"Jamie's unique style of stand up is artfully thoughtfully and powerfully funny. His balls are so big that must be where he keeps all the funny!" Paul Provenza Creator and Director of The Aristocrats
"There is very little that is genuinely, engagingly, impressively new in comedy in Edinburgh. And, for sure, new is not the be all and end all. But when you find genuinely, engagingly, impressively new, it is a thrill. Jamie Kilstein is all of that. Kilstein is smart, informed and impassioned. It’s a killer combination. This guy does kick a whole lot of ass. Political and social. I don’t think there is higher praise for me to give." **** Kate Copstick The Scotsman
"Jamie Kilstein is amazing. Incredibly impressive. He takes on big important issues with humor, heart and balls." -James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, ..1 New York Times Best Seller
"FANTASTIC! Profound and very funny. I absolutly loved it!" Brian Eno, Grammy Award Winner and Producer of U2’s the Joshua Tree
"We talked about it...and you were really really funny" Dave Foley and Kevin Mcdonald from Kids In The Hall
"Kilstein’s hilarious performance proves that when it comes to saving the world from itself, mockery is the sincerest form of warfare." -Josh Kilmer-Purcell New York Times Best Selling Author of "I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir"
"Jamie Kilstein defies taboos in a muckraking fashion. His Cometry is a combinaton of Lenny Bruce, Allen Ginsberg and Audre Lorde. He’s not for the fainthearted." -Bruce George, Co-Founder of HBO’S Def Poetry Jam
"You’re a funny fuck." -Doug Stanhope, Comedy Central, The Aristocrats
"Jamie Kilstein is the spear of a new movement which is dedicated against Bush. Against war.Against the narrow minded. For liberty of words. Damn! It feels good. Jamie looks free and liberated from all kind of censures. He speaks truly. Plus he is funny. Who can do more?"
-Martin Hamelin Journaliste Le Monde
Influences
Jamie tours the globe tirelessly, and has made appearances all over the United States, Canada, China, the Netherlands and the UK. Most recently, he was featured twice on Comedy Central and the BBC’SThe World Stands up He played the most talked about show at the 2007 Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival featuring, Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly, Louis CK, Lewis Black and The Kids in the Hall, and was then featured at the festivals Best Of The Fest show.
He has also been seen on The Paramount Comedy Channel in the UK The Comedy Channel in Australia and Showtime Comedy in the Middle East. He was featured on Think MTV, is a regular on SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
This year Jamie was invited to the most sought after show at The Montreal Comedy Festival, the 2008 New Faces.
After returning from touring Asia with Aristocrats producer Paul Provenza, Jamie decided to sell his car and fly to the largest arts festival in the world in Edinburgh, Scotland. After his first show he received a standing ovation and was signed to do a theater shows by renowned producer Mick Perrin from Just for Laughs, and manager of Eddie Izzard. It was the fastest that anyone has received a deal in the history of the world. Probably.
Quickly after he performed for 55,000 people at the Lowlands Festival in Holland alongside bands and artists such as: Tool, Nine Inch Nails, The Shins, The Arcade Fire, and Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave).
With fans from New York Times best-selling authors to Grammy award-winning producer Brian Eno, and music sensation Regina Spektor Jamie plays an important role during a comedic renaissance.
Jamie has preformed at venues ranging from 2000-plus seat theaters such as The Paramount Theater and The Oakland Metro Opera House, to world-famous comedy clubs and shows such as Invite Them Up, Comic Strip Live, Stand Up New York, The Comedy Store, Comedy Central’s Eating It and The UCB.
Jamie has also performed at ivy league schools such as Brown and Princeton University.and also for College Humor.
Jamie’s work can also be read on 236.com Huffingtonpost.com and Mcsweeneys.
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