jimmy Pardo, Aisha Tyler, and Mary-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 performed her first live Dork Forest, and has scheduled future live episodes.
Discography
- Circus People (2007)
- It Is Never Going to be Bread (2010)
- This Will Make an Excellent Horcrux (2014)
References
- ↑ Jackie, Meet Murphy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 30 April 1998
- ↑ The Best Comedy of 2010
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jackie Kashian. |
- Jackie Kashian at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website
- Dork Forest podcast
- Jackie Kashian podcast interview on The Gentlemen's Club with Caleb Bacon
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