Kirkman Biography
Jen Kirkman is an actress, stand-up comedian, podcast host, writer, and screenwriter from the United States well-known for her 70 episodes of round-table panelists on Chelsea Lately between 2008 and 2014.
How old is Kirkman? Age
Born Jennifer Ann Kirkman, the entertainer is 50 years old as of 28 August 2024. She was born in 1974 in Needham, Massachusetts, United States.
Kirkman Childhood, Family – Education
Kirkman, the youngest of three sisters, was born on August 28, 1974, in Needham, Massachusetts. Her ancestry includes German, Polish, French-Canadian, and English. Acting was Kirkman’s major at Boston’s Emerson College.
Is Kirkman married?
At the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Kirkman wed writer/director Neil Mahoney in a private ceremony on August 21, 2009. She announced her divorce on the August 25, 2011, edition of Chelsea Lately.
How rich is Kirkman?
Kirkman has made a fortune of $500 thousand.
Kirkman’s Stand-up
In Los Angeles, California, Kirkman does stand-up comedy. He frequently appears at venues like the Hollywood Improv, The Laugh Factory, Largo, and The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She has shared the stage with comedians Chelsea Handler, Mike Birbiglia, Greg Behrendt, and Maria Bamford.She participated in the Comedians of Chelsea Lately in 2009 and 2010. 2009 saw her listed as one of Entertainment Weekly’s “Top 12 Rising Stars in Comedy,” and in May 2010, she was recognized as one of the best comedians to follow on Twitter by MSN and The Huffington Post.
Along with hosting her own weekly podcast, No Fun (formerly known as I Seem Fun and Having Funlessness), Kirkman also appears frequently on the comedy duo Jay Larson and Ryan Sickler’s Crabfeast show. Also, she was a regular guest on Paul F. Tompkins’ monthly podcast, Pod F. Tompkast, where he called her ‘Southie’.
Through Aspecialthing Records, Kirkman’s debut comedy album, Self Help, was released in 2006. On December 11, 2010, a live recording of her second album, Hail to the Freaks, was made at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With a bonus disk containing more content, it was published on May 17, 2011, and it reached at number 13 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart.
Kirkman Movies and TV Shows
Kirkman is well-known for her work on Comedy Central’s Drunk History, The View, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She has also made guest appearances on the sketch comedy program Acceptable as a cast member.on VH1. Additionally, Kirkman has provided voiceovers for the political satirical animated series SuperNews! on Current TV and the Adult Swim series Home Movies. She authored two episodes of Phineas and Ferb, an animated cartoon on Disney Channel, in 2009.
Kirkman was a roundtable regular and staff writer for Chelsea Lately on E!. She declared in 2010 that she was quitting Chelsea Lately to become a member of the writing team for the romantic comedy Perfect Couples. Her round-table appearances on Chelsea Lately persisted until 2011, when she rejoined the writing crew.
Kirkman is the executive producer of the half-hour sitcom Jen, which FX acquired a script deal for in 2013. The series, which took place in Boston, Massachusetts, followed a woman in her mid-30s who had recently been divorced. In 2015, Kirkman made her first stand-up feature available on Netflix; in 2017, she published her second stand-up feature.
Kirkman served as a writer, consultant, and producer on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s first two seasons in 2017 and 2018. Amy Sherman-Palladino’s series for Amazon is mostly based on Joan Rivers’s life and work. The Mighty Quinn, a television show penned by Kirkman and produced by Julie Anne Robinson, began development at ABC in 2017.
Kirkman Books
Published in hardcover on April 16, 2013, Kirkman’s debut book, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids, debuted on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list. Following her critically acclaimed debut, she inked a second book deal with Simon & Schuster towards the end of 2013. April 2016 saw the release of her second book, I Know What I’m Doing and Other Lies I Tell Myself: Dispatches from a Life Under Construction. Additionally, she has a number of published writings that can be found in the anthologies Bad Sex: We Did It So You Don’t Have to and Rejected: Tales of the Failed, Dumped & Canceled.