Kyle Christian Kinane (born December 23, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian and actor from Addison, Illinois.[1]

Kyle Kinane
Kyle Kinane in 2013
Birth nameKyle Christian Kinane
Born (1976-12-23) December 23, 1976 (age 47)
Addison, Illinois, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand-up comedy
  • acting

Career

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Kinane's first television appearance was on The Nanny playing "Young Roger Clinton".[citation needed]

His debut album Death of the Party, recorded at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and released in 2010 on Aspecialthing Records, was met with critical acclaim.[2] Kinane was named in Variety's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010".[3]

Kinane has had a longstanding relationship with the cable channel Comedy Central, including serving as the voice for their on-air announcements since 2011.[4] His first Comedy Central Presents half-hour special was on February 25, 2011. Other Comedy Central programs on which he has appeared include Drunk History (on which he retold the story of the Haymarket affair while drunk), the game show @midnight, which he won seven times,[5] and the 2014 animated series TripTank.[6]

Kinane's first stand-up comedy DVD special, Whiskey Icarus, was released in 2012. His second stand-up DVD special, "I Liked His Old Stuff Better," was released in 2015.[7]

Kinane has performed his stand-up on television programs Last Call with Carson Daly, Live at Gotham, Conan and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He has opened for comedians Patton Oswalt and Daniel Tosh on tour.

He has appeared on many audio and video podcasts, including Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker, Quorators, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Doug Loves Movies, Getting Doug with High, The Grandma's Virginity Podcast, The Nerdist Podcast,[8] Comedy Film Nerds,[9] Stop Podcasting Yourself,[10] The Adam Carolla Show,[11] You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes,[12] All Growz Up with Melinda Hill[13] WTF with Marc Maron, and The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana.[14] He was also featured in the web-series, Outside Comedy, where he discussed his love of mountain biking.[15]

Kinane also ran his own podcast along with fellow comedian, Dave "Street Justice" Stone, entitled "The Boogie Monster." As of late 2023, the podcast is on "semi-permanent" hiatus.[16]

Discography

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Year Album
2010 Death of the Party
2012 Whiskey Icarus
2015 I Liked His Old Stuff Better
2016 Loose in Chicago
2020 Trampoline in a Ditch
2023 Shocks and Struts
2024 Dirt Nap

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Funny People Paparazzi at Medical Center
2011 Cheerleader Massacre 2 Jimmy Direct-to-video
2013 Epic Biker Dude Voice
2015 Hell and Back Kyle the Demon
2017 Random Tropical Paradise Kenny Crandall
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town Rabbit
The House Garvey
2022 Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Elric in IT Voice

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Legend of Neil Chief Elf Cop Episode: "Death in Store"
2011 Workaholics Sewer Dwayne Episode: "Karl's Wedding"
2012 The Life & Times of Tim The Shadow Episode: "Pudding Boy/The Celebrity Who Shall Remain Nameless"
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Dr. Balthazar / Doctor 2 episodes
Bob's Burgers Rat Daddy Episode: "Ear-Sy Rider"
2012–2013 Regular Show Doorman / Club Manager #2 / Club Manager #5 2 episodes
2013 Those Who Can't Rod Knorr Television film
Comedy Bang! Bang! Lenny Spruce Episode: "Andy Dick Wears a Black Suit Jacket & Skinny Tie"
2014–2016 TripTank Various roles 7 episodes
2015 Clinical Trials Kyle Walsh 4 episodes
Lucas Bros. Moving Co. Fred Durst Episode: "Nutopia"
Adventure Time Cloud Dance / Cloud Dancer 3 episodes
2016 Idiotsitter Pony Episode: "Mother's Day"
Love Eric 2 episodes
2016–2017 Right Now Kapow Ice Cream 26 episodes
2016–2019 Those Who Can't Rod Knorr 17 episodes
2018 Teachers Ned Coop Episode: "Hot Deadly Dad"
2018–2022 Paradise PD Bullet 40 episodes
2023 Big City Greens Dweezil Episode: "Bad Dad"
Hailey's On It! Chuck Power / Darryl Episode: "Frankly Fabulous/The Pin is Mightier Than the Swole"

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Sarah (February 25, 2011). "Kyle Kinane: The Chicago ex-pat comedian on his stint in a punk band, not being a misanthrope, and growing up in Addison". The A.V. Club. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kyle Kinane: Death of the Party - Album Review". Comedians.about.com. 2011-05-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. ^ Heisler, Steve (2010-07-13). "10 Comics to Watch: Kyle Kinane - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media". Variety. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  4. ^ Gonzalo, Cordova. "Comedy Central Insider - Kyle Kinane Is the New Voice of Comedy Central". Comedy Central Insider. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "At Midnight | Guest Interviews & Bios". Cc.com. 2016-09-30. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  6. ^ Rubino, Lindsay. "Multichannel News - Comedy Central Greenlights Series on Animated Shorts". Multichannel News. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  7. ^ "Kyle Kinane". Kylekinane.comedydirect.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  8. ^ "Nerdist Podcast #51: "The Art of Wrestling" with Colt Cabana, Comedians You Should Know!". Nerdist.com. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  9. ^ "Ep 58 with Kyle Kinane on Comedy Film Nerds". DailySplice. 2011-05-16. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  10. ^ "Stop Podcasting Yourself 133 - Kyle Kinane". Maximum Fun. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  11. ^ "The Adam Carolla Show - Kyle Kinane | The Adam Carolla Show". Adamcarolla.com. 2011-06-06. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  12. ^ "You Made it Weird #30: Kyle Kinane". Nerdist. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  13. ^ Carrie, Stephanie. "Steph's LA Weekly Feature Series – Melinda Hill's Romantic Encounters". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  14. ^ "AOW 265 Edinburgh LIVE Part 3: Drew Galloway, Kyle Kinane, Graham Clark, Max Olesker". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  15. ^ "Kyle Kinane on Mountain Biking "Outside Comedy"". The Comedy Bureau - LA Comedy and Open Mics. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  16. ^ "The Boogie Monster". Starburns Audio. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
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