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Kristin Key (born September 25 1980) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
 who has appeared at The Improv
The Improv

The Improv is a comedy nightclub founded in 1963 in New York City. A second location was opened in 1974 at 8162 Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California of Los Angeles, California....
 and on Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an United States reality television talent show that premiered in 2003. The objective of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC television network and a Television Special first to air on the cable television Comedy Central and later on the cable networ...
. The daughter of a Christian minister, she favors a self-deprecating style of blue humor
Off-color humor

The term off-color humor is an American English used to describe jokes, prose, poems, black comedy and Sketch comedy that deal with topics that are considered to be in poor taste or overly vulgar by the prevailing Morality in a culture....
 in her act.

Key was born in Aurora, Missouri
Aurora, Missouri

Aurora is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census....
 to a newly blossoming Church of Christ
Church of Christ

Churches of Christ are a movement of Autonomous entity Christian Wiktionary:congregation associated with one another through common beliefs and practices....
 minister and his homemaker wife. She has an older brother. She was raised in Liberal, Kansas
Liberal, Kansas

Liberal is a city in Seward County, Kansas, Kansas, United States. The population was 19,666 at the United States Census 2000. It is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas....
 until the age of 11 when she moved to Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the county seat of Potter County, Texas. A portion of the city extends into Randall County, Texas....
. In Amarillo, Key attended middle school, high school and college, where she majored in Paramedicine Technology.

Key began stand-up comedy at the age of 19 as the house MC for the Amarillo Comedy Club.






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Kristin Key (born September 25 1980) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
 who has appeared at The Improv
The Improv

The Improv is a comedy nightclub founded in 1963 in New York City. A second location was opened in 1974 at 8162 Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California of Los Angeles, California....
 and on Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an United States reality television talent show that premiered in 2003. The objective of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC television network and a Television Special first to air on the cable television Comedy Central and later on the cable networ...
. The daughter of a Christian minister, she favors a self-deprecating style of blue humor
Off-color humor

The term off-color humor is an American English used to describe jokes, prose, poems, black comedy and Sketch comedy that deal with topics that are considered to be in poor taste or overly vulgar by the prevailing Morality in a culture....
 in her act.

Key was born in Aurora, Missouri
Aurora, Missouri

Aurora is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census....
 to a newly blossoming Church of Christ
Church of Christ

Churches of Christ are a movement of Autonomous entity Christian Wiktionary:congregation associated with one another through common beliefs and practices....
 minister and his homemaker wife. She has an older brother. She was raised in Liberal, Kansas
Liberal, Kansas

Liberal is a city in Seward County, Kansas, Kansas, United States. The population was 19,666 at the United States Census 2000. It is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas....
 until the age of 11 when she moved to Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the county seat of Potter County, Texas. A portion of the city extends into Randall County, Texas....
. In Amarillo, Key attended middle school, high school and college, where she majored in Paramedicine Technology.

Key began stand-up comedy at the age of 19 as the house MC for the Amarillo Comedy Club. Frustrated at the limitations for success in a small town and desperate to find another way, she set out to try open mic night at the local comedy club. She was told she was too young to get into the club. The owners eventually softened, let her on stage, and instantly realized her potential. She was offered a standing M.C. position which she took advantage of week after week. In January 2006, the Amarillo Comedy Club shut down after the death of co-owner, comedian, and Key's mentor, Kelly Moran
Kelly Moran

Kelly Moran is a retired former professional motorcycle speedway rider who rode for a number of British clubs and also represented USA.Moran was a charismatic and spectacular performer....
. Following the club's closing, she moved to San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos is a city in the United States of Texas, and is the county seat of Hays County, Texas. San Marcos is located on the Interstate 35 corridor, between Austin, Texas and San Antonio, Texas....
 to pursue comedy in the Austin scene.

Three months after moving to San Marcos, she auditioned for Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an United States reality television talent show that premiered in 2003. The objective of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC television network and a Television Special first to air on the cable television Comedy Central and later on the cable networ...
 and was chosen to make the house. After several episodes, she finished 6th of thousands and has since been heard on XM and Sirius Satellite radio, is a regular on The Bob & Tom Show
The Bob & Tom Show

The Bob & Tom Show is a Radio syndication United States of America radio program established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio station WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indiana, in 1983, and syndicated nationally since 1995....
, has been seen on Comics Unleashed
Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed is a half hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen. The show features a panel of four guest comedians performing their standup bits thinly disguised as a sitdown chat show....
 as well as many major networks including VH-1, Bravo, TV Guide Channel, and Fox Reality.

She now lives in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles....
 touring and pursuing various ventures in television.

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