Kyle Kinane

Kyle Christian Kinane (born December 23, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian and actor from Addison, Illinois.^[1]

Kyle Kinane
Kyle Kinane in 2013
Birth name	Kyle Christian Kinane
Born	(1976-12-23) December 23, 1976 (age 48) Addison, Illinois, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up comedy acting

Career

Kinane's first television appearance was on The Nanny playing "Young Roger Clinton".^{[citation needed]}

His debut album Death of the Party, recorded at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and released in 2010 on Aspecialthing Records, was met with critical acclaim.^[2] Kinane was named in Variety's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010".^[3]

Kinane has had a longstanding relationship with the cable channel Comedy Central, including serving as the voice for their on-air announcements from 2011 until 2018.^[4] His first Comedy Central Presents half-hour special was on February 25, 2011. Other Comedy Central programs on which he has appeared include Drunk History (on which he retold the story of the Haymarket affair while drunk), the game show @midnight, which he won seven times,^[5] and the 2014 animated series TripTank.^[6]

Kinane's first stand-up comedy DVD special, Whiskey Icarus, was released in 2012. His second stand-up DVD special, "I Liked His Old Stuff Better," was released in 2015.^[7]

Kinane has performed his stand-up on television programs Last Call with Carson Daly, Live at Gotham, Conan and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He has opened for comedians Patton Oswalt and Daniel Tosh on tour.

He has appeared on many audio and video podcasts, including Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker, Quorators, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Doug Loves Movies, Getting Doug with High, The Grandma's Virginity Podcast, The Nerdist Podcast,^[8] Comedy Film Nerds,^[9] Stop Podcasting Yourself,^[10] The Adam Carolla Show,^[11] You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes,^[12] All Growz Up with Melinda Hill^[13] WTF with Marc Maron, and The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana.^[14] He was also featured in the web-series, Outside Comedy, where he discussed his love of mountain biking.^[15]

Kinane also ran his own podcast along with fellow comedian, Dave "Street Justice" Stone, entitled "The Boogie Monster." As of late 2023, the podcast is on "semi-permanent" hiatus.^[16]

Discography

Year	Album
2010	Death of the Party
2012	Whiskey Icarus
2015	I Liked His Old Stuff Better
2016	Loose in Chicago
2020	Trampoline in a Ditch
2023	Shocks and Struts
2024	Dirt Nap

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Funny People	Paparazzi at Medical Center
2011	Cheerleader Massacre 2	Jimmy	Direct-to-video
2013	Epic	Biker Dude	Voice
2015	Hell and Back	Kyle the Demon
2017	Random Tropical Paradise	Kenny Crandall
	Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town	Rabbit
	The House	Garvey
2022	Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm	Elric in IT	Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Legend of Neil	Chief Elf Cop	Episode: "Death in Store"
2011	Workaholics	Sewer Dwayne	Episode: "Karl's Wedding"
2012	The Life & Times of Tim	The Shadow	Episode: "Pudding Boy/The Celebrity Who Shall Remain Nameless"
	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	Dr. Balthazar / Doctor	2 episodes
	Bob's Burgers	Rat Daddy	Episode: "Ear-Sy Rider"
2012–2013	Regular Show	Doorman / Club Manager #2 / Club Manager #5	2 episodes
2013	Those Who Can't	Rod Knorr	Television film
	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Lenny Spruce	Episode: "Andy Dick Wears a Black Suit Jacket & Skinny Tie"
2014–2016	TripTank	Various roles	7 episodes
2015	Clinical Trials	Kyle Walsh	4 episodes
	Lucas Bros. Moving Co.	Fred Durst	Episode: "Nutopia"
	Adventure Time	Cloud Dance / Cloud Dancer	3 episodes
2016	Idiotsitter	Pony	Episode: "Mother's Day"
	Love	Eric	2 episodes
2016–2017	Right Now Kapow	Ice Cream	26 episodes
2016–2019	Those Who Can't	Rod Knorr	17 episodes
2018	Teachers	Ned Coop	Episode: "Hot Deadly Dad"
2018–2022	Paradise PD	Bullet	40 episodes
2023	Big City Greens	Dweezil	Episode: "Bad Dad"
	Hailey's On It!	Chuck Power / Darryl	Episode: "Frankly Fabulous/The Pin is Mightier Than the Swole"