Kathleen Madigan
About Kathleen Madigan
Kathleen Madigan (born 30 September 1965) is an American stand-up comedian and TV personality. In addition to her stand-up performances, she is a regular guest on a variety of U.S. television programs. She was born in Florissant, Missouri, one of seven children in an Irish Catholic family; her parents, Jack and Vicki Madigan, were a lawyer and a nurse respectively. She graduated from McCluer North High School in 1983 and earned a B.A. in journalism from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1988.
Madigan first took a job in print journalism while performing stand-up during open mic nights at St. Louis area comedy clubs. She credits her father, Jack, with encouraging her to try a comedy career, and cites Ron White, Richard Jeni and Lewis Black among her early influences. Among the TV shows and specials she has appeared on are Last Comic Standing, her own HBO Half-Hour Comedy Special, and a Comedy Central Presents special. She is a veteran of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Late Show with David Letterman.
Madigan has twice participated in USO shows in support of American troops, touring both Iraq and Afghanistan. She sometimes writes material for other comedians, including for Garry Shandling when he hosted the Emmy Awards telecast in 2004 and 2005. In 2016, she appeared on Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. In August 2020, she launched her comedy podcast, Madigan's Pubcast. In 1996, she won Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic at the American Comedy Awards. Her specials include Kathleen Madigan: Bothering Jesus on Netflix, Hunting Bigfoot (2023), and The Family Thread (2025), both on Amazon Prime Video.
Videos (2,217)
Videos 289 to 312 of 2,217.
1:13:34Madigan's Pubcast EP 177: Red Lobster’s Latest Storm, Family Threads & The Baby Reindeer Rabbit Hole
17.5K views
1:27:00Madigans Pubcast EP123:Running the Rocky Steps, Capone’s Shipwrecked Speakeasy& Closing Machu Picchu
17.5K views
1:25:51Madigan's Pubcast Ep211:A New Toll for Everest, Dolly's Secret Song& Idaho Brings Back Firing Squads
17.5K views
1:32:28Madigan's Pubcast EP234:Starbuck's Secret Menu, Nantucket's Chainsaw Massacre & A $2,500 Martini
17.4K views
1:24:29Madigan's Pubcast Episode 60: Facebook Whistleblower, Missouri Cannibals, & A Crypto Trading Hamster
17.4K views
1:30:16Madigan's Pubcast Ep 88: Taylor Swift’s Bug, Forgotten Whiskey & The Biggest Earthquake in History
17.4K views
1:25:44Madigan's Pubcast Episode 95:Mayonnaise Murder, Lake Mead's Ghost Town & A Night On Dolly’s Tour Bus
17.4K views
1:22:19Madigan's Pubcast EP46: T-Ball Bouncers, Putin’s Tiny Giraffe & The Battle of the Space Billionaires
17.3K views
1:29:57Madigan's Pubcast Ep282: Grocery Store Matchmaking, Drunk Kangaroos & ASU’s New Influencer Degree
17.3K views
1:23:20Madigan's Pubcast Episode 167: Wisconsin’s Greatest Bar Dog, Gatorcicles & Decoding The Ref Solo Cup
17.3K views
0:23My Sister's Cat on Memorial Day
17.2K views
1:36:24Madigan's Pubcast Episode 241
17.2K views
1:24:07Madigan's Pubcast Episode 50: Pope Fight, Monkeypox, & The Taco Bell Shortage
17.2K views
1:26:34Madigan's Pubcast EP160: Swiftie University, Ghost Bagging & Hallmark Christmas Movie Season Begins
17.1K views
1:16:00Madigan's Pubcast Episode 49: Drunk Buffalo, Flunking Home Ec, & a 4-Pound Goldfish
17.1K views
1:19:43Madigan's Pubcast EP 214: Parental Beer Gardens, Space Vampires, & Teaching Gen Z Bar Etiquette
17.1K views
1:18:39Madigan's Pubcast Episode 217: Gen Z Workers, King Tut’s Bar, & The Patron Saint of Dogs
17.1K views
1:22:32Madigans Pubcast Ep133:Spotting Croczilla, Most Expensive Grilled Cheese & Tupperware's Rise & Fall
17.1K views
1:15:10Madigans Pubcast EP126:Mardi Gras Gumbo, Hunting Bigfoot&Saving Ralphie the Fire-Breathing Demon Dog
17K views
1:18:41Madigan's Pubcast EP153:Queen Stevie’s Barbie, The Vegas Sphere Opens, & Taylor Gets the Green Light
17K views
1:26:29Madigan's Pubcast Ep 81:Legend of the 9-Tailed Fox, Drunk Hamsters & The Hidden Valley Ranch Diamond
17K views
1:18:42Madigan's Pubcast EP 209:Retiring Girl Scout Cookies, Manifesting Mindy & North Korea Bans Hot Dogs
17K views
1:22:51Madigan's Pubcast Episode 112: Left-Handed Crazies, Proving Unicorns, & Elon’s Pet Monster
17K views
0:18The Tallest Budweiser Clydesdale
17K viewsGuest appearances (19)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Kathleen Madigan.
