Jamie Kilstein
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 Jamie Kilstein, comic |
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| Born | May 17, 1982 Washington D.C. |
| Occupation | Comedian, media pundit, blog contributor, and radio host |
Jamie Alexander Kilstein (born May 17, 1982) is an American comedian, writer, and radio host. Kilstein is a left-wing political comic. He is a contributing writer for Timothy McSweeney's (among others) and made his TV debut performance on Conan. Kilstein is a regular guest on SIRIUS radio and also hosts the internet talk radio show Citizen Radio along with his wife, political columnist Allison Kilkenny.[1] He lives in Brooklyn. Kilstein is an outspoken vegan[2] and atheist.[3]
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[edit] Works
Kilstein has performed his comedy all over the world, including: Scotland, England, China, Australia, Ireland, Spain, and the Netherlands. His comedy has been called "beautifully crafted," [4] "reminiscent of Bill Hicks",[5] and "sharp, sarcastic, and engaging." [6]
[edit] Appearances
[edit] SIRIUS and Citizen Radio
Kilstein is the co-creator, director, and co-host of Citizen Radio (formerly Drunken Politics,) an internet political radio show, which Kilstein and co-host writer Allison Kilkenny describe as "being like CNN, but with more swearing."[7] Citizen Radio is available on iTunes for free download. Past guests include: Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Bad Religion, Sarah Silverman, Janeane Garofalo, Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, Chris Hannah, Howard Zinn, and Rachel Maddow.
[edit] TV appearances
Kilstein made his U.S. debut TV performance on February 2, 2011 on Conan where he performed a stand up routine/anti-war rant. The performance was much lauded over Twitter by writers such as The Nation's Chris Hayes, Glenn Greenwald, and Remi Kanazi.[8]
[edit] Podcast appearance
Kilstein appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast on July 19th, 2011.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Drunken Politics | Internet Radio | Blog Talk Radio
- ^ AltCom Presents: "TOFUnny" - Vegan comedy w/Myq Kaplan, MC Mr. Napkins and Jamie Kilstein, Somerville | Events | Yelp
- ^ Atheist comedian Jamie Kilstein, with opener John Knefel, peforms [sic] on campus | Centre for Inquiry
- ^ http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/13870/Comedy-Power-of-the-written.4397380.jpg[dead link]
- ^ Jamie Kilstein - There Is No God and That's Okay
- ^ Jamie Kilstein: There Is No God And That's OK' review : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=69102745571
- ^ http://www.tbs.com/video/index.jsp?oid=242863&eref=sharethisUrl
