Keith Alberstadt
Who Keith Alberstadt is
Keith Alberstadt is a stand-up comedian from Nashville who moved to New York City, where the Comedy Cellar is his home club. He has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Last Comic Standing and Comics Unleashed, reached the final four of CMT's Next Big Comic, was a finalist in the New York Comedy Festival's New York's Funniest Stand-Up, and was voted Best of the Fest at the 2012 Aspen Laff Festival. He was a freelance writer for Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update from 2008 to 2015 and for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2009, has entertained U.S. troops abroad with Comics on Duty for more than a decade, and has four albums, the latest Walk It Off.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Came up through
- Last Comic Standing
- Albums
- Walk It Off
- On screen
- The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and 6 more
- Official site
- keithcomedy.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: keithcomedy.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
- Walk It Off
On screen
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Last Comic Standing
- Comics Unleashed AXS-TV and comedy.tv
- Next Big Comic final four, CMT
- Red Eye Fox News
- Saturday Night Live Weekend Update freelance writer, 2008–2015
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon monologue joke freelance writer, 2009
Where they got their start
- Last Comic Standing on the show
Came up the same way
Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:
Comedians like Keith Alberstadt
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.
- Joe Machi also in Red Eye
- Michael Palascak also in The Late Show with David Letterman
- Joe DeVito also in Red Eye
- Carmen Lynch also in The Late Show with David Letterman
- Kathleen Madigan also in The Late Show with David Letterman
- Myq Kaplan also in The Late Show with David Letterman
- Pablo Francisco also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- Adrienne Iapalucci also in The Late Show with David Letterman
Questions about Keith Alberstadt
Where is Keith Alberstadt performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: keithcomedy.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Last Comic Standing, Comics Unleashed and Next Big Comic, among 9 credits.
Where did they get their start?
Last Comic Standing (on the show).
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Joe Machi (also in Red Eye), Michael Palascak (also in The Late Show with David Letterman), Joe DeVito (also in Red Eye), Carmen Lynch (also in The Late Show with David Letterman) and Kathleen Madigan (also in The Late Show with David Letterman).
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
- Keith Alberstadt — official site, About ↗ Hometown Nashville; moved to New York City; home club the Comedy Cellar; The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Late Show with…
- Keith Alberstadt — official site, Tour ↗ Dates from 2 October 2026 to 8 July 2027, including the University of Mississippi opening for Nate Bargatze (3 October), arenas opening for Leanne Morgan…
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026