Kelsey Cook | |
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Born | Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
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Alma mater | Washington State University |
Years active | 2009–present |
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Website | kelseycook |
Kelsey Cook is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is best-known for her stand-up comedy. Her second comedy special, Mark Your Territory, was aired on Hulu and YouTube in February 2025. [1]
Cook began performing stand-up comedy while in college. [2] After graduating, she moved to Seattle and then to Los Angeles to pursue comedy full-time. In 2022, she taped her first special, The Hustler, which debuted on her YouTube channel and was later picked up by Hulu. [3]
Her second special, Mark Your Territory, was released in February 2025. It was taped live at Comedy on State in Madison, Wisconsin and is available on YouTube and Hulu. [1] The special covers themes of personal growth, heartbreak, and starting over after a divorce. [4] [5]
Cook made her late-night debut in March 2018 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , where she has since appeared multiple times as a featured stand-up comic. [6] She also appeared on Comedy Central's storytelling series This Is Not Happening , in an online-only bonus segment for Season Four's episode 10 ("Shame"). [7] Cook has performed at the Moontower Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Austin—appearing at venues including The Hideout Theatre in April 2022 [8] —and appeared at the 2019 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. [9]
Cook grew up in Spokane, Washington. [10] [11] Cook's mother, foosball champion Kathy Brainard, met her father, poet, trumpeter, and amateur foosball player Chris Cook, at a professional foosball competition. Cook graduated from Cheney High School. [12]
Cook became engaged to comedian Kane Holloway in 2018; they married on July 11, 2019, and separated in 2020 amid the COVID‑19 pandemic. [13]
Cook has been in a relationship with comedian Chad Daniels since at least March 2023. [14]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2023 | The Hustler | 800 Pound Gorilla Media specials [15] |
2025 | Mark Your Territory |
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2018-2020 | Wrists of Fury | Creator, executive producer |
Kelsey Cook is a comedian who made her late night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ...