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
Don't overpack your carry-on. You're never going to read that second book or that fourth magazine.
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 not a big fan of young people.
Improv requires one thing I lack that I think most mothers need - the basic instinct to put someone else first.
If I write a joke, sometimes people will call it a 'lie,' and I'm fascinated with that.
I'm wildly different than Maria Bamford or Sarah Silverman, and might be more similar to some male comics.
The urge that most people feel to have kids is the exact same as the urge that I have to not have kids. I do not want to raise a child.
Don't make being a girl or a victim part of your stand-up act. If you encounter sexism in the business, don't bring it on stage; it's not funny.
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.
Eventually I'm going to be too old to be on camera, and I've been doing stand-up a long time.
What they call 'alt-comedy' now is basically what comedy was like in the '80s. People tried different things, and everybody went to the clubs; there was no other place. Then somehow, the clubs became infiltrated by Dice Clay and Carrot Top types.
The women doing comedy do not even think of themselves as 'female' comedians.
As a woman of a certain age - and really, ever since I hit puberty and my baby-making parts were suddenly subject to public debate - I've been told over and over again that I will 'change my mind' about not wanting kids.
Sometimes I feel like if two parents were given $100, and a child-free person was given $100, everyone would assume that the parents would invest their money wisely because they're smart. And people like me would just go buy candy.