Kevin Allison

Kevin Allison, born February 16, 1970, is an American comedian, writer, actor, and storyteller. He is perhaps best known as a writing and performing member of the comedy troupe The State, and appeared in their 1993-1995 MTV sketch comedy series The State. He hosts a storytelling podcast, RISK!, and teaches sketch comedy and storytelling.

Allison was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a 1988 graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. He then attended New York University, where he became a founding member of The State. From 1993 to 1995, he appeared on the sketch comedy series, with popular sketches including "Taco Man," "Mr. Magina," and "Dreamboy." His other film and TV appearances include Cobra Kai, High Maintenance, @midnight, Reno 911!: Miami, VH1's Best Week Ever, IFC's Comedy Bang Bang, and HBO's Flight of the Conchords. He has written for TV and for production companies like JibJab and Blue Man Group.

Allison created and hosts the uncensored weekly audio podcast RISK!, a storytelling show "where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share." RISK! is also a monthly live show in New York City and Los Angeles. The live show debuted in August 2009 at Arlene's Grocery in New York and moved to Joe's Pub in October, with guests like Margaret Cho, Rachel Dratch, Michael Ian Black, and Janeane Garofalo. The podcast regularly ranks on the top ten lists of podcasts on iTunes and gets well over one million downloads per month. In 2011, the RISK! team created the storytelling school The Story Studio in New York. Allison has taught sketch comedy and storytelling at New York University, the People's Improv Theater, and the Philly Improv Theater, and is an advocate for the kink/BDSM community.