Karen Kilgariff

Karen Kilgariff (born May 11, 1970) is an American writer, comedian, singer, author, actress, television producer, and podcast host. She gained recognition as a stand-up comedian in the early 1990s and later became a television actress, notably appearing on Mr. Show. Kilgariff has written for various comedy television shows, including serving as the head writer on The Rosie Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and The Pete Holmes Show. Since 2016, she has co-hosted the true crime comedy podcast My Favorite Murder alongside Georgia Hardstark. In 2018, Kilgariff and Hardstark co-founded the podcast network Exactly Right. Kilgariff co-authored the non-fiction book Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered with Hardstark, released in 2019.