Karen Kilgariff
Encyclopedia
Karen Kilgariff is an actress and writer best known for her work on the late 1990s sketch comedy
television program
Mr. Show
and the Glasgow
-set situation comedy
The Book Group
. She was the head writer for The Ellen DeGeneres Show
and occasionally appears on screen in sketches and other segments. She was also part of a comic duo (with Mary Lynn Rajskub
) called Girls Guitar Club.
Currently, Karen serves as the head writer for The Rosie Show
airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Mr. Show
Mr. Show
Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross...
and the Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
-set situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
The Book Group
The Book Group
The Book Group is a comedy drama that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 2002 and 2003, and ran for two series. It was written and directed by the American-born Glasgow resident Annie Griffin, who also wrote and directed Festival...
. She was the head writer for The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
and occasionally appears on screen in sketches and other segments. She was also part of a comic duo (with Mary Lynn Rajskub
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Mary Lynn Rajskub is an American actress and comedian, best known for her leading role as Chloe O'Brian on the Fox action-thriller 24.-Early life:...
) called Girls Guitar Club.
Currently, Karen serves as the head writer for The Rosie Show
The Rosie Show
The Rosie Show is an American evening television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell, airing on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network...
airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network.