Kelsey Cook
Stand-up comedian from United States 🇺🇸
About Kelsey Cook
Kelsey Cook is an American stand-up comedian. Her second comedy special, Mark Your Territory, aired on Hulu and YouTube in February 2025. She grew up in Spokane, Washington, and graduated from Cheney High School. Cook's mother, foosball champion Kathy Brainard, met her father, poet, trumpeter, and amateur foosball player Chris Cook, at a professional foosball competition.
Cook began performing stand-up comedy while in college. After graduating, she moved to Seattle and then to Los Angeles to pursue comedy full-time. In 2022, she taped her first special, The Hustler, which debuted on her YouTube channel and was later picked up by Hulu. Her second special, Mark Your Territory, was released in February 2025, taped live at Comedy on State in Madison, Wisconsin, and made available on YouTube and Hulu. The special covers themes of personal growth, heartbreak, and starting over after a divorce.
Cook made her late-night debut in March 2018 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she has since appeared multiple times as a featured stand-up comic. She also appeared on Comedy Central's storytelling series This Is Not Happening, in an online-only bonus segment for Season Four's episode 10 ("Shame"). She has performed at the Moontower Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Austin and appeared at the 2019 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Cook became engaged to comedian Kane Holloway in 2018, married him in 2019, and divorced in 2020. She has been in a relationship with comedian Chad Daniels since at least March 2023, and the two became engaged as of February 2026.
Videos (332)
Videos 1 to 24 of 332.
3:00If you’re at work right now, you’ve been warned
5.7M views
2:51It’s Check out my special Mark Your Territory
4.6M views
1:30Happy to the greatest @thatchaddaniels
4.5M views
2:57Here’s my cat joke from a million years ago lol
3.6M views
2:35Thinking of those of you with teenage daughters on
3.3M views
18:00The Hottest Thing Anyone Has Ever Said to Me | The Hustler
3.1M views
1:30I’m back in San Diego this weekend but nothing will top what happened last time I was there
2.8M views
0:58The shock at the end
2.5M views
6:49Trying Hard in Bed | The Hustler
1.8M views
2:57It’s so here’s my very old cat joke
1.7M views
3:00Happy !
1.5M views
2:34POV: you’re a clueless millennial and fall fashion is here
1.2M views
14:19The Drunkest I've Ever Been in Vegas | The Hustler
1.1M views
1:00Tornado Lady
1M views
9:38If Only Men Knew This | Mark Your Territory
980.2K views
1:31Woman in Crowd Loves my Boyfriend
945.1K views
10:31Dentists Can Tell What You Do In Bed | Mark Your Territory
944.6K views
1:14Men love to capture us in our natural habitat
905K views
2:18Happy Day Do you think I jinxed this game?
849.1K views
1:00Happy @thatchaddaniels! I love you & your fake hip so much
747.1K views
1:32This guy’s a fan of the greasy, jet lagged version of me
684K views
3:57The Secret To The Best BJ | Kelsey Cook
673.1K views
12:21Getting Too Comfortable With Your Partner | Mark Your Territory
554.4K views
2:03Can’t believe I missed the Mount Rushmore of 2000s hip hop
547.6K viewsGuest appearances (38)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Kelsey Cook.
Guest appearances 1 to 24 of 38.
58:51Comedy Power Couple Chad Daniels and Kelsey Cook | Something’s Burning | S4 E03
Bert Kreischer
158.1K views
1:03:54Surface of the Moon with Kelsey Cook | Soder Podcast | EP 146
Dan Soder
106.5K views
1:11:32Kelsey Cook escaped from LA! | Whiskey Ginger
Andrew Santino
100.8K views
1:06:58We’re Adults with Kelsey Cook & Chad Daniels | Soder Podcast | EP 80
Dan Soder
94.7K views
2:37:14Bertcast # 499 - Kelsey Cook & ME
Bert Kreischer
91.9K views
1:16:48Kelsey Cook Joins The Show! | Whiskey Ginger
Andrew Santino
86.1K views
2:47:41Bertcast # 267 - Kelsey Cook, Taylor Tomlinson, Delanie Fischer, & ME
Bert Kreischer
72.3K views
1:23:26Kelsey Cook Moved to the Woods of Minnesota?! | Bertcast # 565
Bert Kreischer
65.6K views
1:04:30HoneyDew Podcast | Kelsey Cook
Ryan Sickler
54.7K views
0:32Kelsey Cook "I took the Guiness Tour."
Andrew Santino
41.9K views
19:261990's NBA Hoops Cards with Kelsey Cook & Chad Daniels
Dan Soder
36.7K views
0:22Kelsey Cook "Sober Fight"
Andrew Santino
34.2K views
1:01:12Second Hand Embarrassment with Kelsey Cook | Jim Norton Can't Save You EP 86
Jim Norton
30.2K views
1:01:10HoneyDew Podcast | Kelsey Cook and the Dementia Hat Trick: Jokes, Genes, and Greif
Ryan Sickler
28.3K views
0:32Kelsey Cook "Let's Feel This! "
Pete Holmes
27.6K views
1:23:04Foosball Royalty (with Kelsey Cook) - LongDays with Yannis Pappas - Episode 29
Yannis Pappas
25.6K views
0:36Kelsey Cook "There's too much food!"
Andrew Santino
22.8K views
0:49Kelsey Cook "Finding A Compatible Partner"
Pete Holmes
22.8K views
1:37:33Kelsey Cook Joins The Show! | You Made It Weird
Pete Holmes
21.5K views
12:39Strip Clubs with Kelsey Cook - CLIP - Bertcast
Bert Kreischer
21.3K views
1:18:37Breaking Bread with Kelsey Cook
Tom Papa
20.9K views
1:01:14Buccal Facials, Foosball, & Plane Shame with KELSEY COOK | Steph Infection
Stephanie Tolev
20.9K views
35:57Kelsey Cook: Foosball, Chinchillas & Weird Sandwiches | The Wayback with Ryan Sickler
Ryan Sickler
20.5K views
0:56Kelsey Cook "Concerts Are Better Sober"
Pete Holmes
20.2K viewsChannels on this page: Bert Kreischer, Dan Soder, Andrew Santino, Ryan Sickler, Jim Norton, Pete Holmes, Yannis Pappas, Tom Papa, Stephanie Tolev
Frequently asked questions
What is Kelsey Cook's second comedy special?
Her second comedy special, Mark Your Territory, aired on Hulu and YouTube in February 2025 and covers themes of personal growth, heartbreak, and starting over after a divorce.
What was Kelsey Cook's first stand-up special?
In 2022, she taped her first special, The Hustler, which debuted on her YouTube channel and was later picked up by Hulu.
When did Kelsey Cook make her late-night debut?
She made her late-night debut in March 2018 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she has since appeared multiple times.
Where did Kelsey Cook grow up?
She grew up in Spokane, Washington, and graduated from Cheney High School.
Who is Kelsey Cook engaged to?
She has been in a relationship with comedian Chad Daniels since at least March 2023, and the two became engaged as of February 2026.
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