Kristin Key

Kristin Key (born September 25, 1980) is an American comedian who has appeared at The Improv and on the television series Last Comic Standing and Bring the Funny. She favours a self-deprecating, physical, and improvisational style of comedy, draws on lesbian themes, and incorporates guitar playing and song into her act.

Key was born in Aurora, Missouri, to a young Church of Christ minister and his homemaker wife, and has an older brother. She was raised in Liberal, Kansas, until the age of 11, when she moved to Amarillo, Texas. In Amarillo, she attended middle school, high school, and college, where she majored in Paramedicine Technology. She began stand-up comedy at the age of 19 as the house MC for the Amarillo Comedy Club. In January 2006, the club shut down after the death of co-owner, comedian, and Key's mentor Kelly Moran, and she moved to San Marcos, Texas, to pursue comedy in the Austin scene.

Three months after the move she auditioned for Last Comic Standing and was chosen for the house, finishing 6th of thousands of contestants. She has since been heard on XM and Sirius Satellite radio, is a regular on The Bob and Tom Show, and has appeared on Comics Unleashed and networks including VH-1, Bravo, TV Guide Channel, and Fox Reality. In 2019, she competed in the reality competition series Bring the Funny, making it to the second round, the "Comedy Clash." Key survived a car accident in 2013 and now lives in Redondo Beach, California.