Kelsey Cook
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 (323)
Videos 1 to 24 of 323.
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
2.7M 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
14:19The Drunkest I've Ever Been in Vegas | The Hustler
1M views
1:00Tornado Lady
1M views
1:31Woman in Crowd Loves my Boyfriend
942.2K views
10:31Dentists Can Tell What You Do In Bed | Mark Your Territory
935.5K views
9:38If Only Men Knew This | Mark Your Territory
914K views
1:14Men love to capture us in our natural habitat
904.3K views
1:00Happy @thatchaddaniels! I love you & your fake hip so much
747K views
2:18Happy Day Do you think I jinxed this game?
703.1K views
1:32This guy’s a fan of the greasy, jet lagged version of me
671.5K views
3:57The Secret To The Best BJ | Kelsey Cook
571.6K views
2:34POV: you’re a clueless millennial and fall fashion is here
564.4K views
12:21Getting Too Comfortable With Your Partner | Mark Your Territory
537.2K views
2:40What’s the most unhinged thing you’ve done living alone?
501.5K viewsGuest appearances (38)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Kelsey Cook.
Guest appearances 25 to 38 of 38.
0:27Kelsey Cook remembers the colored she ate at
Ryan Sickler
19.5K views
4:06Kelsey Cook Had Big Problems While Filming Her Special - CLIP - Bertcast
Bert Kreischer
19.1K views
52:20W/ Kate Quigley & Kelsey Cook!
Kate Quigley
17.3K views
1:09:18Foosball feat. Kelsey Cook | I Don't Know About That with Jim Jefferies
Jim Jefferies
16.9K views
0:47Kelsey Cook was scared of her grandma's sandwiches
Ryan Sickler
16.3K views
1:09Kelsey Cook "Car Accident Story"
Andrew Santino
11.2K views
0:29Kelsey Cook has a Lap Cat?!
Nate Bargatze
7.8K views
1:17:42Kelsey Cook — Happy Hour, Road Rage and a Comedian’s Honeymoon | Greg Fitzsimmons
Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons
6.8K views
53:59In Her Color Palette with Kelsey Cook | Absolutely Not with Heather McMahan | Episode 326
Heather McMahan
4.6K views
54:34Minnesota Winters and Girl Scout Cookies with Kelsey Cook | Don't Make Me Come Back There Podcast
Nate Bargatze
1.9K views
1:06:30The JTrain Podcast: Luxury Lounge: Beige Weddings & Confusing Directions w/ Kelsey Cook
Jared Freid
699 views
4:18What It Means Being a Ginger with Kelsey Cook
Heather McMahan
358 views
1:18:15466 - Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head - Kelsey Cook
Josh Adam Meyers
308 views
4:02Kelsey Cook's Worst Comedy Club Experience
Heather McMahan
262 viewsChannels on this page: Ryan Sickler, Bert Kreischer, Kate Quigley, Jim Jefferies, Andrew Santino, Nate Bargatze, Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons, Heather McMahan, Jared Freid, Josh Adam Meyers
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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