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 313 to 336 of 2,217.
0:28I Voted
17K views
1:28:40Madigan's Pubcast Episode 201: Airport Trash Pandas, Team Building Cults, & Ranch Fixes Everything
16.9K views
1:30:32Madigan's Pubcast EP221:Masters Week, An Irish Goat King, & The Wizard of Oz Flies to Vegas
16.9K views
1:23:27Madigan's Pubcast Episode 73: Zero Carb Budweiser, Missouri’s New Madam, & A UFO Circles Georgia
16.9K views
1:42:40Madigan's Pubcast Ep273: Big Data Centers, Fishing Cats & a Convent's Quest to Save Giant Rabbits
16.8K views
1:33:17Madigan's Pubcast EP162:Tailgating In Chiefs Kingdom, McDonald’s Launches CosMc’s & Irish Goodbyes
16.8K views
0:11Merry Christmas From the Ozarks
16.8K views
1:19:30Madigan's Pubcast, Episode 38: Dogs of Chernobyl, Bumble Fumble, & A Boston Art Heist AVAILABLE NOW
16.8K views
1:28:34Madigan's Pubcast Episode 184: Nerds On Fire, Debating Airbnb, & The Return of Shark Week
16.7K views
1:14:32Madigan's Pubcast EP259:Super Bowl Party Food, The Original Marlboro Man & Sundance Leaves Park City
16.7K views
1:29:55Madigan's Pubcast Episode 159: Thanksgiving Day Gambling, Atomic Haircuts, & Embracing Gen Z Vibes
16.7K views
1:31:57Episode 210: Nantucket Bans Pickleball, Cowtanking, & The UK Runs Out of Guinness
16.7K views
1:23:34Madigan's Pubcast Episode 53: Thai Monkey Gangs, Museum of The Bible, & The Other Burning Man
16.7K views
1:33:38Madigan's Pubcast Ep224: Wisconsin Bloody Mary’s, Micro-Cheating, & Celebrating Pope Francis
16.6K views
1:30:55Madigan's Pubcast Ep 91:The Last HoJo, A Lavish Collie Costume & Remembering Summer Wildlife Rules
16.5K views
1:19:04Madigan's Pubcast Episode 71: Korea’s Floating City, Missouri Dinosaurs, & Nostradamus Predicts 2022
16.5K views
1:21:35Madigan's Pubcast Episode 218: March Madness Begins, Witch Cats, & The Zoomers’ Drinking Captain
16.5K views
1:27:06Madigan's Pubcast EP190:Learning Pickleball, Benefits of Napping, & Surprise at an Alabama Buc-ee’s
16.4K views
1:23:00Madigan's Pubcast EP242:Mariah Carey’s Vegas Christmas, Defiant Nuns & Amazon’s New Driverless Taxis
16.4K views
1:30:05Madigan's Pubcast Ep99:Confirming the Loch Ness Monster, Suing Skittles & Invention of Buffalo Wings
16.4K views
1:14:47Madigans Pubcast Episode 120: McDonalds Unhappy Meal, Disconnecting 411 & Piloting The Wienermobile
16.4K views
1:13:06Madigan's Pubcast Episode 42: Flaming Cheetos, Ranch Crocs, & Psychopathic City Dwellers AVAIL NOW
16.4K views
1:24:36Madigan's Pubcast Episode 56: ABBA’s Comeback, A Tired Irish Walrus, & The Angel of Notre Dame
16.4K views
1:26:22Madigan's Pubcast EP216: A Dog-Friendly Cruise, Hallmark Moms & Stealing Graceland
16.3K 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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