Jamie Kilstein
Who Jamie Kilstein is
Jamie Kilstein is a stand-up comedian, podcaster and writer based in Austin, Texas, who got his start opening for Marc Maron and Doug Stanhope and playing coffee houses around the country, and who was mentored by Robin Williams. He appeared on the New Faces showcase at Montreal's Just For Laughs in 2007 and returned the next year with his own solo show, and he has performed stand-up on Conan, Showtime and the BBC and at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals, Bumbershoot, Lowlands and Latitude, co-headlining with Reggie Watts at the Sydney Opera House.
Stand Up! Records released his albums Zombie Jesus (2009), Libel, Slander & Sedition (2011) and What Alive People Do (2013), and 25 Percent Capacity followed in 2020. In 2022 he played New York's Beacon Theatre, he also teaches comedy, and his track Trying to Be Edgy, the opening track of Zombie Jesus, was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in November 2023.
At a glance
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- Albums
- Zombie Jesus, Libel, Slander & Sedition, What Alive People Do and 1 more
- On screen
- Conan, Showtime and BBC
- Official site
- jamiekilstein.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: jamiekilstein.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Zombie Jesus Stand Up! Records, 2009
- Libel, Slander & Sedition Stand Up! Records, 2011
- What Alive People Do Stand Up! Records, 2013
- 25 Percent Capacity BSeenMedia, 2020
On screen
- Conan
- Showtime
- BBC
Comedians like Jamie Kilstein
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Eric Schwartz also in Showtime
Career timeline
- 2009Zombie Jesus (Stand Up! Records, 2009) Album
- 2011Libel, Slander & Sedition (Stand Up! Records, 2011) Album
- 2013What Alive People Do (Stand Up! Records, 2013) Album
- 202025 Percent Capacity (BSeenMedia, 2020) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Jamie Kilstein performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: jamiekilstein.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Conan, Showtime and BBC.
Where are they based?
Austin, TX, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Eric Schwartz (also in Showtime).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (About Jamie) ↗ A comedian, podcaster and writer who lives in Austin, TX; standup on Conan, Showtime, the BBC and more; mentored by Robin Williams; got his start opening for…
- Stand Up! Records - Zombie Jesus ↗ The label's first full-length record from him; rapid-fire wordsmithing honed as a champion slam-poet; track listing beginning with Trying to be Edgy (as of 8…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) ↗ Zombie Jesus (27 October 2009), Libel, Slander & Sedition (13 September 2011) and What Alive People Do (22 October 2013), (P) Stand Up! Records; 25 Percent…
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 25 November 2023) ↗ Trying to be Edgy, Jamie Kilstein, played on Raw Comedy on 25 November 2023 (UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026