Kyle Kinane

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

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

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Career

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 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 runs his own podcast along with fellow comedian and indoor cat, Dave "Street Justice" Stone, entitled "The Boogie Monster." [16]

Discography

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

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Funny People Paparazzi at Medical Center
2011Cheerleader Massacre 2JimmyDirect-to-video
2013 Epic Biker DudeVoice
2015 Hell and Back Kyle the Demon
2017Random Tropical ParadiseKenny Crandall
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town Rabbit
The House Garvey
2022 Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Elric in ITVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Legend of Neil Chief Elf CopEpisode: "Death in Store"
2011 Workaholics Sewer DwayneEpisode: "Karl's Wedding"
2012 The Life & Times of Tim The ShadowEpisode: "Pudding Boy/The Celebrity Who Shall Remain Nameless"
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Dr. Balthazar / Doctor2 episodes
Bob's Burgers Rat DaddyEpisode: "Ear-Sy Rider"
2012–2013 Regular Show Doorman / Club Manager #2 / Club Manager #52 episodes
2013Those Who Can'tRod KnorrTelevision film
Comedy Bang! Bang! Lenny SpruceEpisode: "Andy Dick Wears a Black Suit Jacket & Skinny Tie"
2014–2016 TripTank Various roles7 episodes
2015Clinical TrialsKyle Walsh4 episodes
Lucas Bros. Moving Co. Fred Durst Episode: "Nutopia"
Adventure Time Cloud Dance / Cloud Dancer3 episodes
2016 Idiotsitter PonyEpisode: "Mother's Day"
Love Eric2 episodes
2016–2017 Right Now Kapow Ice Cream26 episodes
2016–2019 Those Who Can't Rod Knorr17 episodes
2018 Teachers Ned CoopEpisode: "Hot Deadly Dad"
2018–2022 Paradise PD Bullet40 episodes
2023 Big City Greens DweezilEpisode: "Bad Dad"
Hailey's On It! Chuck Power / DarrylEpisode: "Frankly Fabulous/The Pin is Mightier Than the Swole"

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