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 73 to 96 of 323.
1:14Dancing because football season is almost here Happy Hour is now streaming on Netflix!
148.1K views
0:54A smile lets you know you’re not going to get murdered. Happy Hour is now on Netflix!
147.1K views
2:04One of my favorite crowds from last tour! NEW TOUR starts this week in Omaha!!
147.1K views
1:38My weather app says “Feels like 0°” in Minneapolis right now
137.2K views
2:58Take a shot every time he says “checkpoint 3”
136.9K views
0:59The handshake generation has seen some things
129.6K views
0:36It would be hilarious if they use my senior photos next time
126.5K views
2:17It’s and I’m thinking of this guy today
126.2K views
1:50Opportunity=missed
123.2K views
0:57Tax season hits harddd in Minnesota
118K views
3:00How is there not a better way to do this by now Go watch Mark Your Territory!
117K views
1:573rd times the charm Come see me on tour!
116.2K views
2:17This guy’s been dragged to some family pickleball tournaments
113.9K views
2:37Just announced my new Netflix special Happy Hour is coming out on Aug 18th
111.9K views
1:01Wishing everyone a cyclospora and E. coli free summer my new Netflix special is out Aug 18th!!
110.6K views
0:54Do you guys ask for help or wait for them to offer?
109K views
1:33THANK YOU for 1M views on my special Mark Your Territory! Watch on my Youtube!
106.8K views
0:59What’s your pick for city with the worst drivers?
103.9K views
1:07My uterus was really trying to Easy Bake Oven a baby
103.4K views
3:47Man With No Filter | Kelsey Cook
98.6K views
0:58Come see me on tour starting tonight so things don’t get this sad
98.1K views
0:58RIP to that man’s wallet throwback to a few years ago!
97K views
2:23I guess I’m just going to have that crystal the rest of my life
95.9K views
1:28Bundle of jerky it is
94.5K 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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