NACA MID-ALTLANTIC 2009 PERFORMANCE SAMPLER SHOWCASE ALTERNATE

In 1999, Kyle realized there might be something more to it all than pulling nights at a suburban gas station. "Something more" has taken him to comedy festivals across the US, Canada, and England. His nights are now occupied with performances at popular venues such as the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre in Los Angeles and the national chain of Improv comedy clubs. He has appeared on The World Stands Up for the BBC, twice on Last Call with Carson Daly, and the upcoming Judd Apatow production Funny People. He is a regular opener for headliners such as Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn. Askmen.com rated him #5 on their top 10 list of upcoming comedians.

 

Television/Film
Live at Gotham
Last Call with Carson Daly
Funny People

 

Armed with a droll wit, boisterous delivery, and an impressive beard, Kyle Kinane—recently seen touring with Patton Oswalt—makes even the most depressing stories funny. “Hey, anybody ever get so lonely that you sleep on your couch instead of in your own bed, ’cause at least that way it feels like you’re lying next to somebody?” he barks near the top of his new CD, Death Of The Party. And sure, it’s bleak stuff, with bits about friends who are afraid to let Kinane hold their babies, waking up at 8 a.m. to a digital alarm clock that looks like it’s flashing the word “boo,” and what Kinane describes as being “a stripped-bare toothless cog spinning freely and ineffectually in the working machine of society.” (By the way, he’s “selling gourmet cake decorations over the phone to strangers.”) But the material rarely drags; the depths of Kinane’s inventiveness is astounding, like his conspiracy theories about Trader Joe’s and the inane quandaries that contribute to his insomnia. Kinane’s Twitter feed—compiled on the appropriately titled “Shooting For Third“—offers a taste of his dark sensibilities.

-A.V. Club - March 2010

 

Kyle Kinane has been selected as one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2010.