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Jamie Kilstein

18 Aug 20094 stars

US political comic veers away from obvious targets

Word has it that Jamie Kilstein got a rough time of things after one of his Fringe shows last year from some army types unhappy at his anti-war material. The only person who might be waiting outside this show to have a word might be Jamie Kilstein’s…

Serf abuse: Jamie Kilstein

24 Jul 2009

The US firebrand comic on mixing politics with comedy

If you haven’t yet, it’s probably time to start getting excited about Jamie Kilstein. For a while, the American has been the comedian that other comedians get excited about: beloved beardie stand-up Daniel Kitson called Kilstein one of 2009’s Edinburgh…

Jamie Kilstein

21 Aug 20082 stars

Hey, you know what would be a novel idea for a comedy show? Taking pot-shots at the God-fearing American right from a left-wing perspective! Kilstein evidently thinks his scattergun approach to Republicans and organised religion is edgy, and maybe it is…