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 48)
Addison, Illinois, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand-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 from 2011 until 2018. [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]

In 2019 Kinane starred in the music video for "Dissappear" by punk band Off With Their Heads off of the acclaimed album of the same title.

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"

References

  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. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-07.