Karen Kilgariff

Karen Kilgariff (born May 11, 1970 in Petaluma, California) is an American writer, comedian, singer, author, actor, television producer, and podcast host. She began her career as a stand up comedian in the early 1990s and later became a television actress, most notably as a cast member on Mr. Show. She has written for many comedy television shows, including being the head writer on The Rosie Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show and The Pete Holmes Show.Since 2016 she has co-hosted the true crime comedy podcast My Favorite Murder along with Georgia Hardstark. In 2018 she and Hardstark co-founded the podcast network Exactly Right. A joint memoir by Hardstark and Kilgariff, titled Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered, is set to be released on May 28, 2019. 2Early life Karen Kilgariff grew up outside of Petaluma, California with her older sister, father who was a firefighter, and mother who was a psychiatric nurse. 2Career 3Stand up and acting Karen Kilgariff started out as a stand-up comedian in Sacramento in the 1990s. She went on to land comedy roles on television, including being a cast member on seasons 3 and 4 of Mr. Sho