Kyle Kinane

{{Infobox comedian

|name=Kyle Kinane

|image=Kyle Kinane (cropped).jpg

|caption=Kyle Kinane in 2013

|birth_name=Kyle Christian Kinane

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1976|12|23}}

|birth_place=Addison, Illinois, U.S.

|active=

|medium={{hlist|Stand-up comedy|acting}}

}}

Kyle Christian Kinane (born December 23, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian and actor from Addison, Illinois.{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Sarah|date=February 25, 2011|title=Kyle Kinane: The Chicago ex-pat comedian on his stint in a punk band, not being a misanthrope, and growing up in Addison|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/kyle-kinane-51805|newspaper=The A.V. Club|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 11, 2017}}

Career

Kinane's first television appearance was on The Nanny playing "Young Roger Clinton".{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://comedians.about.com/b/2010/02/05/kyle-kinane-death-of-the-party-album-review.htm |title=Kyle Kinane: Death of the Party - Album Review |publisher=Comedians.about.com |date=2011-05-11 |access-date=2011-08-11 |archive-date=2011-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707074932/http://comedians.about.com/b/2010/02/05/kyle-kinane-death-of-the-party-album-review.htm |url-status=dead }} Kinane was named in Variety{{'}}s "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010".{{cite web|last=Heisler |first=Steve |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118021687.html?categoryid=15&cs=1&ref=vertlegit |title=10 Comics to Watch: Kyle Kinane - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media |publisher=Variety |date=2010-07-13 |access-date=2011-08-11}}

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.{{cite web|last=Gonzalo|first=Cordova|title=Comedy Central Insider - Kyle Kinane Is the New Voice of Comedy Central|url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/11/14/kyle-kinane-is-the-new-voice-of-comedy-central|work=Comedy Central Insider|access-date=November 15, 2012}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.cc.com/shows/-midnight/guests |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004065335/http://www.cc.com/shows/-midnight/guests |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2014 |title=At Midnight | Guest Interviews & Bios |website=Cc.com |date=2016-09-30 |access-date=2017-01-20}} and the 2014 animated series TripTank.{{cite web|last=Rubino|first=Lindsay|title=Multichannel News - Comedy Central Greenlights Series on Animated Shorts|url=http://www.multichannel.com/content/comedy-central-greenlights-series-animated-shorts/139885|work=Multichannel News|access-date=October 31, 2012}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://kylekinane.comedydirect.com/ |title=Kyle Kinane |website=Kylekinane.comedydirect.com |access-date=2017-01-20}}

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,{{cite web|url=http://www.nerdist.com/2010/12/nerdist-podcast-51-comedians-you-should-know/ |title=Nerdist Podcast #51: "The Art of Wrestling" with Colt Cabana, Comedians You Should Know! |publisher=Nerdist.com |access-date=2011-08-11}} Comedy Film Nerds,{{cite web |url=http://dailysplice.com/directory/Comedy-Film-Nerds-podcast/episode-789707 |title=Ep 58 with Kyle Kinane on Comedy Film Nerds |publisher=DailySplice |date=2011-05-16 |access-date=2011-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328055609/http://dailysplice.com/directory/Comedy-Film-Nerds-podcast/episode-789707 |archive-date=2012-03-28 |url-status=dead }} Stop Podcasting Yourself,{{cite web|url=http://www.maximumfun.org/stop-podcasting-yourself/stop-podcasting-yourself-133-kyle-kinane |title=Stop Podcasting Yourself 133 - Kyle Kinane |publisher=Maximum Fun |date=2010-09-27 |access-date=2011-08-11}} The Adam Carolla Show,{{cite web |url=http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2011/06/06/kyle-kinane/ |title=The Adam Carolla Show - Kyle Kinane | The Adam Carolla Show |publisher=Adamcarolla.com |date=2011-06-06 |access-date=2011-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811004557/http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2011/06/06/kyle-kinane/ |archive-date=2011-08-11 |url-status=dead }} You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes,{{cite web|title=You Made it Weird #30: Kyle Kinane|url=http://www.nerdist.com/pepisode/you-made-it-weird-30-kyle-kinane/|website=Nerdist|access-date=6 July 2014}} All Growz Up with Melinda Hill{{cite web

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|first=Stephanie

|title=Steph's LA Weekly Feature Series – Melinda Hill's Romantic Encounters

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|access-date=15 October 2013

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|archive-date=19 October 2013

}} WTF with Marc Maron, and The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana.{{cite web|title = AOW 265 Edinburgh LIVE Part 3: Drew Galloway, Kyle Kinane, Graham Clark, Max Olesker|url = https://m.soundcloud.com/coltcabana/aow-265-edinburgh-live-part-3-drew-galloway-kyle-kinane-graham-clark-max-olesker|website = SoundCloud|access-date = 2015-08-28|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151224212109/https://m.soundcloud.com/coltcabana/aow-265-edinburgh-live-part-3-drew-galloway-kyle-kinane-graham-clark-max-olesker|archive-date = 2015-12-24|url-status = dead}} He was also featured in the web-series, Outside Comedy, where he discussed his love of mountain biking.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecomedybureau.com/post/134068541345/kyle-kinane-outside-comedy-mountain-biking|title=Kyle Kinane on Mountain Biking "Outside Comedy"|website=The Comedy Bureau - LA Comedy and Open Mics|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://starburns.audio/podcasts/the-boogie-monster/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903163334/https://starburns.audio/podcasts/the-boogie-monster/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 3, 2018|title=The Boogie Monster|website=Starburns Audio|access-date=2019-02-07}}

Discography

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

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Album

2010

| Death of the Party

2012

| Whiskey Icarus

2015

| I Liked His Old Stuff Better

2016

| Loose in Chicago

2020