Guest appearances 1 to 19 of 19.
1:21:31Breaking Bread with Kathleen Madigan
Tom Papa
306.2K views
1:18:07Kathleen Madigan Fears the News | Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
Tom Papa
189K views
1:50:08Day Drinking with My Mom's Favorite Comedian, Kathleen Madigan | Bertcast # 707
Bert Kreischer
159.8K views
2:16:23Kathleen Madigan | You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes
122.2K views
1:20:38The Enabler with Kathleen Madigan | Soder Podcast | EP 115
Dan Soder
82.5K views
14:25Kathleen Madigan Thinks Comics Should Retire
Tom Papa
34.1K views
1:56:28Man-Made Disasters with Kathleen Madigan | Public Figures - A Nateland Podcast | Ep
Nate Bargatze
32K views
4:36Kathleen Madigan Visits the ANT colony
Ant
31.9K views
1:36:51Breaking Bread with Kate Pepper and Kathleen Madigan
Tom Papa
16.8K views
3:55Kathleen Madigan's mom has no filter | Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
Tom Papa
13.3K views
0:45Roberta Clemente | Public Figures Podcast Ep. 13 Ft. Kathleen Madigan
Nate Bargatze
13.3K views
1:09:09TDF EP 3 - Kathleen Madigan and Laurie Kilmartin
Jackie Kashian
12.5K views
3:33PART 3: Kathleen Madigan Visits the ANT colony
Ant
10.8K views
1:16:45Kathleen Madigan (Fitzdog Radio ) | Greg Fitzsimmons
Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons
9.4K views
5:03Kathleen Madigan Can't Set Boundaries with her Parents | Breaking Bread with Tom Papa Clips
Tom Papa
7.7K views
1:15Lowe's Bathroom | Public Figures Podcast Ep. 13 Ft. Kathleen Madigan
Nate Bargatze
7.7K views
0:33It’s a good thing Kathleen Madigan doesn’t cook.
Tom Papa
5.6K views
1:05:2935: Kathleen Madigan (also featuring Lewis Black)
Judy Gold
1K views
56:5836: Lewis Black (also featuring Kathleen Madigan)
Judy Gold
335 viewsChannels on this page: Tom Papa, Bert Kreischer, Pete Holmes, Dan Soder, Nate Bargatze, Ant, Jackie Kashian, Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons, Judy Gold
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kathleen Madigan?
Kathleen Madigan, born on 30 September 1965 in Florissant, Missouri, is an American stand-up comedian and TV personality and a regular guest on many U.S. television programs.
What did Kathleen Madigan study and do before comedy?
She earned a B.A. in journalism from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1988 and worked in print journalism while performing stand-up at open mic nights.
What award has Kathleen Madigan won?
In 1996, she won Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic at the American Comedy Awards.
Has Kathleen Madigan performed for the military?
Yes, she has twice participated in USO shows in support of American troops, touring both Iraq and Afghanistan with fellow comedians.
What is Kathleen Madigan's podcast?
She launched her comedy podcast, Madigan's Pubcast, in August 2020 after her touring stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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