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Liam Kyle Sullivan (born July 17, 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American comedian and actor.

Career

Sullivan has had featured roles on major television shows such as 8 Simple Rules and Alias, as well as the film The Convent.

Much of Sullivan's work has been in sketch comedy and live theater performances. He began in several comedy showcases in the Boston area and was a part of the Los Angeles-based ACME Comedy Theater and Another Showcase Showdown, or "A.S.S.".

He also began doing the "Liam Show", his solo sketch show. Sullivan drew from a stable of recurring characters that he played, including Kelly, a shopaholic young woman and a parody of the Valley girl persona. He also started "Liam Shows" on the Internet and filmed several sketches for his website.

Skits

"Shoes"

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Liam Kyle Sullivan as "Kelly" in the music video for "Shoes"

Sullivan, in character as "Kelly", filmed a video for a song he wrote for the character called "Shoes". [1] The song incorporates elements of techno and electroclash, and the video features several other actors and comedians. Sullivan played Kelly (in drag) as well as her father and her twin brother.

After the music video for the song "Shoes" was spotlighted by comedian Margaret Cho, Sullivan's work began getting virally circulated on the Internet. It became a popular video at YouTube, getting six million hits, and garnered Sullivan press attention. [2] It also spawned a catchphrase with Kelly's pronunciation of words replacing a soft i sound with a soft e sound (i.e., bitch becomes betch and dick becomes deck). Since then he has been a part of Cho's burlesque touring show.

Additionally, the introduction of the video features Kelly's family, which spoofs a Conservative Christian family. The father at one point references a statement found in Twisted Sister's "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It" music videos, asking Kelly "What are you gonna do with your life?"

"Muffins"

Sullivan is also known for the two-minute sketch "Muffins." [3]

The sketch is done in the style of a poorly done television commercial. Sullivan, once again in drag, appears as a grandmotherly bakery chef and as Donny, her son or grandson. Sullivan blinks only once — when he is describing the "glass" muffin.

"Txt Message Breakup"

A music video that involves Kelly receiving a text message on her cell phone informing her of a breakup. The rest of the music video involves her lashing out at her "X.B.F." or ex-boyfriend. Sullivan plays Kelly, her brother, father, and grandmother.

"Love Letters"

This video involves a man (voiced by Sullivan) writing numerous "Love Letters" to 4 recipients: Carbs (Carbohydrates), Fruits, Vegetables and his wife's "pussy". The letters for the carbs show love, while the letters for the fruits and vegetables convey dislike. The man also writes a letter to his wife's vagina which is for an apology. The last letter is voiced by a female pretending to be a pie writing to his penis asking why she hasn't heard from him.

"Pleasant Valley Road"

A video which shows an old man played by Sullivan standing by a tree in a park. He tells the viewers come to a place called "Pleasant Valley Road" of "Santa Rosa". He then speaks about how he had his girlfriend come here, and right as he was about to ask her to marry him, she broke up with him. He then cries for thirty seconds until the video ends.

Recordings and other media

In July of 2006, Sullivan released a full CD, "Shoes", with a whole album of tracks recorded by "Kelly". [4]

The character of Kelly also now has an official fansite, Betchslap.com

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 After the music video for the song "Shoes" was spotlighted by comedian [[Margaret Cho]], Sullivan's work began getting virally circulated on the Internet. It became a popular video at [[YouTube]], getting six million hits, and garnered Sullivan press attention. [http://www.weeklydig.com/arts/articles/liam_sullivan] It also spawned a catchphrase with Kelly's pronunciation of words replacing a soft ''i'' sound with a soft ''e'' sound (i.e., ''bitch'' becomes ''betch'' and ''dick'' becomes ''deck''). Since then he has been a part of Cho's burlesque touring show.
-Additionally, the [[introduction]] of the video features Kelly's [[family]], which spoofs a [[Conservative]] [[Christianity|Christian]] family.  The father at one point references a commonly found statement in [[Twisted Sister|Twisted Sister's]] videos, asking Kelly "What are you gonna do with your life?"
+Additionally, the [[introduction]] of the video features Kelly's [[family]], which spoofs a [[Conservative]] [[Christianity|Christian]] family.  The father at one point references a  statement found in [[Twisted Sister|Twisted Sister's]] "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It" music videos, asking Kelly "What are you gonna do with your life?"
 === "Muffins" ===