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 409 to 432 of 2,217.
1:03:59Madigan's Pubcast Ep121:Ransoming Eggs, Remembering Free Bird & The Migration of In-N-Out Burger
14.1K views
1:18:21Madigans Pubcast Ep69: Canada’s Syrup Cartel, Billion Dollar Dynasties & Drunkest Countries Revealed
14K views
0:37TX Longhorn Cattle Drive In Fort Worth
14K views
1:20:37Madigan's Pubcast Ep109:Cheeto Dust, Black Frogs of Chernobyl & Astrological Signs of Serial Killers
13.9K views
1:17:58Madigans Pubcast Ep101:Killer Hot Dogs, Dolly’s Monster Roller Coaster & The KGB Discovered In Texas
13.9K views
1:22Soder EP115
13.9K views
2:542027 Flying Cats Tour On Sale NOW
13.8K views
4:38Storytime With Kathleen: Night 1 of Tanya Tucker's "Nickel Dreams"
13.8K views
0:52Kathleen Madigan "Bothering Jesus" OUTTAKE - Bernie Sanders
13.8K views
1:25:43Madigan's Pubcast Episode 122:Capturing Toadzilla, Exploring Gatorland & The Oldest Viking Runestone
13.7K views
1:22My Parents' Thanksgiving Song
13.7K views
1:20:26Madigan's Pubcast Episode 96: Venice’s Cover Charge, Giant Snails & Bulgaria’s Crypto Queen Vanishes
13.7K views
6:49Dad's Fake Crab Dip
13.6K views
1:16:20Madigan's Pubcast Episode 97: A Bigfoot Noodling Murder, Secret Polar Bears, & Celebrating Bomb Pops
13.6K views
0:53My Review of the New KFC Chicken Sandwich
13.6K views
1:25:04Madigan's Pubcast Ep113: Iowa’s Serial Killer, Hating Clowns & The Collapse of FTX’s Crypto Exchange
13.5K views
1:23Golf Cart Catch Up With Ron White
13.5K views
1:12:00Madigan's Pubcast Ep107: Alaskan Beach Yetis, Oldest Egyptian Cheese & A Scandalous Prince of Wales
13.4K views
0:45A Milwaukee Msg From the Grand Termite
13.4K views
0:16White House Subs Atlantic City With Lewis Black
13.4K views
0:25Boston Chowdah at Union Oyster House
13.2K views
1:20:07Madigan's Pubcast Episode 62: Maryland Zebras, Slow Baseball, & The Vikings Kill Columbus
13.1K views
0:56My Thanksgiving Beer Bouquet
13.1K views
1:18:08Madigan's Pubcast Episode 93: Meeting Shaun Cassidy, Gangster Garage Sales, & Faking Joan of Arc
13K 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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