Matt Kirshen Bio | Wiki
Matt Kirshen is a well-known British comedian, actor, writer, and presenter based in Los Angeles. As of now, Kirshen works as a co-host of a science-based comedy podcast called Probably Science. Previously known for jokes poking fun at his youthful appearance, Kirshen has since turned his attention to the more general, real-world, as well as topical subjects, with a tightly-written style involving many “taglines” for each joke. He appeared in NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2007.
Matt Kirshen Age
Kirshen was born in 1980, in London, England. He is 43 years old.
Matt Kirshen Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Kirshen stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.75 m).
Matt Kirshen Family
He was born and brought up in London, England to his caring and loving parents. Krishen holds a British nationality. Presently Kirshen has not mentioned any details concerning either his parents or if he has siblings.
Matt Kirshen Wife
Kirshen resides in Los Angeles, in the United States. He likes to keep his personal life private hence Kirshen has not mentioned any details concerning his marital status. Therefore, it is not known if Kerishen is single, dating, or married.
Matt Kirshen Education
He went to Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood. Kirshen subsequently pursued Mathematics at Clare College, Cambridge University. The University marked the start of his comedy career. During his time at the university, Kirshen briefly edited Clareification, a magazine in which learners mocked Cambridge traditions, satirised the events of the week, reported on silly student antics, as well as spread college gossip.
Kirshen also began a comedy club in Clare College cellars and became famous within the Cambridge University comedy scene. Kirshen hosted these “Clare Comedy” nights during the latter years of his degree and has proceeded to return as guest host, in addition to performing at the Clare May Ball. Before attempting stand-up, Kirshen received some local notoriety as “The Wilf”, in the double-act Crazy and The Wilf.
Matt Kirshen Podcast
He works as a co-host of a science-based comedy podcast called Probably Science. Famous guests on the show comprise of Janna Levin, Chris Hadfield, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. he has s co-hosted seven episodes of the StarTalk family of podcasts as of December 2017. Guests on the episodes Kirshen has co-hosted include Rainer Weiss, Andy Weir, Adam Steltzner, Jim Green, Sheyna Gifford, Chuck Nice, Bill Nye, Jay Leno, Mona Chalabi, Joe Patterson, David Kipping, as well as Chris McKay.
He has also appeared on Ken Reid’s TV Guidance Counselor podcast, The Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin Comedy Podcast, as well as The Comedian’s Comedian.
Matt Kirshen Comedy
He has become a frequent performer at London clubs since 2001, including the Comedy Store, and has completed many university tours. He was a finalist in So You Think You’re Funny? at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and became named Hackney Empire New Act of the Year. Kirshen was one of the last seven comics in NBC’s reality TV show Last Comic Standing in 2007. Kirshen recorded a 30-minute special for Paramount Comedy in 2008, now named Comedy Central (UK and Ireland). He also co-wrote and starred in 2009, in the BBC Radio 4 sketch comedy series Bigipedia.
He also published an album entitled I Guess We’ll Never Know, which was rated in Punchline magazine’s Top 10 comedy albums of 2009. During an appearance on the podcast International Waters, Kirshen vowed that “the world has seen the last of The Wilf”, although when pressed, he joked, “Well, I guess we’ll never know”, in reference to his album of the same name. He wrote for The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central, for which Kirshen was nominated for a 2018 Writers Guild of America Award, and for season 5 of Arrested Development.
Matt Kirshen Net Worth
Kirshen is a British comedian, actor, writer, and presenter who works as a co-host of a science-based comedy podcast Probably Science. Therefore, Kirshen has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Kirshen’s estimated net worth is $957,475.
Who Is Matt Kirshen
Kirshen works as a co-host of a science-based comedy podcast called Probably Science. Previously known for jokes poking fun at his youthful appearance, Kirshen has since turned his attention to the more general, real-world, as well as topical subjects, with a tightly-written style involving many “taglines” for each joke. He appeared in NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2007.