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 313 to 323 of 323.
51:41Performing in Elvis’ Theater | Pretend Problems Ep. 129
2.6K views
39:37Color Analysis | Pretend Problems Ep. 131
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6:58STAND-UPS DOING MAKEUP | Sam Tripoli
2.4K views
51:09Bruno Mars Concert | Pretend Problems Ep. 127
2.4K views
6:38STAND-UPS DOING MAKEUP | Cory Michaelis
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9:00STAND-UPS DOING MAKEUP | Eddie Ifft
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7:59STAND-UPS DOING MAKEUP | Aaron Berg
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11:58STAND-UPS DOING MAKEUP | Mo Mandel
1.7K views
7:56STAND-UPS DOING MAKEUP | Jordan Pease
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2:13Adriana Chechik is forever a legend
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6:39STAND-UPS DOING MAKEUP | Dave Waite
805 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
156.8K views
1:03:54Surface of the Moon with Kelsey Cook | Soder Podcast | EP 146
Dan Soder
104.7K views
1:11:32Kelsey Cook escaped from LA! | Whiskey Ginger
Andrew Santino
100.3K views
1:06:58We’re Adults with Kelsey Cook & Chad Daniels | Soder Podcast | EP 80
Dan Soder
94K views
2:37:14Bertcast # 499 - Kelsey Cook & ME
Bert Kreischer
91.9K views
1:16:48Kelsey Cook Joins The Show! | Whiskey Ginger
Andrew Santino
84.3K 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
65.5K views
1:04:30HoneyDew Podcast | Kelsey Cook
Ryan Sickler
54.5K views
0:32Kelsey Cook "I took the Guiness Tour."
Andrew Santino
41.6K views
19:261990's NBA Hoops Cards with Kelsey Cook & Chad Daniels
Dan Soder
36.5K views
0:22Kelsey Cook "Sober Fight"
Andrew Santino
34.1K views
1:01:12Second Hand Embarrassment with Kelsey Cook | Jim Norton Can't Save You EP 86
Jim Norton
29.6K views
1:01:10HoneyDew Podcast | Kelsey Cook and the Dementia Hat Trick: Jokes, Genes, and Greif
Ryan Sickler
28.2K views
0:32Kelsey Cook "Let's Feel This! "
Pete Holmes
27.1K 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
22.6K views
0:49Kelsey Cook "Finding A Compatible Partner"
Pete Holmes
22.3K 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
1:37:33Kelsey Cook Joins The Show! | You Made It Weird
Pete Holmes
20.9K views
1:01:14Buccal Facials, Foosball, & Plane Shame with KELSEY COOK | Steph Infection
Stephanie Tolev
20.4K views
35:57Kelsey Cook: Foosball, Chinchillas & Weird Sandwiches | The Wayback with Ryan Sickler
Ryan Sickler
19.9K views
0:56Kelsey Cook "Concerts Are Better Sober"
Pete Holmes
19.8K 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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