Comedian Kathleen Madigan's 33-year comedy career
is showing no signs of slowing down as she is on her current tour, The Day
Drinking Tour. As a premier stand-up comedian, Madigan sells out marquee
theaters across the country and is one of the few female comedians to tour over
250 days a year.
Madigan has squeezed in over 40 appearances on
daytime and late-night talk shows, and has had comedy specials premiere on
Netflix, Comedy Central, MAX and Amazon Prime Video. She has also appeared on
Jerry Seinfeld’s popular Netflix series, "Comedians in Cars Getting
Coffee" and hosts her popular weekly podcast, "Madigan's
Pubcast," which currently has over 10.7 million downloads on all streaming
outlets.
In February 2023, Kathleen released her latest and
sixth stand-up special, "Hunting Bigfoot" as an Amazon Original on
Prime Video. The special, recorded at The Paramount Theater in Denver, CO
explores topics including Madigan’s aging parents, interactions with
millennials, and hunting bigfoot. Her fifth stand-up special, "Bothering
Jesus" is currently streaming on NETFLIX. In 2025, Madigan will be
shooting her highly anticipated 7th stand-up special.
Kathleen’s album of the "Bothering
Jesus" special, was the highest selling comedy album and most played
comedy album on streaming services since 2014. Her album of the "Hunting
Bigfoot" special set a record on SIRIUSXM for the most highly-streamed
debut comedy album since the platform’s inception, and will be released on all
streaming platforms May 1, 2024.
Madigan has performed internationally at festivals
in theaters in Ireland, England, Hong Kong, Australia and has filmed seven
Montreal Gala Shows at the Just For Laugh’s Comedy Festival for CBC TV.
Chicago Tribune wrote, “She has all but perfected
the art of crafting and delivering a perfect joke. That singular dedication to
the craft shows in both the evolution of her material over the years and way
she can make a complicated joke with a hidden nub of wisdom seem both
effortless and offhand.”
“There's nobody better than Maddy. She’s smart and
just crushes it every time. She's not just one of the best 'female' comics,
she's one of the best comics, period,” says Comedian Ron White.
She's won the American Comedy Award for "Best
Female Comedian" and the Phyllis Diller award for "Best Female
Comedian." She has written and produced for Lewis Black's "Root of
All Evil" on Comedy Central and done multiple USO tours in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Madigan originally hails from St. Louis,
Missouri.