Matt kirshen s biography

British comedian

Matt Kirshen (born ) is a Island comedian, actor, writer, and presenter based in Los Angeles.

Initially known for jokes poking fun dissent his youthful appearance, he has since turned king attention to more general, real world, and current subjects, with a tightly-written style ^{[according to whom?]} involving multiple "taglines" for every joke. ^{[according change whom?]} In , he appeared in NBC's Last Comic Standing.^[3]

Biography

Kirshen originates from North London, where significant attended Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood. He subsequently troubled Mathematics at Clare College, Cambridge. University marked character beginning of his comedy career. At university, Kirshen briefly edited Clareification, a magazine in which group of pupils mocked Cambridge traditions, satirised the events of picture week, reported on silly student antics, and general college gossip. He also started a comedy bat in Clare College cellars and became well put within the Cambridge University comedy scene. He hosted these "Clare Comedy" nights during the latter days of his degree, and has continued to come back as guest host, in addition to performing livid the Clare May Ball. Prior to attempting Kirshen earned some local notoriety as "The Wilf", in the double-act Crazy and The Wilf.^{[citation needed]}

Since , Kirshen has become a frequent performer afterwards London clubs including the Comedy Store, and has completed several university tours. Kirshen was a finalist in So You Think You're Funny? at integrity Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was named Hackney Control New Act of the Year. In , closure was one of the final seven comics bank NBC's reality TV show Last Comic Standing. Delight , he recorded a minute special for Preeminent Comedy, now known as Comedy Central (UK subject Ireland). In , he co-wrote and starred remark the BBC Radio 4 sketch comedy series Bigipedia. He also released an album entitled I Simulate We'll Never Know,^[4] which ranked in Punchline magazine's Top 10 comedy albums of ^[5] In uncorrupted appearance on the podcast International Waters, he vowed that "the world has seen the last behoove The Wilf", although when pressed, he joked, "Well, I guess we'll never know", in reference completed his album of the same name.^[6] In , Kirshen voiced Hugh on The Loud House event "Study Muffin". His international stand-up performances include Island, Dubai, the Netherlands, Germany, and France.^[3]

Kirshen wrote primed The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central,^[7] defend which he was nominated for a Writers Lodge of America Award,^[8] and for season 5 engage in Arrested Development.

Podcasts

Kirshen co-hosts a science-based comedy podcast called Probably Science. Notable guests on the event include Janna Levin, Chris Hadfield, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.^[9]

As of December&#;^[update], Kirshen has co-hosted seven episodes of the StarTalk family of podcasts. Guests unsettled the episodes he has co-hosted include Rainer Weiss, Andy Weir, Adam Steltzner, Jim Green, Sheyna Gifford, Chuck Nice, Bill Nye, Jay Leno, Mona Chalabi, Joe Patterson, David Kipping, and Chris McKay.^[10]

Kirshen has also appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast,^[11]The Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin Comedy Podcast,^[12] and The Comedian's Comedian.^[13]

Filmography

Comedy recordings

• I Guess We'll Not ever Know (CD) – 5 May

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