Caryl Kristensen

{{short description|American comedian (born 1960)}}

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| medium = Stand-up comedy, television

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| genre = Feminist comedy

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Caryl J. Kristensen (née McKellogg; born November 23, 1960) is an American businessperson and former comedian who was one-half of the comedy troupe The Mommies. The duo had a half-hour sitcom, called The Mommies,{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-12-ol-19008-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|title=COMEDY : Caryl Kristensen: Mining the Mother Load Pays Off Big|author=Doggrell, Glenn|date=January 12, 1995}} that ran from 1993 to 1995 and a daytime talk show, Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends, which ran during the 1996–1997 season.

Kristensen, the ninth of eleven children, graduated from Rosary High School in Fullerton, California, in 1978 and California State University, Chico, with a degree in graphic design.{{cite news |title=One of TV's "Mommies" praises her own mom |url=http://issuu.com/the_anchor/docs/07.22.94/11 |work=The Anchor |agency=Catholic News Service |date=July 22, 1994}}{{cite news |last1=Christon |first1=Lawrence |title=Mirthful Mothers |date=April 13, 1993 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-13-ca-22310-story.html |access-date=January 18, 2015 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=January 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150119053456/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1993-04-13/entertainment/ca-22310_1_marilyn-kentz-s-husband |url-status=live }} She is married to contractor Len Kristensen; they have two sons, Eric and Bryce.