Kristen Toomey’s standup career began in 2008. Since then she has headlined comedy clubs all over North America and the UK.

Her recent Micro Special,

produced by Zanies Chicago, was well received with over 400K views. Along with a few back to back viral reels amassing 20M+ views.

She just made her talk show debut on Sherri this Fall and was honored to be host the Chicago/Midwest Emmy’s becoming the first woman to host solo!

Kristen's comedy style is unapologetically truthful and energetic, earning her the title of "Chicago Original" by The A.V. Club and “Best Comedian in Chicago” 3 years in a row by the Comedy Gazelle.

Her debut album, "Mother. F*cker," hit #1 on iTunes, cementing her status as a force to be reckoned with. Kristen’s follow up special Shriller was released on Comedy Dynamics in 2025 and was voted “Best Special” by the Comedy Gazelle.

She can be seen regularly at the top clubs in New York and Chicago like The Stand, New York Comedy Club, Zanies and Laugh Factory.

Kristen has performed at numerous festivals such as the prestigious Just For Laughs in Montreal, SXSW, Netflix Is A Joke Festival 2024, 312 Comedy Festival, Oddball Festival, Flyover in St. Louis, iO Fest in Chicago, High Plains Festival in Denver, Columbus Comedy Fest and more.

She has opened for Colin Quinn, Tom Green, Chris Redd, Janelle James, Kyle Kinane, Natasha Leggero, Kevin Nealon, Mo Amer, Nimesh Patel, Liza Treyger and more.

You can currently see her standup here: Her new special Shriller on all Comedy Dynamics platforms, her Don’t Tell Comedy Special (on Youtube), Kevin Hart’s LOL! Network and Comedy In Color streaming on Peacock.

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