Jen Kirkman
Jen Kirkman
Jennifer Ann "Jen" Kirkman is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and actress. She is known for her regular appearances as a round-table panelist on Chelsea Lately, as well as for her appearances on the Funny or Die sketch series Drunk History, and its 2013 continuation television series on Comedy Central. She has released two comedy albums, Self Helpand Hail to the Freaks. Her debut book, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids, was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth28 August 1974
CityNeedham, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Childfree women are actually great assets to the planet. Our carbon footprint is smaller than a mom's! And we have enough money to write checks to organizations that help kids get vaccinations, vitamins, and educations yet have plenty of free time to advise your daughter that one day she will regret piercing her lip.
I'd love to be a hit in Germany. I'm working on trying to get a gig as David Hasselhoff's opening act.
I'm very big into just feeling good and doing what I want; I'm not very calculated or thoughtful about my moves.
I'm wildly different than Maria Bamford or Sarah Silverman, and might be more similar to some male comics.
I actually like, love, and respect myself, and I try not to take anything too seriously.
Couples without kids have each other, their friends, families, and Siri to talk to. It's not like they're quarantining themselves in an underground bunker, never to take a romantic stroll on the beach or attend a Morrissey concert ever again. They're just using birth control.
By the time I started doing stand-up, the club scene had died.
I want to travel the world and enjoy things, so if you gave me $50 million and said, 'You can never perform again,' I probably would take it and be fine with it.
Don't overpack your carry-on. You're never going to read that second book or that fourth magazine.
If I write a joke, sometimes people will call it a 'lie,' and I'm fascinated with that.
Eventually I'm going to be too old to be on camera, and I've been doing stand-up a long time.
Having a child is a lifetime commitment, the biggest one you can possibly make.
The women doing comedy do not even think of themselves as 'female' comedians.
There are a lot of things I might be good at, such as competitive figure skating, window washing from ten stories up, and being an open heart surgeon. I might also make an excellent Kamikaze pilot - except for the fact that I don't want to learn how to fly and have no interest in taking my own life on behalf of Japan.